Microstructural and compositional change of NaOH-activated high calcium fly ash by incorporating Na-aluminate and co-existence of geopolymeric gel and C–S–H(I)

Jae Eun Oh; Juhyuk Moon; Sang-Gyun Oh; Simon M. Clark; Paulo J. M. Monteiro

doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.02.002

Microstructural and compositional change of NaOH-activated high calcium fly ash by incorporating Na-aluminate and co-existence of geopolymeric gel and C–S–H(I)

Jae Eun Oh, Juhyuk Moon, Sang-Gyun Oh, Simon M. Clark, Paulo J. M. Monteiro

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This study explores the reaction products of alkali-activated Class C fly ash-based aluminosilicate samples by means of high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction (HSXRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and compressive strength tests to investigate how the readily available aluminum affects the reaction. Class C fly ash-based aluminosilicate raw materials were prepared by incorporating Na-aluminate into the original fly ashes, then alkali-activated by 10 M NaOH solution. Incorporating Na-aluminate reduced the compressive strength of samples, with the reduction magnitude relatively constant regardless of length of curing period. The HSXRD provides evidence of the co-existence of C-S-H with geopolymeric gels and strongly suggests that the C-S-H formed in the current system is C-S-H(I). The back-scattered electron images suggest that the C-S-H(I) phase exists as small grains in a finely intermixed form with geopolymeric gels. Despite providing extra source of aluminum, adding Na-aluminate to the mixes did not decrease the Si/Al ratio of the geopolymeric gel. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	673-685
Number of pages	13
Journal	Cement and Concrete Research
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.02.002
State	Published - May 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-l1-004021
Acknowledgements: This publication was based on the work supported in part by Award no. KUS-l1-004021, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and by NIST Grant no. 60NANB10D014. The Advanced Light Source is supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.

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