The influence of process conditions on ground coal slag and blast furnace slag based geopolymer properties

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https://doi.org/10.17794/rgn.2020.4.2

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Coal slag, blast furnace slag, compressive strength, geopolymer

Abstract

In this study, the material characterization of Vietnamese ground coal slag and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), such as particle size distribution, chemical composition, bulk density and particle density are shown. The geo-polymer specimens were prepared by mixing an 80 m/m% mass of solid materials (ground coal slag and GGBFS in a different ratio) with 20 m/m % of a 10M NaOH alkaline activator. A systematic experimental series was carried out in order to optimize the preparation process. In that series, the heat curing temperature was 60 °C for 6 hours, and then selected specimens were heat treated at a high temperature (1000 °C) for 1 hour. After 7 days of ageing, the physical prop-erties of the geopolymer (compressive strength, specimen density) were measured. Also, after 180 days of ageing, the pH values of water in the geopolymer leaching preparation were determined. The results show that the geopolymer can be used for refractory applications due to its good heat resistance properties. However, geopolymers that were heated at 1000 °C had lower compressive strength, specimen density and pH values of water containing the geopolymer than those that were cured at 60 °C.

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2020-08-11

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Trinh, Q., Gábor, M., Dang, T., LePhuong, L., H. Bui, V., & Nagy, S. (2020). The influence of process conditions on ground coal slag and blast furnace slag based geopolymer properties. Rudarsko-geološko-Naftni Zbornik, 35(4). https://doi.org/10.17794/rgn.2020.4.2

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Vol. 35 No. 4 (2020): No. 51

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Mining

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