期刊
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
卷 359, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129540
关键词
Waste valorization; Alkali activation; Glass-ceramics; Cellular materials
资金
- University of Padova (Dept. of Industrial Engineering)
- [BIRD202134]
This study aimed to improve the sustainability of volcanic ash conversion into inorganic polymers by activating fine powders of volcanic ash with low molarity NaOH solutions and waste glass powders. The resulting porous glass-ceramics exhibited remarkable strength-to-density ratio. Foams with excellent strength-to-density ratio were also obtained through thermal transformation of highly porous cold consolidated materials.
Volcanic ash, according to the large amount of silica and alumina, may be considered as feedstock for geopolymers. However, the relatively low reactivity, mostly due to the relatively low amount of amorphous phase, implies the introduction of ash as minor component in complex mixtures and the activation with highly concentrated alkaline solutions. This paper aims at improving the sustainability of ash conversion into inorganic polymers with adequate strength-to-density ratio, by minimizing the addition of valuable compounds and including discarded material. Fine powders of volcanic ash from Mt Etna (Italy), in fact, were activated with NaOH solutions at low molarity (3 M), with a variable water/solid ratio (0.35-0.42), after mixing with waste glass powders, from cullet purification. The adopted ash/glass proportion (50 wt%-50 wt%) was intended to favour the reuse of inorganic polymers, by firing at 950 degrees C, in turn causing the transformation into porous glass-ceramics with a remarkable strength-to-density ratio. A significant foaming was effectively observed, due to decomposition of hydrated alkali alumino-silicates developed upon hardening. Foams with excellent strength-to-density ratio were also obtained by thermal transformation of highly porous cold consolidated materials.
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