Influence of cement kiln dust on the physical properties of calcium lime mortars

This work investigates the influence of cement kiln dust (CKD) on the properties of mortars made with a non-hydraulic binder of high available-lime content (calcium lime—CL), in order to further recycle industrial waste. Physical properties of CKD-CL90 mortars with increasing CKD content were compared to those of feebly-hydraulic lime (NHL2) and CL90 mortars. This paper concludes that, despite the CKD in this study being partially inert, the abundant reactive, free lime provided by the CL90 binder has enabled formation of hydration products. The strength development, rising proportionally to the amount of CKD when addition is over 5%, and the reduction in porosity/suction of the CKD/CL90 mixes, support the occurrence of hydraulic set. The high alkalinity of the CKD/CL90 system; the high specific surface of the CKD particles and the presence of amorphous reactive silica further support the presence of hydraulic set. Results evidenced that CKD addition significantly increased the mortar’s water demand simultaneously enhancing compressive strength and bulk density, and decreasing porosity and capillary suction. These effects can be ascribed to both the gain of packing density induced by the CKD particles, and the formation of hydration phases within pores and the space originally filled with water. Finally, this work concludes that the physical properties of CKD/CL mortars including at least 20%CKD are comparable to those of feebly hydraulic lime mixes, however, fracturing by shrinkage (due to high water demand) and damage related to sulphur, chlorine and alkali content need to be investigated before CKD/CL mixes are advised for application.     

Effects of partial oxidation of crumb rubber on properties of rubberized mortar

It is a generally accepted result that the inclusion of rubber particles causes the concrete to degrade physical properties of the concrete. In this study the crumb rubber was partially oxidized and used as additives of mortars. Dramatically, the compressive strength of the rubberized mortars (with 6 wt.%) was greater than that of mortars without the crumb rubber. To understand these phenomena, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to explore the functional groups on surfaces of the crumb rubber, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to observe microstructures of mortars. With the partial oxidation treatment, rubber surfaces produced hydrophilic functional groups as indicated by IR spectra and the hydration of the cement near the crumb rubber was enhanced as shown by SEM, leading to stronger mortars.     

Mechanical behaviour and thermal conductivity of mortars containing waste rubber particles

In the present paper an investigation of mechanical behaviour and thermal conductivity of a lightened building material containing either styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) or polyurethane (PU) waste particles or scraps coming from wasted rubber-shoe outsoles (SR, acronym of ‘sole rubber’) is presented. Several mortar mixtures were prepared by replacing quartz sand with 0%, 10%, and 30% of either SBR or PU or SR waste particles. The influence of rubber particle addition on fresh mortar behaviour, compressive and flexural strength of mortar as well as on mortar thermal conductivity was detected. An optimization of mortar mixture proportions was carried out by adding a limestone powder as filler. The experimental investigation showed that the addition of rubber particles reduces both the material unit weight and the thermal conductivity. The thermal insulating effect of rubber particles indicates a high and promising potential for future developments. On the other hand, the addition of limestone powder produced higher thermal conductivity as well as higher compressive and flexural strength.     

Effects of windshield waste glass on the properties of structural repair mortars

The use of waste glass incorporated into construction materials has been the focus of several studies. Its utilization in cementitious matrices as a cement surrogate has been the most suitable application because of its potential pozzolanic properties. In this study, the influence of varying the amount of cement replaced by waste glass on several mechanical properties considered essential to ensuring the performance of mortars in structural repair, such as compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, linear shrinkage and tensile bond strength, was analyzed. Additionally, the influence of waste glass on water absorption by capillarity and the microstructure of these mortars were also assessed. The results indicate the potential use of this waste material for cement mortars. The 5% replacement rate showed the best results.     

Influence of fired clay brick waste additions on the durability of mortars

The use of metakaolin is known to help improve properties of Portland cement-based mortars. The presumed similarities between the characteristics of metakaolin and those of a powdered (<45 μm) fired clay brick clean waste (CBW) led to the investigation of the effect on the durability of mortars of partial replacement (10, 25 and 40 wt.%) of Portland cement by CBW. Properties such as 28 and 90 days-compressive strength, water absorption, apparent porosity, absorption by capillarity, chloride retention, carbonation depth and sulphate resistance were evaluated. The CBW-containing cured mortars showed improved strength and density, as the result of combined physical and pozzolanic pore filling effect of added CBW. However, CBW-free mortar exhibited larger spreading and, being more porous, higher sulphate resistance and ability to absorb chlorides. Optimum performance was found for the 40 wt.% CBW mortar whose compressive strength can be up to 130% higher than that of the CBW-free mortar.     

Mechanical and microstructural properties of waste andesite dust-based geopolymer mortars

Waste andesite dust (WAD) occurs during sawing and other stone dressing processes of andesite stone. The disposal of WAD may cause storage and environmental pollution problems. The use of WAD in geopolymer production may be a solution to these problems. The mechanical and microstructural properties of geopolymer mortars synthesized from WAD were investigated in this work. To investigate these properties, the geopolymer mortars were manufactured using WAD with different molarity variations of NaOH as alkali-activator. The produced fresh WAD-based geopolymer mortars were cured at 100 °C in three different periods (12, 24, and 48 h). The results revealed that the ultrasonic pulse velocity (U_pv), flexural strength (f_fs), compressive strength (f_cs) of WAD-based geopolymer mortars increased as increasing NaOH molarity until reaching an optimum concentration (12 M for this work). Curing periods also significantly affected the mechanical and microstructural properties of WAD-based geopolymer mortars. The results showed that the higher f_fs and f_cs values can be obtained with a longer curing periods. Moreover, considering overall performance analysis, geopolymer synthesis with WAD promises a solution for sustainable mortar production and waste elimination.     

Influence of acetic acid and ammonia catalyst on microstructure and properties of fluorinated polyimide-organosilicate hybrids

This work investigates the preparation, microstructure and thermal/electrical properties of fluorinated polyimide-organosilicate hybrids utilizing acetic acid and ammonia as the catalysts for sol-gel process to grow organosilicate filler particles. Nano-scale organosilicate was observed in the base-catalyzed hybrids, which was ascribed to the relative inertness of base catalysts in promoting the hydrolysis reaction. This postponed the formation of particles and hence smaller particle size. Electrical measurements found that the base-catalyzed hybrids possess lower dielectric constants (κ = 2.40 at nominal Si content = 0.4 mol) due to the absence of polar groups and formation of silica xerogels with high porosity in the samples. In both hybrids, leakage current densities increase with the increase of Si content. However, leakage current density of base-catalyzed hybrid was higher than that of acid-catalyzed hybrid at the same Si content due to the smaller particle size and highly porous feature of organosilicate embedded in the base-catalyzed hybrids.     

Influence of various acids on the physico-mechanical properties of pozzolanic cement mortars

Acidic attack represents a topic of increasing significance, owing to the spread of damages of concrete structures in both urban and industrial areas. Cement type is an important factor affecting performance of cement based materials in an aggressive environment. The goal of this study was to compare the acid resistance of a pozzolanic cement (CEM IV-A/32·5) with Portland cement (CEM I 32·5) that was made from the same clinker. For this purpose, 50mm mortar cubes were prepared with two different kinds of cement according to TS EN 196-1. After 28 days of hardening, the samples were immersed into four different concentrations of hydrochloric, nitric and sulfuric acid solutions for a period of 120 days. The changes in weight loss and compressive strength values for each acid solution within the test period were recorded. The acid resistance of mortars made from Portland cement was better than the pozzolanic cement incorporated samples after 120 days of acid attack.     

Influence of calcium hydroxide on the fate of perfluorooctanesulfonate under thermal conditions

To explore the potential fate and transport of perfluorochemicals in the thermal treatment of sludge, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), a perfluorochemical species commonly dominant in wastewater sludge, was mixed with hydrated lime (Ca(OH)₂) to quantitatively observe their interaction under different temperatures. The phase compositions of the mixtures after the reactions were qualitatively identified and quantitatively determined using X-ray diffraction technique. The results of the thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry analyses indicate that PFOS gasified directly during the thermal treatment process when the temperature was increased to around 425 °C. However, the formation of CaF₂ at 350 °C suggests that the presence of Ca(OH)₂ in the mixture can lead to the decomposition of PFOS at 350 °C, which is lower than the decomposition temperature of PFOS alone (425 °C). The increase of temperature promoted a solid state reaction between PFOS and Ca(OH)₂, and also enhanced the interaction between the gaseous products of PFOS and CaO (or Ca(OH)₂). The preferred Ca/F molar ratio to achieve fluorine stabilization by Ca(OH)₂ was above 1:1 in the experiment involving 400 °C and 600 °C treatment. It also showed that equilibrium efficiency is achieved within 5 min at 400 °C and within 1 min above 600 °C.     

Calcium apatite prepared from calcium hydroxide and orthophosphoric acid

Calcium hydroxyapatite has been prepared due to a direct precipitation reaction between 0.3m orthophosphoric acid solution and 0.1 mol calcium hydroxide dispersed in 200 ml water. The effect of the addition rate of the acid solution, reaction temperature and mixing molar Ca/P ratio is examined on the thermal stability and stoichiometry of the precipitates. Optimum conditions for HAp suitable for dense ceramics are derived from the results. The non-stoichiometry is interpreted in terms of the pH profile in the vicinity of the hydroxide particles and the state of the orthophosphate ions.     

碱式硫酸镁晶须对液体硅橡胶性能影响研究

以双组份加成型液体硅橡胶(LSR)为基胶,白炭黑为补强填料,通过测试分析,对比氢氧化铝、氢氧化镁、碱式硫酸镁晶须、经硬脂酸钠表面处理的碱式硫酸镁晶须4种阻燃剂复合液体硅橡胶的燃烧性能和力学性能.结果表明,经表面处理后的碱式硫酸镁晶须提高了LSR的拉伸强度,并在改善LSR的防火性能方面具有独特的优势.     

New processes for recovery of acetic acid from waste water

This paper addresses an industrially important problem of acetic acid recovery from a waste water stream via reactive distillation. The presence of a three-phase regime on the column stages due to a liquid–liquid phase split between aqueous and organic phases is a typical characteristic of this process. A modern modeling approach is presented to detect the existence of potential phase splitting in this column. A good agreement of a phase splitting model with the literature data has been shown. A theoretical study for the recovery of acetic acid from its 30 wt% aqueous solution by esterification with n-butanol is presented. Alternate column structures were investigated and two structures rendering theoretically close to 100% conversion of acetic acid were identified. The dynamic simulations were performed on proposed structures to see transient responses wrt. to common process disturbances. The work was originally presented at the PRES-2006 (27–31 August) conference in Prague, Czech Republic.     

Influence of the aggregate quality on the physical properties of natural feebly-hydraulic lime mortars

This paper examines the influence of the shape, average size and calcite content of the aggregate on strength, porosity, water absorption, density and capillary suction of natural feebly-hydraulic lime (NHL 2) mortars. Four types of aggregate were analysed in order to determine calcite content, particle shape and average particle size. Four different mortar mixes were then designed and produced using each of the aggregate types and NHL 2 as a binder. The mixing and curing as well as the aggregate:binder proportions were kept constant in order to attribute variation of mortar properties to the quality of the aggregate. The results suggest that an increase in the aggregate’s calcite content lowers the flexural and compressive strength of the mortar. This study also determined that sharp aggregate as well as aggregate with a small average particle size tends to increase the mechanical strength and bulk density of a mortar simultaneously reducing porosity, water absorption and capillary suction. Furthermore, this paper concludes that aggregates containing particles of a wide size range will also increase the mechanical strength and bulk density of the hardened mortar diminishing porosity, water absorption and capillary suction.      

海藻酸钙/纳米氢氧化铝纤维的制备与性能研究

用湿法纺丝工艺制备出海藻酸钙纤维和纳米氢氧化铝/海藻酸钙复合纤维.用场发射扫描电镜和红外光谱仪表征了两种纤维的表观形态和微观机制,用热重分析仪测试了两种纤维的热稳定性能.研究表明,纳米氢氧化铝已较好地分散到纤维中,且纳米氢氧化铝与海藻酸钙分子之间产生了新的键合作用.TG和DTG测试结果表明,复合纤维的热稳定性要优于海藻...     

Influence of the design materials on the mechanical and physical properties of repair mortars of historic buildings

Historic buildings are subjected to deterioration by natural weathering or by corrosion due to polluted atmosphere and the materials more susceptible are the mortars used. This study examines the influence of the type and quantity of design materials on compressive strength, creep, water absorption and length change of repair mortars produced. The design materials used were lime, natural pozzolan, sand and brick fragments in order to obtain the compatibility required between historic and repair mortars; different quantities of Portland cement were also used in order to quantify his influence. Nine mixtures were then designed and produced considering as parameters two binder: aggregates ratios, three pozzolan: cement ratios and three sand: brick fragments ratios. The experimental measurements continued until the age of 3 years or the stabilization of the test values. The results indicate that compressive strength is strongly affected by cement content and aggregates dosage and type. It appears that the increase of cement as well as brick fragments leads to confinement of creep deformation, while the mixtures with high pozzolan and sand content experience considerably high creep values. Water absorption reaches higher values when pozzolan or aggregate dosage arises and brick is in excess. Shrinkage increases when binder or brick quantity arise and is considerably influenced by cement content.     

聚乙烯/废天然橡胶的老化和力学性能研究

通过汞灯辐射试验对制备的聚乙烯/废天然橡胶共混物进行了紫外老化试验,研究了防老剂4010对聚乙烯/废天然橡胶的紫外老化性能的影响。结果表明:老化初期聚乙烯/废天然橡胶(60/40)的拉伸强度提高,老化中后期聚乙烯/废天然橡胶拉伸强度下降。防老剂4010的加入提高了聚乙烯/废天然橡胶的紫外老化性能。     

Influence of organic additives on the morphology and X-ray diffraction line profiles of synthetic calcium hydroxide

Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques have been used to characterize pure synthetic calcium hydroxide (CH) and CH doped with selective additives. From scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations the plasticizers and Melment additives appear to restrict growth in thec crystallographic direction resulting in a plate-type morphology, which may be due to chemisorption, as there are no significant changes in the lattice parameters.