In this study, the role of two reactive fillers, specifically a sand from a clay washing process as an alternative to waste glass powder and a commercial metakaolin (MK), into the geopolymerization process of waste clay-based materials was assessed. Three kinds of clayey wastes from mining operations-halloysitic, kaolinitic and smectitic clays-were tested as potential precursor of geopolymeric materials in view of a potential valorisation of these by-products. A mix-design based on the addition of low percentages (20%) of these fillers or MK to improve the mechanical and chemico-physical properties of geopolymeric formulations was evaluated. All the clays were thermally treated at a temperature of 650 °C, while the geopolymeric pastes were cured at room temperature. In particular, the chemical stability in water (pH and ionic conductivity of leachate water, weight loss), the variations in the microstructure (XRD, SEM), and in the mechanical performance (compressive strength) were analysed. The most reactive additive was MK, followed by sand and waste glass at very similar levels-1:1 or 2:1-depending upon the type of the clay but not strictly related to the clay type. The increase of geopolymeric gel densification due to the presence of MK and sand was replaced by a crack deflection mechanism in the case of the WG grains. The worst performance (chemical stability and mechanical properties) was found for the halloysitic clay, while kaolinitic and smectitic clays developed strengths slightly below 30 MPa.

Effect of the introduction of reactive fillers and metakaolin in waste clay-based materials for geopolymerization processes / Sgarlata, C.; Formia, A.; Ferrari, F.; Leonelli, C.. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 26:5(2021), pp. 1325-1326. [10.3390/molecules26051325]

Effect of the introduction of reactive fillers and metakaolin in waste clay-based materials for geopolymerization processes

Sgarlata C.;Leonelli C.
2021

Abstract

In this study, the role of two reactive fillers, specifically a sand from a clay washing process as an alternative to waste glass powder and a commercial metakaolin (MK), into the geopolymerization process of waste clay-based materials was assessed. Three kinds of clayey wastes from mining operations-halloysitic, kaolinitic and smectitic clays-were tested as potential precursor of geopolymeric materials in view of a potential valorisation of these by-products. A mix-design based on the addition of low percentages (20%) of these fillers or MK to improve the mechanical and chemico-physical properties of geopolymeric formulations was evaluated. All the clays were thermally treated at a temperature of 650 °C, while the geopolymeric pastes were cured at room temperature. In particular, the chemical stability in water (pH and ionic conductivity of leachate water, weight loss), the variations in the microstructure (XRD, SEM), and in the mechanical performance (compressive strength) were analysed. The most reactive additive was MK, followed by sand and waste glass at very similar levels-1:1 or 2:1-depending upon the type of the clay but not strictly related to the clay type. The increase of geopolymeric gel densification due to the presence of MK and sand was replaced by a crack deflection mechanism in the case of the WG grains. The worst performance (chemical stability and mechanical properties) was found for the halloysitic clay, while kaolinitic and smectitic clays developed strengths slightly below 30 MPa.
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Effect of the introduction of reactive fillers and metakaolin in waste clay-based materials for geopolymerization processes / Sgarlata, C.; Formia, A.; Ferrari, F.; Leonelli, C.. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 26:5(2021), pp. 1325-1326. [10.3390/molecules26051325]
Sgarlata, C.; Formia, A.; Ferrari, F.; Leonelli, C.
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