The Effect of the Si/Al Ratio on the Properties of Water Treatment Residue (WTR)-Based Geopolymers

Naprarath Waijarean; Suwimol Asavapisit; Kwannate Sombatsompop; Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.608.289

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The Effect of the Si/Al Ratio on the Properties of Water Treatment Residue (WTR)-Based Geopolymers

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This research aimed to develop a cementing material from synthetic geopolymers using water treatment residue (WTR) from a water treatment plant in Bangkaen as an aluminosilicate starting material, with the addition of rice husk ash (BHA) from a paddy factory in Thailand as a source of crystalline silica, to achieve Si/Al ratios of 2.00, 3.00, 4.00 and 5.00. The geopolymers were prepared by NaOH activation of the five compositions of WTR and BHA mixtures, followed by curing at ambient temperature (29±2°C). The compressive strengths of the geopolymers were determined after 3, 7, 28 and 60 days. The samples cured for 28 days were examined by XRD, FTIR and SEM. The Si/ Alratio of 2.00 was found to produce the greatest strength at all curing times. After 7 days, all samples were 30% stronger than the 3 day-samples. XRD revealed the presence of sodium aluminium silicate hydrate, while an FTIR vibration band related to the geopolymer product shifted to 1000 cm^-1. SEM revealed a homogeneous non-crytalline and dense microstructure in the sample with the highest Si/Al ratio of 5.00, suggesting that a transformation to sodium silicate had occurred in this sample.

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Naprarath Waijarean, Suwimol Asavapisit*, Kwannate Sombatsompop, Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie

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Black Husk Ash, Geopolymer, Si/Al Ratios, Water Treatment Residue

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