Waste glass as partial mineral precursor in alkali-activated slag/fly ash system

Journal Article (2017)
Author(s)

Shizhe Zhang (TU Delft - Materials and Environment)

Arno Keulen (Van Gansewinkel Minerals, Eindhoven University of Technology)

K. Arbi (TU Delft - Materials and Environment)

G. (Guang) YE (TU Delft - Materials and Environment)

Research Group
Materials and Environment
Copyright
© 2017 Shizhe Zhang, Arno Keulen, K. Arbi Ghanmi, G. Ye
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2017.08.012
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Publication Year
2017
Language
English
Copyright
© 2017 Shizhe Zhang, Arno Keulen, K. Arbi Ghanmi, G. Ye
Research Group
Materials and Environment
Volume number
102
Pages (from-to)
29-40
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Abstract

The feasibility of a waste glass powder residue (GP) from glass recycling as partial mineral precursor to produce alkali-activated materials is investigated. GP served as powder coal fly ash (PCFA) replacement within a reference system composed of 50% PCFA and 50% ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS). Compared with PCFA, GP was better involved in the alkali activation process by having a higher silica and Ca dissolution. Furthermore, increasing GP replacement up to 30% prolonged the induction period, facilitated the gel formation and yielded a 35% higher 28-day compressive strength. These observations are similar to the effect of using both sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate as alkali activator in alkali-activated slag/fly ash systems. A higher polymerization of the gel network was also observed. Microstructure analysis indicated that the main reaction product is a calcium silicate hydrate type gel substituted with Al and Na (C-(N)-A-S-H type gel). This work largely contributes to the understanding of the reactivity and potential of GP and promotes its practical utilization as a mineral precursor in the production of alkaline cements.

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