The objective of this study is to develop low cost, eco-friendly and sustainable building materials by applying the technology of mineral polymerization (geopolymerization) process on naturally abundant iron-rich aluminosilicate (laterite) materials. Iron-rich aluminosilicates based-geopolymer composites containing 10 to 40 wt% of rice husk ash (RHA) were cured at room temperature and at 90 °C. This paper examines the phase transformation, microstructural and mechanical changes that occur in the geopolymer composites when fine aggregates of quartz sand are added. Experimental results indicate good polycondensation and more cohesion resulting in high strength due to the better dissolution of RHA that provides soluble reactive silica to equilibrate the Si/Al and Si/Fe molar ratios. Ferro-sialates, Fe(Al)–S–H, were identified at the room temperature in addition to polysialates, S–A-N–H, phases. The flexural strength of resultant composites increases from 10 to 12 MPa for room temperature curing to ∼40 MPa when the composites were cured at about 90 °C as from the intensive formation of ferrisilicates. The formation of ferri-silicates that changed the flexural strength and microstructure seem to play significant role in the engineering properties of laterites based geopolymer composites making them promising candidates for applications as pavements, roads and building construction.

Microstructure and engineering properties of Fe2O3(FeO)-Al2O3-SiO2 based geopolymer composites / Kaze, R. C.; Beleuk a Moungam, L. M.; Cannio, M.; Rosa, R.; Kamseu, E.; Melo, U. C.; Leonelli, C.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. - ISSN 0959-6526. - 199:(2018), pp. 849-859. [10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.171]

Microstructure and engineering properties of Fe2O3(FeO)-Al2O3-SiO2 based geopolymer composites

Cannio M.
Data Curation
;
Rosa R.
Methodology
;
Kamseu E.
Conceptualization
;
Leonelli C.
Resources
2018

Abstract

The objective of this study is to develop low cost, eco-friendly and sustainable building materials by applying the technology of mineral polymerization (geopolymerization) process on naturally abundant iron-rich aluminosilicate (laterite) materials. Iron-rich aluminosilicates based-geopolymer composites containing 10 to 40 wt% of rice husk ash (RHA) were cured at room temperature and at 90 °C. This paper examines the phase transformation, microstructural and mechanical changes that occur in the geopolymer composites when fine aggregates of quartz sand are added. Experimental results indicate good polycondensation and more cohesion resulting in high strength due to the better dissolution of RHA that provides soluble reactive silica to equilibrate the Si/Al and Si/Fe molar ratios. Ferro-sialates, Fe(Al)–S–H, were identified at the room temperature in addition to polysialates, S–A-N–H, phases. The flexural strength of resultant composites increases from 10 to 12 MPa for room temperature curing to ∼40 MPa when the composites were cured at about 90 °C as from the intensive formation of ferrisilicates. The formation of ferri-silicates that changed the flexural strength and microstructure seem to play significant role in the engineering properties of laterites based geopolymer composites making them promising candidates for applications as pavements, roads and building construction.
2018
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849
859
Microstructure and engineering properties of Fe2O3(FeO)-Al2O3-SiO2 based geopolymer composites / Kaze, R. C.; Beleuk a Moungam, L. M.; Cannio, M.; Rosa, R.; Kamseu, E.; Melo, U. C.; Leonelli, C.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. - ISSN 0959-6526. - 199:(2018), pp. 849-859. [10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.171]
Kaze, R. C.; Beleuk a Moungam, L. M.; Cannio, M.; Rosa, R.; Kamseu, E.; Melo, U. C.; Leonelli, C.
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