Red Mud Based Geopolymer and its Forming Mechanism

Abstract:

In order to resolve the problem of hoarfrost in red mud, prepare a geopolymer with sintered red mud and calcined bauxite tailings and fly ash and lime and gypsum. In the geopolymer, sintered red mud is 30%, gypsum 10%, calcined bauxite tailings and fly ash and lime 20% respectively. The compress strength of the geopolymer is 15.438MPa, as strength as a brick. It is a useful construction material for building road and filling stope and so on.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 538)
• Pages: 28-31
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.538.28
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Yong Fu*, Zu Qiang Xiong
• Keywords: Forming Mechanism, Geopolymer, Hoarfrost, Red Mud

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