Journal
MAGNETOCHEMISTRY
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry7010009
Keywords
geopolymer; fly ash; amorphous; silica fume; thermal performance
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The properties of amorphous geopolymer with silica fume addition after heat treatment were rarely reported. Geopolymer with 2% silica fume did not show significant improvement in compressive strength, while 4% decreased it. However, geopolymer with 2% silica fume retained higher compressive strength at 1000 degrees C.
The properties of amorphous geopolymer with silica fume addition after heat treatment was rarely reported in the geopolymer field. Geopolymer was prepared by mixing fly ash and alkali activator. The silica fume was added in 2% and 4% by weight. The geopolymer samples were cured at room temperature for 28 days before exposed to an elevated temperature up to 1000 degrees C. The incorporation of 2% silica fume did not cause significant improvement in the compressive strength of unexposed geopolymer. Higher silica fume content of 4% reduced the compressive strength of the unexposed geopolymer. When subjected to elevated temperature, geopolymer with 2% silica fume retained higher compressive strength at 1000 degrees C. The addition of silica fume in fly ash geopolymer caused a lower degree of shrinkage and expansion, as compared to geopolymer without the addition of silica fume. Crystalline phases of albite and magnetite were formed in the geopolymer at 1000 degrees C.
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