Novel one-part fly ash alkali-activated cements for ambient applications

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Tarique, Oscar
Kovtun, Maxim

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ICE Publishing

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Alkali-activated cements utilising fly ash can be a low-carbon alternative to Portland cement. However, fly ash alkaliactivated cements require curing at elevated temperature and have cost plus environmental implications owing to the use of strong alkali solutions. Unclassified fly ash, silica fume, calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate were used to develop novel one-part fly ash alkali-activated cements. When cured at ambient conditions, the cements gained compressive strength up to 11.0 and 44.2 MPa at 3 and 28 days, respectively. Microstructural investigations revealed that cation exchange reaction between the activators was the key element in the development of the microstructure and strength of the cements. The novel fly ash alkali-activated cements have at least 50% lower impact on global warming than highly blended Portland cements.

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Alkali-activated cements, Curing, Fly ash

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Tarique, O. & Kovtun, M. (2022) Novel one-part fly ash alkali-activated cements for ambient applications. Advances in Cement Research 34(10): 458–471, https://DOI.org/10.1680/jadcr.21.00144.