Influence of a fine glass powder on cement hydration: Comparison to fly ash and modeling the degree of hydration

This paper reports the results of an investigation carried out to understand the influence of a fine glass powder on cement hydration. The pozzolanicity of the glass powder and a Class F fly ash for comparison was evaluated using strength activity index over a period of time, and a rapid electrical conductivity based method. Flame emission spectroscopy and electrical conductivity tests were used to quantify the alkali release from glass powder, and gain information on the rate of alkali release. It was found that the glass powder releases only a very small fraction of sodium ions into the solution. It was observed that the glass powder modified pastes show higher non-evaporable water contents than the plain paste and fly ash modified pastes, indicating that glass powder facilitates enhancement in cement hydration. An expression has been developed for the change in non-evaporable water content as a result of enhancement in cement hydration and the hydration of the cement replacement material. The efficiency of any cement replacement material with age in the paste system can be quantified using this parameter. Based on this parameter, a 5% cement replacement with glass powder was found to be effective at the chosen water-to-cementing materials ratio (w/cm), whereas at higher replacement levels, the dilution effect dominates. A model to predict the combined degree of hydration of cement pastes incorporating more than one cementing material is outlined. The measured and predicted combined degrees of hydration agree well.     

粉煤灰对高贝利特水泥和混凝土的工作性、强度及水化热的影响

粉煤灰特别是I级灰对高贝利特水泥的流动性有明显改善作用。在常温下，高贝利特水泥胶砂和混凝土强度随粉煤灰掺量增加而下降。但在高温条件（38℃）下，高贝利特水泥在粉煤灰各掺量下，其各龄期强度增幅均超过硅酸盐水泥，28d时掺粉煤灰的高贝利特水泥强度已达到或超过同粉煤灰掺量的硅酸盐水泥。掺I级灰的高贝利特水泥90d强度可与纯高贝利特水泥持平，Ⅱ级灰对高贝利特水泥强度影响较大。粉煤灰可进一步降低高贝利特水泥本已较低的水化热。     

低掺量硫铝酸盐水泥对大掺量粉煤灰净浆体系的水化行为研究

基于粉煤灰掺量为60%与70%的净浆体系,掺入少量硫铝酸盐水泥,研究硫铝酸盐水泥掺量对该体系早期水化行为的影响。结果表明：在大掺量粉煤灰净浆体系中,掺入低于8%的硫铝酸盐水泥,凝结时间大为缩短,净浆体系抗压强度没有明显降低。     

Effect of temperature on the hydration of Portland cement blended with siliceous fly ash

The effect of temperature on the hydration of Portland cement pastes blended with 50 wt.% of siliceous fly ash is investigated within a temperature range of 7 to 80 °C.The elevation of temperature accelerates both the hydration of OPC and fly ash. Due to the enhanced pozzolanic reaction of the fly ash, the change of the composition of the C–S–H and the pore solution towards lower Ca and higher Al and Si concentrations is shifted towards earlier hydration times. Above 50 °C, the reaction of fly ash also contributes to the formation of siliceous hydrogarnet. At 80 °C, ettringite and AFm are destabilised and the released sulphate is partially incorporated into the C–S–H. The observed changes of the phase assemblage in dependence of the temperature are confirmed by thermodynamic modelling.The increasingly heterogeneous microstructure at elevated temperatures shows an increased density of the C–S–H and a higher coarse porosity.     

粉煤灰粒度分布对水泥性能的影响

主要研究了不同粉磨时间的粉煤灰密度、比表面积、粒度分布等颗粒特性的变化规律,以及研究了将不同粉磨时间的粉煤灰按30％比例掺人硅酸盐水泥中的水泥性能变化情况.结果表明：随着粉磨时间的增加,粉煤灰颗粒的密度、比表面积和粒度分布都呈有规律的变化;其中粉磨60 min时的粉煤灰水泥性能达到最佳.     

Effect of silica fume and fly ash on heat of hydration of Portland cement

Results of calorimeter tests on Portland cement-silica fume-fly ash mixtures are presented. Data indicate that silica fume accelerates cement hydration at high water/cementitious ratios and retards hydration at low water/cementitious ratios. On the other hand, fly ash retards cement hydration more significantly at high water/cementitious ratios. When silica fume and fly ash are added together with cement, the reactivity of the silica fume is hampered and the hydration of the cementitious system is significantly retarded.     

Preparation and characterization of foams from sheet glass and fly ash using carbonates as foaming agents

Glass foams were produced using sheet glass cullet and fly ashes from thermal power plant with added carbonates (commercial dolomite- and calcite-based sludges) as foaming agents. The influence of type and amount of carbonates as well as of the sintering temperature on the apparent density, compressive strength, microstructure and crystalline phases was evaluated. The experimental results showed that homogenous microstructures of large pores could be obtained by adding just 1–2 wt.% carbonates and using low sintering temperature (850 °C), leading to foams presenting apparent density and compressive strength values of about 0.36–0.41 g/cm³ and 2.40–2.80 MPa, respectively. Good correlations between compressive strength, apparent density and microstructure (pore size, struts’ thickness and internal porosity) were observed.     

低水胶比下超细粉煤灰对不同细度硅酸盐水泥水化历程的影响

从强度、结合水、粉煤灰反应程度、SEM分析及孔隙溶液碱度等方面,研究了低水胶比下超细Ⅱ级粉煤灰对不同细度硅酸盐水泥水化历程的影响。研究结果表明,水泥细度从4500cm2/g提高到5500cm2/g,对纯水泥水化过程影响不大。但当该高细度水泥与超细II级粉煤灰复合时,则对水泥及粉煤灰的水化程度、水化产物特性、孔隙溶液碱度以及力学性能均影响较大;随粉煤灰掺量的增加,其影响程度呈由小变大再变小的趋势,粉煤灰掺量存在阈值,本试验中,阈值为30%。     

Size fraction characterization of highly-calcareous fly ash

The chemical and mineralogical composition of lignite fly ash (FA) varies as a function of the prevalent conditions in both the processes of power production and lignite mining. The differentiation of the qualitative and quantitative composition of the highly-calcareous lignite fly ash, as a function of its particle size distribution, is verified in this paper. According to the results of the conducted research, a fine-grained fraction of considerable amount presents properties that obstruct the sustainable exploitation of calcareous lignite fly ash in cement industry applications. On the other hand, the same grain fraction (because of its hydraulic properties) can be utilized in other sort of applications, based on different criteria, i.e. in road constructions. The coarse-grained fraction (which reflects a low proportion to the total fly ash output) presents the same undesired characteristics as well. Rather, the intermediate grain fraction (75-150 μm) presents the highly desirable properties when fly ash is utilized as a pozzolanic additive. In addition, the mechanism of the formation of the intermediate grain fraction strongly prevents the factors that cause the variation of fly ash-quality. It is therefore the optimum part of the whole amount of lignite FA, to be utilized as additive in cement manufacturing. The outcomes of this paper will hopefully contribute towards the crucial goal of the expansion of the utilization of calcareous lignite fly ash by proposing a more effective way of using this material, basically by taking advantage of its fundamental chemical and mineralogical properties.     

上海地区不同商品粉煤灰水泥浆体的流变性能

采集了上海地区不同种类，等级和加工方式的7种商品粉煤灰，测定了种各种粉煤灰水泥浆体的流变性能，研究了商品粉煤灰品质与掺量对浆体流变参数的影响，并分析了影响浆体流变性能的粉煤灰主要品质因素。     

醇胺类助磨剂对粉煤灰水泥水化硬化过程的影响

通过对粉煤灰水泥凝结时间、力学性能、化学结合水的测定,结合XRD、SEM分析,研究了不同掺量的三乙醇胺（TEA）和三异丙醇胺（TIPA）~其水化硬化过程的影响。结果表明：TEA和TIPA对粉煤灰化学活性的发挥有显著的激发作用,适当掺量时均能显著提高其水化程度,浆体结构更加密实。TEA无明显早强作用,但后期增强效果明显,28d抗压强度最大增幅约为8MPa;TIPA具有明显的早期和后期增强效果,但后期增强效果低于TEA。     

Production of glass from coal fly ash

The coal fly ash from a Chinese thermal power plant was vitrified after the addition of ∼10 wt% Na₂O. The glass products have suitable viscosity at 1200 °C and displayed a good chemical durability. The heavy metals of Pb, Zn, Cr and Mn were successfully immobilized into the glass as determined by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure method. Results indicate an interesting potential for the coal fly ash recycling to produce useful materials.     

Effect of fly ash on the kinetics of Portland cement hydration at different curing temperatures

This paper describes the effect of fly ash on the hydration kinetics of cement in low water to binder (w/b) fly ash-cement at different curing temperatures. The modified shrinking-core model was used to quantify the kinetic coefficients of the various hydration processes. The results show that the effect of fly ash on the hydration kinetics of cement depends on fly ash replacement ratios and curing temperatures. It was found that, at 20 °C and 35 °C, the fly ash retards the hydration of cement in the early period and accelerates the hydration of cement in the later period. Higher the fly ash replacement ratios lead to stronger effects. However, at 50 °C, the fly ash retards the hydration of the cement at later ages when it is used at high replacement ratios. This is because the pozzolanic reaction of the large volumes of fly ash is strongly accelerated from early in the aging, impeding the hydration of the cement.     

Constant rate of strain consolidation of resedimented Class F fly ash

Although the utilization of fly ash has increased over the last several decades, more than 60 percent of the fly ash produced each year in the United States continues to be disposed in ash ponds and landfills. Many disposal facilities are now or will soon be filled to their design capacity. As a result, there is an increasing interest in reclaiming existing fly ash pond areas. One possible use is as foundation for new disposal facilities, parking lots or even buildings. Before these facilities could be constructed on former fly ash ponds, the response of the fly ash to imposed loads must be determined. In the current study, constant rate of strain (CRS) consolidation tests as per ASTM D4186 were performed on medium-scale resedimented Class F fly ash samples. The compressibility behavior of the fly ash tested was found to be similar to published results for inorganic sandy silt and poorly graded sand. The value of secondary compression coefficient was found to be small.     

分选与磨细粉煤灰对水泥胶砂性能的影响

研究了分选与磨细粉煤灰的颗粒分布与形貌的差异及对水泥胶砂性能的影响。研究结果表明:当勃氏比表面积相近,磨细粉煤灰的中位粒径大于分选细粉煤灰,其圆珠状颗粒较少,表面较为粗糙。在相同水胶比的条件下,掺分选粗粉煤灰的水泥胶砂流动度及强度均低;分选粗粉煤灰磨细后,不仅减少了颗粒的粘连,增加了比表面积,而且提高了粉煤灰的反应活性和水泥胶砂流动度及强度,虽其水泥胶砂流动度仍小于掺分选细粉煤灰的水泥,3d水泥胶砂强度也略低,但其28d水泥胶砂强度略高于掺分选细粉煤灰的水泥;在相同水泥胶砂流动度的条件下,掺磨细粉煤灰配制的水泥胶砂3d强度低于掺分选细粉煤灰的水泥,但随着水化龄期的增长,其差距逐步缩小,至60d时可超过后者。     

Characterisation of the glass fraction of a selection of European coal fly ashes

Fly ash largely consists of the inorganic content of coal that remains after combustion. The crystalline phases present in fly ash may form upon cooling of a molten alumino‐silicate glass. This view is supported by the spherical shape of many fly ash particles, inferring that they have gone through a viscous fluid state. The amorphous content in fly ash is believed to dominate reactivity behaviour, under both alkaline and acid conditions, because glasses have a higher potential energy than the equivalent crystal structure and the variation of bond angles and distances in a glass makes the bond breakage easier. It is the degradation behaviour under alkaline conditions, and the subsequent release of silica from the glass phase, that is important in the use of fly ash for conversion to zeolites and for pozzolanic applications in cement. This research comprehensively studies the composition, quantity and stability of the glass phase in a series of nine fly ashes sourced from Spanish and Italian power plants. The quantitative elemental composition of the glass phase in each fly ash was determined. Samples of the ashes then underwent a series of tests to determine the internal structure of the ash particles. Heat treatment of most of the ashes results in mullite crystallising from the glass phase; this is the crystalline phase that is predicated to form by both the relevant phase diagrams and also by NMR spectroscopy. In the ashes, mullite is present as a spherical shell, tracing the outline of the particle but in some specific cases the mullite skeleton is made up of coarse crystals reach also the internal parts of the particles. The morphology and density of the mullite crystals in these shells varies greatly. This work has supported the view that some crystalline phases present in fly ashes, such as mullite, form upon cooling of the amorphous glass melt as opposed to direct conversion from existing mineral phases in the coal during the combustion process. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

粉煤灰掺量及颗粒群分布与水泥浆体流变性的关系研究

研究了原状粉煤灰与磨细粉煤灰不同掺量和不同颗粒群分布与水泥浆流变性能的相互关系。结果发现:原状粉煤灰加入水泥后具有降低水泥浆的粘度与屈服值的作用,且随粉煤灰细度及掺量的增加而更明显;磨细粉煤灰加入水泥后具有提高水泥浆的粘度与屈服值的效应,且随粉煤灰细度及掺量的增加而更突出。用灰色关联分析原理证实了原状灰<10μm的颗粒含量与水泥浆的流变性呈负关联,即对改善水泥的流动性是有益的;而磨细灰<10μm的颗粒含量与水泥浆的流变性呈正关联,即对提高水泥的流动性是不利的。     

熟料细度对粉煤灰水泥浆体强度和自收缩的影响

通过实验室球磨机制备出比表面积分别为280m2/kg、370m2/kg和670m2/kg的3种水泥熟料,与不同掺量的粉煤灰配制成不同颗粒级配的粉煤灰水泥,并测试了粉煤灰水泥浆体的抗压强度、自收缩、孔隙率和显微结构。结果表明：提高熟料细度能在很大程度上降低粉煤灰水泥浆体的孔隙率并提高复合水泥浆体早期抗压强度;粉煤灰的掺入降低了水泥体系的自收缩,提高了粉煤灰水泥浆体的体积稳定性;粉煤灰水泥浆体背散射图像表明,提高熟料细度可显著减少粉煤灰水泥浆体中未水化的水泥颗粒含量,并在一定程度上减少未水化粉煤灰颗粒含量。     

The leachability of heavy metals in hardened fly ash cement and cement-solidified fly ash

The effect of mix proportion, leachant pH, curing age, carbonation and specimen making method etc. on the leaching of heavy metals and Cr(VI) in fly ash cement mortars and cement-solidified fly ashes has been investigated. In addition, a method for reducing the leaching of Cr(VI) from cement-solidified fly ashes is proposed. The results mainly indicate that: (1) either Portland cement or fly ash contains a certain amount of heavy and toxic metals, and the leaching of them from hardened fly ash incorporated specimens exists and is increased with fly ash addition and water to cement ratio; (2) the leachability of some heavy metals is greatly dependent on leachant pH; (3) when carbonation of cement mortars occurs the leaching of chromium ions is increased; (4) the amount of heavy metals leached from cement-solidified fly ashes depends more on the kind of fly ash than their contents in fly ash; and (5) with ground granulated blast furnace slag addition, the leaching of Cr(VI) from solidified fly ashes is decreased.     

高钙粉煤灰作水泥混合材对安定性的影响

文章从天然高钙粉煤灰具有ｆ－ＣａＯ含量高的特点出发,通过采用正交试验方法进行的试验研究,阐述了利用高钙粉煤灰作为水泥生产混合材料时其ｆ－ＣａＯ含量、比表面积和掺入量对水泥安定性的影响。