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SCIENTIA IRANICA
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 906-912Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2011.07.011
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Kaolin; Metakaolin; Thermal activation; Compressive strength; X-ray Diffraction; Optimization
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Metakaolin is a pozzolanic material obtained through thermal activation of kaolin. This research aims to investigate the effect of degree and duration of heating on the pozzolanic properties and reactivity of the produced material. Two types of Iranian mineral raw material, namely, K(1) and K(3), and one by-product of the domestic kaolin beneficiation process, K(2), were activated by heating in a furnace chamber at temperatures 650-900 degrees C for 1 and 2 h. The changes in the crystalline structure of these materials were evaluated using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and also compressive strength tests were carried out on the mortars containing metakaolin to study the reactivity of the produced materials. The obtained results indicated that 1 h is sufficient for thermal activation of kaolin, and the optimal activation temperature is between 750 and 850 degrees C. Moreover, it was observed that activated metakaolin has an appreciable influence on the increase in compressive strength of the mortars. (C) 2011 Sharif University of Technology. Production and hosting by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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