Effect of Activated Siliceous Wastes Incorporated as Mineral Admixtures on the Rheological Properties of Cement Paste: Insights into Their Physicochemical Interactions in Suspension

Effect of Activated Siliceous Wastes Incorporated as Mineral Admixtures on the Rheological Properties of Cement Paste: Insights into Their Physicochemical Interactions in Suspension

Mechanical grinding is a common method used to enhance the pozzolanic activity of tailings, and these activated tailings can be used as supplementary cementitious materials in cement production. However, the addition of activated tailings usually reduces the workability of cement paste, and the mech...

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Published in:Materials Vol. 17; no. 15; p. 3781
Main Authors: Shi, Linyun, Kuang, Jingzhong, Qiu, Tingsheng
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01-08-2024
Subjects:
Admixtures
Adsorption
Analysis
Carbon
Cement
Cement paste
Clay
Contact angle
fluidity
Hydration
hydrophilia
Mica
Minerals
Particle size
PCE
Quartz
Reagents
Rheological properties
Rheology
silicate mineral
Silicate minerals
Silicates
Superplasticizers
Tailings
waste utilization
Water
Workability
Zeta potential
China
silicate mineral
fluidity
cement paste
PCE
waste utilization
hydrophilia
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Summary:Mechanical grinding is a common method used to enhance the pozzolanic activity of tailings, and these activated tailings can be used as supplementary cementitious materials in cement production. However, the addition of activated tailings usually reduces the workability of cement paste, and the mechanism of influence of different minerals in tailings on workability varies. In this study, three kinds of principal silicate minerals in tailings-quartz, feldspar, and mica-were mechanically activated. The influence of these activated minerals on the rheological properties of cement paste were studied in the absence or presence of PCE (polycarboxylate ether) superplasticizers, and the influence mechanism was investigated using rheology, TOC, contact angles, zeta potential, XPS, ICP-OES, and XRD. The results showed that quartz has the highest fluidity, and mica has the lowest. An increase in hydrophilicity decreased the flowability of the blended cement paste. The increase in the metal cation dissolution rate was the main reason for the decrease in the fluidity of PCE-blended cement pastes. The knowledge gained provides a valuable reference for the utilization of activated tailings in cement production.
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ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma17153781