The role of dissolved rice husk ash in the development of binary blast furnace slag-sewage sludge ash alkali-activated mortars

This study evaluated the compressive strength performance and microstructure of binary blast furnace slag-sewage sludge ash (BFS-SSA) alkali-activated mortars, in which rice husk ash (RHA) was dissolved in NaOH solution to replace commercial sodium silicate. The dissolution of RHA, performed in a th...

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Autores: Istuque, Danilo Bordan [UNESP], Payá, Jordi, Soriano, Lourdes, Borrachero, Maria Victoria, Monzó, José, Tashima, Mauro Mitsuuchi [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/223784
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104472
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/223784
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alkaline activation
Blast furnace slag
Microstructure
Rice husk ash
Sewage sludge ash
Sodium silicate suspensions
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Sumario:This study evaluated the compressive strength performance and microstructure of binary blast furnace slag-sewage sludge ash (BFS-SSA) alkali-activated mortars, in which rice husk ash (RHA) was dissolved in NaOH solution to replace commercial sodium silicate. The dissolution of RHA, performed in a thermal bottle with NaOH solution, enhanced the compressive strength of the alkali-activated mortars based on BFS up to 4.5-fold. BFS-SSA based mortars (10–40% SSA), activated with NaOH/RHA-based sodium silicate suspensions, reached a compressive strength up to 30 MPa after 28 curing days at 20°C. The RHA dissolution enhanced the strength and sustainability of the BFS-SSA alkali-activated mortars.