Title
Effect of geopolymer composition and curing conditions on efflorescence in lightweight porous geopolymers
Conference Dates
May 27-June 1, 2018
Abstract
Lightweight geopolymers are more readily produced and give higher fire resistant performance than foam cement concrete. The fly ash-based lightweight geopolymers stones could be used for decoration due to the similarity in appearance and color to natural vesicular basalts. Efflorescence can be even more nettlesome issue in commercialization of lightweight porous geopolimers. Lowering the density of solid geopolymers can be achieved by inducing chemical reactions that entrain gases to foam the geopolymer structure. The apparent density of lightweight porous geopolymers has a range from 0.7 to 1.2 g/m3 with 0.025, 0.05 and 0.10 wt% of Al powder concentration, which corresponds to about 37~60 % of the apparent density, 1.96 g/cm3, of solid geopolymers. The compressive strength of cellular structured geopolymers decreased to 6~18 % of the compressive strength, 45 MPa of solid geopolymers. The microstructure of geopolymers gel was equivalent for both solid and cellular structured geopolymers. The efflorescence can be controlled by reducing targeted Na/Al molar ratio less than 1.0 or water content in geopolymers or curing at high temperature.
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Recommended Citation
Sujeong Lee, Chul-Min Chon, and Byoungkwan Kim, "Effect of geopolymer composition and curing conditions on efflorescence in lightweight porous geopolymers" in "International Conference on Alkali Activated Materials and Geopolymers: Versatile Materials Offering High Performance and Low Emissions", J. Provis, University of Sheffield C. Leonelli, Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia W. Kriven, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A. Boccaccini, Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg A. Van Riessen, Curtin University, Australia Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2018). https://dc.engconfintl.org/geopolymers/76