Short chopped fibers coated by epoxy resin of different length (5 to 10 mm length) were added at low volume content (about 4.6% on the composite) to alkali‐activated fly ash or metakaolin mortars. These uncured scraps derive from the production of carbon fiber‐reinforced polymer composites and they are not presently recycled, despite their outstanding mechanical properties. The workability, microstructure, porosity, and physical and mechanical properties (mainly flexural strength) of the derived materials were investigated. Superior flexural strength and increased toughness were obtained. An acid treatment of the scraps further improved the mechanical properties of the mortars by changing the chemical structure of the surface, thus increasing the interaction with the inorganic phase. These results foster the use of these wastes to improve the performance of low carbon footprint building materials such as alkali‐activated composites in the building industry.
Alkali‐activated mortars modified by epoxy‐carbon fiber composites wastes / Saccani, A.; Manzi, S.; Totaro, G.; Lancellotti, I.. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - 11:13(2021), pp. 6110-6120. [10.3390/app11136110]
Alkali‐activated mortars modified by epoxy‐carbon fiber composites wastes
Lancellotti I.
2021
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Short chopped fibers coated by epoxy resin of different length (5 to 10 mm length) were added at low volume content (about 4.6% on the composite) to alkali‐activated fly ash or metakaolin mortars. These uncured scraps derive from the production of carbon fiber‐reinforced polymer composites and they are not presently recycled, despite their outstanding mechanical properties. The workability, microstructure, porosity, and physical and mechanical properties (mainly flexural strength) of the derived materials were investigated. Superior flexural strength and increased toughness were obtained. An acid treatment of the scraps further improved the mechanical properties of the mortars by changing the chemical structure of the surface, thus increasing the interaction with the inorganic phase. These results foster the use of these wastes to improve the performance of low carbon footprint building materials such as alkali‐activated composites in the building industry.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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