Journal
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
Volume 228, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2022.106648
Keywords
Metakaolin; Mechanical activation; Dehydroxylation; Cement precursor; Alternative cement
Funding
- Agencia de Gestio d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR)
- MCIN/AEI [PID2021-125810OB-C21]
- ERDF A way of making Europe
- European Union
- European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR
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This study aims to enhance the reactivity of kaolin through mechanical activation and assess its potential reactivity. The results showed that mechanical activation could produce a highly amorphous and reactive material, which was confirmed by chemical attacks and the availability of SiO2 and Al2O3.
This work aims to assess the potential reactivity of a mechanically activated kaolin for its use as an alternative cement precursor. The mechanical activation was successfully achieved by grinding at different rotation speeds (250, 300, and 350 rpm) and times (60, 90, and 120 min), obtaining a highly amorphous and reactive material. The amorphization was monitored through XRD with amorphous content estimation and FTIR deconvolution. The potential reactivity was evaluated through chemical attacks, obtaining SiO2 and Al2O3 availabilities up to 95 wt% and 93 wt% of total SiO2 and Al2O3 content. XRD and FTIR also allowed the identification of the non-reactive phases on the insoluble residue after chemical attacks. NMR analysis revealed that part of the aluminium was in IV coordination, limiting the reactivity in the alkali activation process. This work demonstrated the effectiveness of mechanical activation as a greener treatment than thermal dehydroxylation to increase the raw kaolin's reactivity.
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