Effect of change in the silica modulus of sodium silicate solution on the microstructure of fly ash geopolymers

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作者
Sivasakthi, M. [1 ]
Jeyalakshmi, R. [2 ]
Rajamane, N. P. [1 ]
机构
[1] SRM Inst Sci & Technol, Fac Engn & Technol, CACR, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] SRM Inst Sci & Technol, Fac Engn & Technol, Dept Chem, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING | 2021年 / 44卷
关键词
Geopolymer; Fly ash; Silica modulus; Microstructure; Thermal treatment; INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ACTIVATOR CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE; METAKAOLIN; GEL; PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; EXPOSURE; RATIO;
D O I
10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102939
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
This study focuses on the impact of change in the silica modulus (SiO2/Na2O) (0.6-1.6) of the sodium silicate solution (SSS) on the microstructure, mechanical properties and thermal stability of fly ash geopolymer (FAGP). The variation in the compressive strength of FAGP was studied on increasing the temperature from 200 degrees C to 800 degrees C. On increasing the silica modulus (M-s) of the SSS from 0.8 to 1.6, the compressive strength of the FAGP mortars increases, but the FAGP mortar with M-s 1.2 experienced flash setting. The compressive strength does not show any uniform trend with increasing temperature. Among fabricated geopolymers, SSS with M-s 1.4 attained a strength of 28 MPa at 800 degrees C. The changes in Si and Al environment were studied using Si-29, Al-27 magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) frequency band of Si-O-T (T: Si/Al). The positive shift in Si-29 NMR signal with higher M-s confirmed the formation of an Al-rich binding gel and the chemical shift at 56 ppm in Al-27 NMR corresponds to a AlQ(4)(4Si) poly (sialate-siloxo)type network... The structural changes arising from the integration of Al was further confirmed by shifting the Si-O-T asymmetric stretching vibration to lower wave number in FT-IR compared to raw fly ash. The microstructure was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal properties using thermal gravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA.
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