Low-Carbon Concrete Based on Binary Biomass Ash–Silica Fume Binder to Produce Eco-Friendly Paving Blocks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Study
2.1. Materials and Mix Proportion
2.2. Preparation of Concrete Paving Blocks Samples
2.3. Performance Evaluation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Compressive Strength
3.2. Crystallinity Peaks
3.3. Density, Water Absorption, and Porosity
3.4. Expansibility
3.5. Abrasion Resistance
3.6. Potential for Degradation of Organic Matter
3.7. Microstructural Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBA | 44.71 | 1.23 | 7.03 | 2.37 | 5.59 | 4.12 | 2.97 | 1.46 | 0.28 | 30.22 |
SF | 0.75 | 95.41 | 0.51 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
Mix | Proportion (%) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBA a | Silica Fume | Sand | Stone Dust | C. Ag. b [4.8–9.5] c | C. Ag. b [9.5–19.5] c | Water | NaOH Solution | Superp. d | w/b or s/b Ratio e | |
BBC-WCA | 13.1 | 13.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | - | - | 21.0 | - | 0.26 | 0.8 |
BBC06 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 10.7 | - | 0.36 | 0.6 |
BBC05 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 9.1 | - | 0.36 | 0.5 |
AABC06 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | - | 10.7 | 0.36 | 0.6 |
AABC07 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | - | 12.2 | 0.36 | 0.7 |
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Campos Teixeira, A.H.; Soares Junior, P.R.R.; Silva, T.H.; Barreto, R.R.; Silva Bezerra, A.C.d. Low-Carbon Concrete Based on Binary Biomass Ash–Silica Fume Binder to Produce Eco-Friendly Paving Blocks. Materials 2020, 13, 1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071534
Campos Teixeira AH, Soares Junior PRR, Silva TH, Barreto RR, Silva Bezerra ACd. Low-Carbon Concrete Based on Binary Biomass Ash–Silica Fume Binder to Produce Eco-Friendly Paving Blocks. Materials. 2020; 13(7):1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071534
Chicago/Turabian StyleCampos Teixeira, André Henrique, Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Soares Junior, Thiago Henrique Silva, Richard Rodrigues Barreto, and Augusto Cesar da Silva Bezerra. 2020. "Low-Carbon Concrete Based on Binary Biomass Ash–Silica Fume Binder to Produce Eco-Friendly Paving Blocks" Materials 13, no. 7: 1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071534