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FUEL
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages 569-575Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.11.070
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Fly ash; Beneficiation; Sieving; Milling; Magnetic separation
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Beneficiation of the fly ash was conducted in a three stage procedure using sieving, milling and magnetic separation to improve fly ash homogeneity and reactivity. Sieving was effective in reducing large carbon particles and free primary quartz content. Most of the carbon was found to be small and finely dispersed throughout the material, making it unfeasible to remove by sieving. Sieving in conjunction with milling increased surface area from 9.83 m(2)/g to 10.7 m(2)/g. Magnetic separation revealed that amorphous iron was not magnetic and the complete removal of crystalline iron phases is not possible without a robust separation technique. The removal of magnetic phases increased the surface area of the sieved and milled fly ash to 12.9 m(2)/g. The proportion of reactive amorphous material increased at each stage of beneficiation, resulting in increased reactivity. The increase in reactivity necessitated changes in solids: liquids ratio in order to maintain a workable geopolymer mixture which will be discussed in Part 2 of this set of papers. The outcomes from this research clearly identifies that different levels of fly ash beneficiation leads to different geopolymer properties, which in turn extend the range of applications for which geopolymers can be used. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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