Altered Volcanic Tuffs from Los Frailes Caldera. A Study of Their Pozzolanic Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Results of Petrographic Analysis by Thin Sections (PATS)
2.2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis Results
2.3. Results of the X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Study
2.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Results
2.5. Electric Conductivity Test (ECT) Results
2.6. Results of the Chemical Pozzolanicity Test (CPT)
2.7. Results of the Mechanical Strength Test (MST)
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Methods
3.2.1. Petrographic Analysis of Thin Sections (PATS)
3.2.2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
3.2.3. X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
3.2.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3.2.5. Electrical Conductivity Test (ECT)
3.2.6. Chemical Pozzolanicity Test (CPT)
3.2.7. Mechanical Strength
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Sample | (% Weight) | LOI (%) | |||||||
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SiO2 | Al2O3 | CaO | Na2O | K2O | MgO | Fe2O3 | TiO2 | ||
TFF-01 | 65.99 | 14.57 | 0.96 | 2.89 | 3.03 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 0.116 | 14.20 |
TFF-02 | 62.46 | 13.51 | 1.16 | 1.94 | 1.36 | 3.2 | 1.83 | 0.113 | 11.15 |
TFF-03 | 65.17 | 14.03 | 0.874 | 2.64 | 2.21 | 1.85 | 1.52 | 0.133 | 12.68 |
Square Mesh Dimensions (mm) | 2.00 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 0.5 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
Residue Retained on Sieves (%) | 0.00 | 7 ± 5 | 33 ± 5 | 67 ± 5 | 87 ± 5 | 99 ± 1 |
Portland Cement (PC) | Compounds in Mass Percentage (% Weight) | LOI (%) | % Total | ||||||||||
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SiO2 | Al2O3 | K2O | Na2O | MgO | Fe2O3 | CaO | TiO2 | SO3 | MnO | P2O5 | |||
17.45 | 5.59 | 1.37 | 0.091 | 0.641 | 3.35 | 64.04 | 0.326 | 4 | 0.094 | 0.072 | 2.43 | 99.454 |
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Costafreda, J.L.; Martín, D.A.; Presa, L.; Parra, J.L. Altered Volcanic Tuffs from Los Frailes Caldera. A Study of Their Pozzolanic Properties. Molecules 2021, 26, 5348. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175348
Costafreda JL, Martín DA, Presa L, Parra JL. Altered Volcanic Tuffs from Los Frailes Caldera. A Study of Their Pozzolanic Properties. Molecules. 2021; 26(17):5348. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175348
Chicago/Turabian StyleCostafreda, Jorge Luis, Domingo Alfonso Martín, Leticia Presa, and José Luis Parra. 2021. "Altered Volcanic Tuffs from Los Frailes Caldera. A Study of Their Pozzolanic Properties" Molecules 26, no. 17: 5348. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175348