Artificial precursor for alkaline cements

One of the main challenges for the future development of alkaline cements is the availability of precursors. Traditional precursors (such as coal FA and the BFS) have some limitations concerning quality and quantity (the long term supply is not guaranteed). The progressive closure of coal-fired powe...

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Autores: Martín, P., García-Lodeiro, Inés, Fernández-Carrasco, L., Blanco-Varela, María Teresa, Palomo, Ángel, Fernández-Jiménez, Ana
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:(N,C)-A-S-H gel
Alternative supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)
Synthetic precursors
Alkaline Cements
Geopolymers
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spelling Artificial precursor for alkaline cementsMartín, P.García-Lodeiro, InésFernández-Carrasco, L.Blanco-Varela, María TeresaPalomo, ÁngelFernández-Jiménez, Ana(N,C)-A-S-H gelAlternative supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)Synthetic precursorsAlkaline CementsGeopolymersOne of the main challenges for the future development of alkaline cements is the availability of precursors. Traditional precursors (such as coal FA and the BFS) have some limitations concerning quality and quantity (the long term supply is not guaranteed). The progressive closure of coal-fired power plants and changes in steel production in many countries exacerbate the problem. The present work addresses the challenge of fabricating an artificial precursor (via thermal treatment) with a chemical composition similar to a type- C fly ash (∼20 % CaO and SiO2/CaO≈ 3 and SiO2/Al2O3 ≈ 3). Three temperatures of synthesis were tested: 1000 °C, 1100 °C and 1250 °C. The precursors obtained after thermal treatment of a mixture of chemicals were activated with a 8 M NaOH solution. The temperature of synthesis obviously affected the degree of vitrification. Nevertheless, it can be said that partially amorphous/vitreous precursors, were produced at 1000 °C, developing good mechanical performance. In all cases, compressive strengths above 20 MPa were obtained, after 1 day curing. In cements made with precursors synthesized at 1000 and 1100 °C (amorphous content <70 %), a (N,C)-A-S-H type gel was formed, as the main product of hydration. However, in those cements made with precursors synthesized at 1250 °C (amorphous content ≥99 %), a mixture of (N)–C-A-S-H and (N,C)-A-S-H gels were observed after the hydration process.This works has been funded by the Spanish Research Agency (AEI), the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the ERDF (research projects (PID2019-11464RB-100//AEI/10.13039/501100011033, PID2022-138637OB-C31/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE)), "JIN Projects 2021 PID2020-116738RJ-I00//AEI/10.13039/501100011033. RYC Excellence Contract (RYC2021-032620-I, MCIN/AEI/10.13039/50110001033. The award of the FPI pre-doctoral grant (PRE2020-091909) is also acknowledged. This work has been carried out in the facilities of Instituto Eduardo Torroja de Ciencias de la Construcción (IETcc-CSIC) and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M).Peer reviewedElsevierMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)García-Lodeiro, Inés [0000-0003-1778-1651]Blanco-Varela, María Teresa [0000-0003-3306-3289]Palomo, Ángel [0000-0002-6964-2269]Fernández-Jiménez, Ana [0000-0002-5721-2923]Fernández-Carrasco, L. [0000-0002-2379-3782]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcPublisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/397038https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85217697184reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2022-138637OB-C31info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-116738RJ-I00https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112216Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3970382026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
title Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
spellingShingle Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
Martín, P.
(N,C)-A-S-H gel
Alternative supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)
Synthetic precursors
Alkaline Cements
Geopolymers
title_short Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
title_full Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
title_fullStr Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
title_full_unstemmed Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
title_sort Artificial precursor for alkaline cements
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martín, P.
García-Lodeiro, Inés
Fernández-Carrasco, L.
Blanco-Varela, María Teresa
Palomo, Ángel
Fernández-Jiménez, Ana
author Martín, P.
author_facet Martín, P.
García-Lodeiro, Inés
Fernández-Carrasco, L.
Blanco-Varela, María Teresa
Palomo, Ángel
Fernández-Jiménez, Ana
author_role author
author2 García-Lodeiro, Inés
Fernández-Carrasco, L.
Blanco-Varela, María Teresa
Palomo, Ángel
Fernández-Jiménez, Ana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
García-Lodeiro, Inés [0000-0003-1778-1651]
Blanco-Varela, María Teresa [0000-0003-3306-3289]
Palomo, Ángel [0000-0002-6964-2269]
Fernández-Jiménez, Ana [0000-0002-5721-2923]
Fernández-Carrasco, L. [0000-0002-2379-3782]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv (N,C)-A-S-H gel
Alternative supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)
Synthetic precursors
Alkaline Cements
Geopolymers
topic (N,C)-A-S-H gel
Alternative supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)
Synthetic precursors
Alkaline Cements
Geopolymers
description One of the main challenges for the future development of alkaline cements is the availability of precursors. Traditional precursors (such as coal FA and the BFS) have some limitations concerning quality and quantity (the long term supply is not guaranteed). The progressive closure of coal-fired power plants and changes in steel production in many countries exacerbate the problem. The present work addresses the challenge of fabricating an artificial precursor (via thermal treatment) with a chemical composition similar to a type- C fly ash (∼20 % CaO and SiO2/CaO≈ 3 and SiO2/Al2O3 ≈ 3). Three temperatures of synthesis were tested: 1000 °C, 1100 °C and 1250 °C. The precursors obtained after thermal treatment of a mixture of chemicals were activated with a 8 M NaOH solution. The temperature of synthesis obviously affected the degree of vitrification. Nevertheless, it can be said that partially amorphous/vitreous precursors, were produced at 1000 °C, developing good mechanical performance. In all cases, compressive strengths above 20 MPa were obtained, after 1 day curing. In cements made with precursors synthesized at 1000 and 1100 °C (amorphous content <70 %), a (N,C)-A-S-H type gel was formed, as the main product of hydration. However, in those cements made with precursors synthesized at 1250 °C (amorphous content ≥99 %), a mixture of (N)–C-A-S-H and (N,C)-A-S-H gels were observed after the hydration process.
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