Physical Properties and Durability of Lime-Cement Mortars Prepared with Water Containing Micro-Nano Bubbles of Various Gases

Grzegorczyk-Frańczak, Małgorzata; Barnat-Hunek, Danuta; Andrzejuk, Wojciech; Zaburko, Jacek; Zalewska, Monika; Łagód, Grzegorz

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Physical Properties and Durability of Lime-Cement Mortars Prepared with Water Containing Micro-Nano Bubbles of Various Gases

Małgorzata Grzegorczyk-Frańczak

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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka St. 40, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

Faculty of Technical Science, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska, Sidorska St. 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland

Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka St. 40B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

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Materials 2021, 14(8), 1902; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081902

Received: 25 February 2021 / Revised: 25 March 2021 / Accepted: 8 April 2021 / Published: 11 April 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Durability of Concrete or Mineral-Asphalt Mixtures with Recycled Aggregates)

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The paper presents the experimental studies on the effect of the water containing micro-nano bubbles of various gases on the physico-mechanical properties of lime-cement mortars. In total, 7 types of mortars were prepared: with water containing the micro-nano bubbles of O₂, O₃ or CO₂ as 50% or 100% substitute of ordinary mixing water (tap water) and the reference mortar prepared using tap water. In order to determine the influence of water with micro-nano bubbles of gases, the consistency of fresh mortar and the physical properties of hardened mortar, i.e., specific and apparent density, total porosity, water absorption by weight and capillary absorption, were established. The mechanical strength of the considered mortars was studied as well by conducting the tests for flexural and compressive strengths following 14, 28 and 56 days. Reduced workability and capillary absorption were observed in the modified mortars within the range of 0.9–8.5%. The mortars indicated an increase in the flexural strength after 28 days ranging from 3.4% to 23.5% and improved compressive strength in 1.2–31%, in comparison to the reference mortar. The conducted studies indicated increased flexural and compressive strengths along with the share of micro-nano bubbles of gases in the mixing water. View Full-Text

Keywords: micro-nano bubble water; O₂; O₃; CO₂; lime-cement mortars; nano admixtures

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Grzegorczyk-Frańczak, M.; Barnat-Hunek, D.; Andrzejuk, W.; Zaburko, J.; Zalewska, M.; Łagód, G. Physical Properties and Durability of Lime-Cement Mortars Prepared with Water Containing Micro-Nano Bubbles of Various Gases. Materials 2021, 14, 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081902

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Grzegorczyk-Frańczak M, Barnat-Hunek D, Andrzejuk W, Zaburko J, Zalewska M, Łagód G. Physical Properties and Durability of Lime-Cement Mortars Prepared with Water Containing Micro-Nano Bubbles of Various Gases. Materials. 2021; 14(8):1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081902

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Grzegorczyk-Frańczak, Małgorzata, Danuta Barnat-Hunek, Wojciech Andrzejuk, Jacek Zaburko, Monika Zalewska, and Grzegorz Łagód. 2021. "Physical Properties and Durability of Lime-Cement Mortars Prepared with Water Containing Micro-Nano Bubbles of Various Gases" Materials 14, no. 8: 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081902

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