Pozzolanic activity of calcinated low-grade natural sepiolite and its influence on the hydration of cement

Wu, Cheng; Hong, Zhi-Qiang; Zhan, Baojian; Cui, Shicai; Kou, Shi Cong

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125076

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“…The ashes of vegetable origin, for example, are pozzolans studied with the purpose of developing more sustainable cementitious elements and with enhanced properties. The use of rice husk ash [ 48 , 49 , 50 ] and sugar cane bagasse ash [ 51 ] promotes the characteristics of better durability and increased mechanical strength when used in mortars and concretes behind lower shrinkage rates and decreases in the emission of pollutant gases such as CO 2 . Other materials are used with this same purpose.…”

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Methods for Evaluating Pozzolanic Reactivity in Calcined Clays: A Review

Pinheiro¹,

Alexandre²,

Xavier³

et al. 2023

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The search for alternative materials to replace ordinary Portland cement has been the object of work that enhances the investigation of the use of pozzolanic materials and the reduction of the carbon footprint with supplementary cementitious materials. However, not all materials are available to meet the large-scale demand for cement replacement. A relevant exception is the calcined clay, a material found worldwide that, when subjected to appropriate heat treatment, presents pozzolanic reactivity and can be used as a supplementary material to cement. This review presents, through a systematic search, methods for measuring the pozzolanic reactivity of calcined clays, namely, direct, indirect, qualitative, quantitative, chemical and physical methods such as electrical conductivity (Lùxan), the force activity index, the modified Chapelle, R3, Frattini test, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The most usual methods to assess the pozzolanic reactivity of calcined clays were exposed and analyzed. It should be pointed out that there is greater use of the Frattini and modified Chapelle methods as well as the analysis of the mechanical strength behavior of the material in cementitious matrices. X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis were exposed as the most used correlation methods but it was also concluded that different tests are needed to generate accurate results.

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