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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 191, Issue 1-3, Pages 296-305Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.077
Keywords
Chromium; Clinker; Hydrated cement; Leaching; Mortar
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute of Thailand [GS-49-D06, 1-2549/PS03]
- Office of the Higher Education Commission
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The behavior of chromium during the production of cement clinker, during the hydration of cement and during the leaching of cement mortars was investigated. The microstructures of clinker and mortar properties were investigated using free lime, XRD. SEM/EDS, and TG/DTA techniques. Chromium was found to be incorporated in the clinker phase. The formation of new chromium compounds such as Ca6Al4Cr2O15, Ca5Cr3O12, Ca5Cr2SiO12, and CaCr2O7, with chromium oxidation states of +3, +4.6, +5, and +6, respectively, was detected. After the hydration process, additional chromium compounds were identified in the mortar matrix, including Ca-5(CrO4)(3)OH, CaCrO4 center dot 2H(2)O, and Al-2(OH)(4)CrO4, with chromium oxidation states of +4.6, +6, and +6, respectively. Additionally, some species of chromium, such as Cr3+ from Ca6Al4Cr2O15 and Cr6+ from CaCr2O7, CaCrO4 center dot 2H(2)O, and Al-2(OH)(4)CrO4, were leached during leaching tests, whereas other species remained in the mortar. The concentrations of chromium that leached from the mortar following U.S. EPA Method 1311 and EA NEN 7375:2004 leaching tests were higher than limits set by the U.S. EPA and the Environment Agency of England and Wales related to hazardous waste disposal in landfills. Thus, waste containing chromium should not be allowed to mix with raw materials in the cement manufacturing process. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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