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RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
Volume 161, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104970
Keywords
Cementitious composite; Compressive strength; Heat evolution; Recycling; Water treatment sludge
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- Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship, Australia
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Water treatment sludge (WTS) is produced daily and represents a globally significant solid waste stream. The application of this sludge as construction materials has been studied although most studies have modified the sludge before its incorporation, hence involving significant energy consumption. This study aims to use raw sludge as a novel cementitious material, by determining the effects of sludge addition on the composition and performance of cementitious composites. Important aspects such as the physicochemical interaction of the raw sludge with the Portland cement, the heat evolution of the cement paste and the compressive strength of the composite cement were carefully studied. The results show that for 1-2% of WTS addition, the compressive strength and heat evolution of the cement paste was well maintained being close to the reference specimen after 28 days of curing. However, for sludge addition above 5%, a delay in the hydration reaction was observed, together with about 25% reduction in compressive strength at 28 days of curing. The mineralogical and thermal analysis showed decreasing portlandite content and increasing calcite in the WTS-amended composites. Scanning electron microscope analysis demonstrated that the addition of sludge induced more porous and weak surface structures compared to the reference specimen.
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