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Chinese Journal of Materials Research  2022, Vol. 36 Issue (4): 278-286    DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2021.141
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Performance of CaO Reinforced Composite Cementitious Materials
GUO Lei1,2,3,4, WANG Zekun1, GUO Lixia1,2,3(), CHEN Pingping1, WANG Lunyan1,2,3, LI Mingru1, WANG Weikai1
1.School of Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
2.Henan Water Valley Research Institute, Zhengzhou 450046, China
3.Henan Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation and Treatment, Zhengzhou 450002, China
4.Henan Water Conservancy Investment YuYuan Water Ecology Co. Ltd., Pingyu 463400, China
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GUO Lei, WANG Zekun, GUO Lixia, CHEN Pingping, WANG Lunyan, LI Mingru, WANG Weikai. Performance of CaO Reinforced Composite Cementitious Materials. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2022, 36(4): 278-286.

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Abstract  

Unburned brick was prepared with sludge containing heavy metals as raw material, and CaO as calcium source to optimize the composition of the composite cementitious material and to regulate the hydration products and unhydrated phases in the cementitious slurry. First, the Ca/Si ratio (Ca/Si) of the composite cementitious system was calculated based on the mix ratio of raw materials of unfired bricks. Then, an experimental scheme of unfired bricks with varying amount of CaO was designed, and the Ca/Si ratio was quantitatively controlled within the range of 0.8~1.2. The mechanism of CaO improving the properties of high silicon composite cementitious materials was investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy spectrum (EDS) and PCAS software. The results show: with the increasing Ca/Si ratio within the range of 0.8~1.2, the mechanical properties of the unfired brick enhance first and then decrease. The optimal value of Ca/Si is 1.0, and there is also an optimal control value of CaO;With the increasing Ca/Si ratio, the water absorption decreases firstly and then increases for the bricks on the 7th day after they were made, and the water absorption decreases linearly for those on the 28th day;With the increasing Ca/Si ratio, the porosity of the plane pore size greater than 200 μm decreases for the prepared bricks, and the fractal dimension decreases first and then increases; For the pore size smaller than 200 μm, with the increase of Ca/Si, the pore size between 200 nm~200 μm decreases, and the pore size smaller than 200nm increases, while the pore size decreases; and Last but not least, the leaching amount of heavy metals from the unburned bricks can be inhibited up to more than 70% by the formed composite cementitious material.

Key words:  composite      baking-free bricks      Ca/Si      sludge      mechanical property     
Received:  09 February 2021     
ZTFLH:  TU526  
Fund: Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province(202300410270);Fund of Innovative Education Program for Graduate Students at North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power(YK2020-04);Science and Technology Project of Henan Water Resources Department(GG202040)
About author:  GUO Lixia, Tel: 15303811561, E-mail: guolx@126.com

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https://www.cjmr.org/EN/10.11901/1005.3093.2021.141     OR     https://www.cjmr.org/EN/Y2022/V36/I4/278

Specific surface area

/m2·kg-1

Density

/kg·m-3

Setting time /minCompressive strength/MPaFlexural strength/MPa
InitialFinal3 d28 d3 d28 d
348.7303517624425.949.65.98.6
Table 1  Physical and mechanical properties of cement
CompositionCaOFe2O3SO3Al2O3MgOSiO2K2ONa2OLOI(Loss-on-Ignition)
Cement51.273.652.469.254.9824.130.791.953.55
Slag0.571.94-241.2247.67.43-2.43
Fly ash(FA)4.644.92-27.701.0656.822.501.192.17
Table 2  Chemical composition of raw material (%, mass fraction)
Particle shapeBulk density/kg·m-³Fineness modulusWater absorption/%Cohesiveness
10 min20 min1 h24 h
Polygon6883.6322.0835.2137.7638.27No
Table 3  Physical properties of sludge
Fig.1  Grain composition of aggregate
SampleCement/%Slag/%Fly ash/%CaO/kg·m-3Ca/Si
CaOSiO2CaOSiO2CaOSiO2
DZ51.2724.130.5747.64.6456.8200.76
CS0.850.8
CS1.0281
CS1.2521.2
Table 4  Composition of raw material
Fig.2  Baking-free bricks forming process
ProjectStandardsCalculation formulaRemarks
Compressive strengthGB/T 21144-2007Rp=PLBP-max failure load; L-compression surface length;B-compression surface width
Water absorptionGB/T 4111-2013W=m1-mm×100%m1-saturated specimens quality; m-oven dry quality
Table 5  Calculation formula
Fig.3  PCAS analysis process
Fig.4  Cementitious materials of micro-morphology (a) cement, (b) fly ash, (c) slag
Fig.5  Effects of Ca/Si ratio and ages on compressive strength
Fig.6  Micromorphologies of different Ca/Si ratio baking-free brick of 28 d (a) DZ, (b) CS0.8, (c) CS1.0, (d) CS1.2
Fig.7  Effect of Ca/Si ratio and age on water absorption
Fig.8  Effects of Ca/Si ratios on flat face structure
Fig.9  Influence of Ca/Si ratio on microstructure of pore
Fig.10  Influence of Ca/Si ratio on pore distribution at various scales
ProjectSludgeDZCS0.8CS1.0CS1.2
Cr+6/mg·L-10.2630.0720.0690.0900.064
Table 6  Heavy metal leaching results
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