Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio

Alkali activation of fly ash can be considered as one of the more promising alternative systems to traditional hydraulic binders, particularly if the process can be carried out at room temperature. With the aim of finding the best solution chemistry for room temperature activation, two types of fly...

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Main Authors: Bignozzi, M., Manzi, S., Natali, M., Rickard, William, Van Riessen, Arie
Format: Journal Article
Published: ELSEVIER 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40039
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author Bignozzi, M.
Manzi, S.
Natali, M.
Rickard, William
Van Riessen, Arie
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Manzi, S.
Natali, M.
Rickard, William
Van Riessen, Arie
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description Alkali activation of fly ash can be considered as one of the more promising alternative systems to traditional hydraulic binders, particularly if the process can be carried out at room temperature. With the aim of finding the best solution chemistry for room temperature activation, two types of fly ash have been activated using Na2O/SiO2 molar ratio ranging from 0.12 to 0.20. It was found that the behaviour of the resultant geopolymer and mortars in the fresh and hardened state is more influenced by the type of fly ash, in particular by their fineness and mineralogical composition, than by the increasing proportion of sodium silicate solution in the mix.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-400392017-09-13T15:07:51Z Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio Bignozzi, M. Manzi, S. Natali, M. Rickard, William Van Riessen, Arie Porosity Fly ash Geopolymer Microstructure Alkali activation of fly ash can be considered as one of the more promising alternative systems to traditional hydraulic binders, particularly if the process can be carried out at room temperature. With the aim of finding the best solution chemistry for room temperature activation, two types of fly ash have been activated using Na2O/SiO2 molar ratio ranging from 0.12 to 0.20. It was found that the behaviour of the resultant geopolymer and mortars in the fresh and hardened state is more influenced by the type of fly ash, in particular by their fineness and mineralogical composition, than by the increasing proportion of sodium silicate solution in the mix. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40039 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.07.062 ELSEVIER restricted
spellingShingle Porosity
Fly ash
Geopolymer
Microstructure
Bignozzi, M.
Manzi, S.
Natali, M.
Rickard, William
Van Riessen, Arie
Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio
title Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio
title_full Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio
title_fullStr Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio
title_full_unstemmed Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio
title_short Room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: The effect of Na2O/SiO2 ratio
title_sort room temperature alkali activation of fly ash: the effect of na2o/sio2 ratio
topic Porosity
Fly ash
Geopolymer
Microstructure
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40039