Chemical and mechanical activation of hybrid fly ash cement
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Du Toit, Grizelda
Kearsley, Elsabe P.
Mc Donald, James M.
Kruger, Richard A.
Van der Merwe, Elizabet Margaretha
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Thomas Telford
Abstract
Hybrid fly ash cement is a binder with a composition between that of pozzolanic fly ash cement and alkali-activated
fly ash cement. Its production requires less cement clinker than ordinary Portland cement, facilitating a much-needed
reduction in the carbon dioxide footprint related to the production of high-clinker-containing cement. Research on
activation methods is required to overcome the low early age strength and slow strength development in hybrid fly
ash cements. In this study the activation of a South African siliceous fly ash (70%) for use along with Portland cement
(30%) in a hybrid alkaline binder was investigated. Both chemical (the addition of sodium sulfate) and mechanical
(milling) activation of fly ash was studied. The aim of this work was to develop a better understanding of the
characteristics of compressive strength development of hybrid fly ash cement mortars over an extended curing period
of up to a year. The results indicated that the combination of mechanical and chemical activation (sodium sulfate) can
be considered a viable solution to improving early strength and slow strength development, so that hybrid cements
are able to comply with the strength requirements of the BS EN 197 cement specification.
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Blended cements, Compressive strength, Chemical activation, Strength development, Mechanical activation, Early age strengths, Cement specification, Alkali-activated fly ashes, Activation method, Sulfur compounds, Sodium sulfate, Portland cement, Fly ash (FA), Compressive strength, Carbon dioxide, Binders, Alkalinity
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Du Toit G, Kearsley EP, Mc Donald JM, Kruger RA and Van der Merwe EM (2018)
Chemical and mechanical activation of hybrid fly ash cement.
Advances in Cement Research 30(9): 399–412,
https://DOI.org/ 10.1680/jadcr.17.00156.