Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica

Nanotechnology has attracted a lot of interest in the modification of building materials involving nanoparticles. Among the nanoparticles available, the incorporation of nano-silica draws intense attention due to the similarity of its chemical composition with cement and its pozzolanic properties. I...

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Main Authors: Jassam, Taha M., Kien-Woh, Kow, ng yang-zhi, Jason, Lau, Bonnie, Yaseer, M.M.M.
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author Jassam, Taha M.
Kien-Woh, Kow
ng yang-zhi, Jason
Lau, Bonnie
Yaseer, M.M.M.
author_facet Jassam, Taha M.
Kien-Woh, Kow
ng yang-zhi, Jason
Lau, Bonnie
Yaseer, M.M.M.
author_sort Jassam, Taha M.
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description Nanotechnology has attracted a lot of interest in the modification of building materials involving nanoparticles. Among the nanoparticles available, the incorporation of nano-silica draws intense attention due to the similarity of its chemical composition with cement and its pozzolanic properties. In this work, the potential capability to utilise CO2 in improving cement composites properties through carbonation acceleration mechanism was explored. In this study, various type of nano silica was used as a CO2 carrier and incorporated into cement mortar design with different amount of carbonated silica loading, ranging from 0.55 wt% to 2.42 wt% and cured in water and ambient air condition. The aim of this study is to examine the effects on the compressive strength of nano-silica impregnated with CO2 and incorporated into cement mortar. From the results, it was found that at 1.89% silica loading, the hydrophilic silica mortar (HSAM) samples can achieve the highest compressive strength of 34.1 MPa at 7 days and 40.7 MPa at 28 days, with a percentage gain of +38.06% and +17.29% respectively as compared to blank samples. However, the incorporation of silica for more than 1.89 wt% resulted in a negative effect on the compressive strength gain of HSAM samples. By the incorporation of 2.42 wt%, the samples showed a significant drop in compressive strength of −21.46% at 7 days and −17.29% at 28 days. The results proved that nano-silica coupled with CO2 can accelerate curing of cement mortar by means of carbonation.
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spelling nottingham-571732020-07-11T04:30:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/57173/ Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica Jassam, Taha M. Kien-Woh, Kow ng yang-zhi, Jason Lau, Bonnie Yaseer, M.M.M. Nanotechnology has attracted a lot of interest in the modification of building materials involving nanoparticles. Among the nanoparticles available, the incorporation of nano-silica draws intense attention due to the similarity of its chemical composition with cement and its pozzolanic properties. In this work, the potential capability to utilise CO2 in improving cement composites properties through carbonation acceleration mechanism was explored. In this study, various type of nano silica was used as a CO2 carrier and incorporated into cement mortar design with different amount of carbonated silica loading, ranging from 0.55 wt% to 2.42 wt% and cured in water and ambient air condition. The aim of this study is to examine the effects on the compressive strength of nano-silica impregnated with CO2 and incorporated into cement mortar. From the results, it was found that at 1.89% silica loading, the hydrophilic silica mortar (HSAM) samples can achieve the highest compressive strength of 34.1 MPa at 7 days and 40.7 MPa at 28 days, with a percentage gain of +38.06% and +17.29% respectively as compared to blank samples. However, the incorporation of silica for more than 1.89 wt% resulted in a negative effect on the compressive strength gain of HSAM samples. By the incorporation of 2.42 wt%, the samples showed a significant drop in compressive strength of −21.46% at 7 days and −17.29% at 28 days. The results proved that nano-silica coupled with CO2 can accelerate curing of cement mortar by means of carbonation. Elsevier 2019-10-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/57173/1/Accepted%20manuscript.pdf Jassam, Taha M., Kien-Woh, Kow, ng yang-zhi, Jason, Lau, Bonnie and Yaseer, M.M.M. (2019) Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica. Construction and Building Materials, 223 . pp. 692-704. ISSN 1879-0526 Nano-silica; carbonation; cement curing; accelerated curing; compressive strength http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.229 doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.229 doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.229
spellingShingle Nano-silica; carbonation; cement curing; accelerated curing; compressive strength
Jassam, Taha M.
Kien-Woh, Kow
ng yang-zhi, Jason
Lau, Bonnie
Yaseer, M.M.M.
Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
title Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
title_full Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
title_fullStr Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
title_full_unstemmed Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
title_short Novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
title_sort novel cement curing technique by using controlled release of carbon dioxide coupled with nanosilica
topic Nano-silica; carbonation; cement curing; accelerated curing; compressive strength
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/57173/