Process development of fly ash-based geopolymer mortars in view of mechanical characteristics
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Author(s)
Oz, Hatice Oznur
Dogan-Saglamtimur, Neslihan
Bilgil, Ahmet
Tamer, Aykut
Gunaydin, Kadir
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effects of design parameters, including the liquid/solid ratio (L/S), Na2SiO3/NaOH weight ratio, and curing temperature, on class F fly ash-based geopolymer composites. For this purpose, two disparate sources of fly ash were supplied from Çatalağzı (FA) and İsken Sugözü (FB) Thermal Power Plants in Turkey. Two different L/S ratios of 0.2 and 0.4 were used. The Na2SiO3/NaOH ratios in the alkaline solutions were 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 by weight for each type of geopolymer mixture. Then, 40 different mixes were cured at two specific temperatures (70 °C and 100 °C) for 24 h and then preserved at room temperature until testing. Thereafter, the physical water absorption properties, apparent porosity, and bulk density were examined at 28 days on the hardened mortars. Additionally, compressive and flexural tests were applied to the geopolymers at 7, 28, and 90 days. It was found that the highest compressive strength was 60.1 MPa for the geopolymer manufactured with an L/S of 0.2 and Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio of 2. Moreover, the best thermal curing temperature for obtaining optimal strength characteristics was 100 °C for the FB.
Date Acceptance
2021-05-25
Citation
Materials, 14 (11), pp.1-22
ISSN
1996-1944
Publisher
MDPI
Start Page
1
End Page
22
Journal / Book Title
Materials
Volume
14
Issue
11
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Subjects
SEM-EDX
TGA-DTA
XRD
environmentally friendly sustainable material
fly ash
geopolymer
numerical analysis
reuse
waste
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-05-29