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Article

Study on the Hydration Reaction of Typical Clay Minerals under Alkali and Sulfate Compound Activation

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School of Civil and Resource Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Gels 2022, 8(9), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8090564
Submission received: 7 August 2022 / Revised: 26 August 2022 / Accepted: 31 August 2022 / Published: 6 September 2022

Abstract

Sand, stone, tailings and other aggregates often contain a small amount of clay mineral and their hydration activity is low, thereby lowering concrete performance indexes while negatively affecting their resource utilisation. In this study, clay minerals, calcium hydroxide and desulfurised gypsum were used to prepare cementitious materials to examine kaolinite, montmorillonite, illite and chlorite clay mineral contents under compound activation. The effects of curing temperature and water reducer on clay samples were analysed. The results showed that the compressive strength of kaolinite samples cured at 25 °C and 55 °C reached 1.09 and 4.93 MPa in 28 days and increased by 43% and 12%, respectively, after adding a 0.3% water reducer. Montmorillonite was activated and its compressive strength reached 5.33 MPa after curing at 55 °C in 28 days. Illite exhibited some activity and its compressive strength reached 1.43 MPa after curing at 55 °C in 28 days and the strength increased slightly after adding a water reducer. The chlorite sample had no strength after activation under the same conditions. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive spectroscopy microstructure analyses showed that after alkali and sulfate activation, the hydration products of activated clay minerals mainly included ettringite, hydrated calcium aluminate and hydrated calcium silicate. The increase in curing temperature accelerated the reaction speed and improved the early strength. However, the effect on chlorite minerals was not obvious.
Keywords: clay minerals; hydration product; compound activation; ettringite; calcium aluminate hydrate clay minerals; hydration product; compound activation; ettringite; calcium aluminate hydrate

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Zhang, S.; Wu, Z.; Chen, J.; Xu, R.; Wang, M.; Ni, W. Study on the Hydration Reaction of Typical Clay Minerals under Alkali and Sulfate Compound Activation. Gels 2022, 8, 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8090564

AMA Style

Zhang S, Wu Z, Chen J, Xu R, Wang M, Ni W. Study on the Hydration Reaction of Typical Clay Minerals under Alkali and Sulfate Compound Activation. Gels. 2022; 8(9):564. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8090564

Chicago/Turabian Style

Zhang, Siqi, Zeping Wu, Jiaming Chen, Runsheng Xu, Meina Wang, and Wen Ni. 2022. "Study on the Hydration Reaction of Typical Clay Minerals under Alkali and Sulfate Compound Activation" Gels 8, no. 9: 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8090564

APA Style

Zhang, S., Wu, Z., Chen, J., Xu, R., Wang, M., & Ni, W. (2022). Study on the Hydration Reaction of Typical Clay Minerals under Alkali and Sulfate Compound Activation. Gels, 8(9), 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8090564

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