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EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL WASTES WITH FLY ASH ON STRENGTH OF GEOPOLYMERS |
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| Creator | Chayanee Tippayasam, Cristina Leonelli and Duangrudee Chaysuwan |
| Title | EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL WASTES WITH FLY ASH ON STRENGTH OF GEOPOLYMERS |
| Publisher | SUT |
| Publication Year | 2557 |
| Journal Title | Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 21 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 1-7 |
| Keyword | Geopolymer, fly ash, bagasse ash, rice husk ash, compressive strength, carbon tax |
| ISSN | 0858-849X |
| Abstract | Cement is commonly used as the main material to produce concrete, however, the process of production of cement is causing environmental problems. The amount of CO2 emission from cement industries due to the calcinations of limestone and combustion of fossil fuel is in the order of approximately one ton for every ton of cement produced. To produce environmentally friendly concrete called geopolymer, it was proposed that a new material could be produced by a polymerization reaction of alkali liquids with Si and Al as source materials of geological origin materials. Si and Al are derived from pozzolanic materials or aluminosilicate mineral powders, for example, powders of metakaolin or by-product of industrial and agricultural materials such as lignite ash and agricultural ashes. This research was conducted to study geopolymers made partly from < 45 ?m powders of fly ash, bagasse ash and rice husk ash. Sodium hydroxide concentration of 10 molar (10MNaOH) and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) solutions were used as alkali activators by the mass ratio of Na2SiO3:NaOH at 3:2. The geopolymer specimens were cured at room atmosphere for 7, 14, 21 and 91 days for characterization. SEM/EDS, XRF and UTM were carried out for microstructures, chemical compositions and compressive strength, respectively. Finally, the cost of production of specimens from cement and geopolymers were compared because of the the carbon tax concern. |
