Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions

Acid and alkaline resistance of class F fly ash based geopolymer pastes has been investigated. As prepared geopolymers showed high solubility in both strong alkali and acid solutions. Calcination of the fly ash based geopolymers at 600 C resulted in a decrease of amorphous component from 63.4 to 61....

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Main Authors: Temuujin, Jadambaa, Minjigmaa, A., Lee, Melissa, Chen-Tan, Nigel, Van Riessen, Arie
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32178
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author Temuujin, Jadambaa
Minjigmaa, A.
Lee, Melissa
Chen-Tan, Nigel
Van Riessen, Arie
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Minjigmaa, A.
Lee, Melissa
Chen-Tan, Nigel
Van Riessen, Arie
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description Acid and alkaline resistance of class F fly ash based geopolymer pastes has been investigated. As prepared geopolymers showed high solubility in both strong alkali and acid solutions. Calcination of the fly ash based geopolymers at 600 C resulted in a decrease of amorphous component from 63.4 to 61.6 wt.%. However, the solubility of the Al, Si and Fe ions in 14 M NaOH and 18% HCl after 5 days immersion decreased from 1.3 to 16-fold in comparison to as prepared geopolymer samples. Calcination of the geopolymers also resulted in a 30% reduction in compressive strength. Acid and alkali resistance of the geopolymers investigated strongly depends on mineralogical composition change of the calcined geopolymer. Partial crystallisation of non-reacted fly ash particles in the geopolymer decreases its solubility in acid and alkali solutions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-321782017-09-13T16:09:22Z Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions Temuujin, Jadambaa Minjigmaa, A. Lee, Melissa Chen-Tan, Nigel Van Riessen, Arie Chemical attack Phase transformation Fly ash Calcination Geopolymers Acid and alkaline resistance of class F fly ash based geopolymer pastes has been investigated. As prepared geopolymers showed high solubility in both strong alkali and acid solutions. Calcination of the fly ash based geopolymers at 600 C resulted in a decrease of amorphous component from 63.4 to 61.6 wt.%. However, the solubility of the Al, Si and Fe ions in 14 M NaOH and 18% HCl after 5 days immersion decreased from 1.3 to 16-fold in comparison to as prepared geopolymer samples. Calcination of the geopolymers also resulted in a 30% reduction in compressive strength. Acid and alkali resistance of the geopolymers investigated strongly depends on mineralogical composition change of the calcined geopolymer. Partial crystallisation of non-reacted fly ash particles in the geopolymer decreases its solubility in acid and alkali solutions. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32178 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2011.08.008 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Chemical attack
Phase transformation
Fly ash
Calcination
Geopolymers
Temuujin, Jadambaa
Minjigmaa, A.
Lee, Melissa
Chen-Tan, Nigel
Van Riessen, Arie
Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
title Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
title_full Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
title_fullStr Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
title_full_unstemmed Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
title_short Characterisation of class F fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
title_sort characterisation of class f fly ash geopolymer pastes immersed in acid and alkaline solutions
topic Chemical attack
Phase transformation
Fly ash
Calcination
Geopolymers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32178