Production Process of an Eco-Friendly One-Part Alkali-Activated Binder

• Autor(a) principal: Geraldo,Rodrigo H.
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Gonçalves,Jardel P., Camarini,Gladis
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Materials research (São Carlos. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392022000100226
• topic: : One-part alkali-activated binder; production process; cement; alternative binder; cleaner production; sustainability

Abstract One-part alkali-activated binder (AAB) is a product with lower environmental impact than Portland cement, and can be a feasible commercial alternative. The main objective of this study was to propose and test a method of obtaining one-part AAB with metakaolin and an alternative powder sodium silicate from rice husk ash (RHA). To evaluate the AAB properties, mortars were produced with different SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratios (2.7, 3.1, and 3.3), and tests were conducted to characterize the binder. The results indicated that the process was efficient in generating a non-crystalline sodium silicate powdered material. With high SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio the mortars achieved high compressive strength and it increased with age, had low permeability, and capillary water absorption. Compressive strength results varied from 6 MPa to 12 MPa at 28 days, indicating the possibility of using the proposed method for one-part AAB production. AAB produced can be applied in different building materials.