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Article

Influence of Magnesium Oxide on Carbonation of Cement Paste Containing Limestone and Metakaolin

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Test Station for Mechanics and Structural Engineering, National Center for Materials Service Safety, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Kunlun Road 12, Beijing 102206, China
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Test Station for Atmospheric Environment Corrosion, National Center for Materials Service Safety, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Kunlun Road 12, Beijing 102206, China
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Sustainability 2022, 14(9), 5627; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095627
Submission received: 5 March 2022 / Revised: 28 April 2022 / Accepted: 4 May 2022 / Published: 6 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Concrete Materials and Technologies)

Abstract

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One of the major durability concerns for limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) concrete is its high susceptibility to atmospheric carbonation that could lead to an early onset of electrochemical corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete structures. Aimed at designing innovative LC3 formulations with potentially enhanced carbonation resistance, this preliminary study investigates the influence of reactive magnesia (MgO) on the early-age strength development, hydrates assemblage, and atmospheric carbonation resistance of ternary ordinary Portland cement-metakaolin-limestone blends with a constant 45% ordinary Portland cement (OPC) replacement level. The results show that the MgO addition impedes the formation of AFm phases (hemicarbonate and monocarbonate), likely through interfering reactions between metakaolin and portlandite. The formed brucite due to MgO hydration can uptake atmospheric CO2 to some extent, but at a considerably slower rate, in comparison with other hydrates in LC3 including AFm, AFt, and portlandite. The enhancement of carbonation resistance of LC3 pastes is insignificant by MgO addition of less than 5%.

1. Introduction

Due to the high demand for concrete in the global construction industry, the massive production of OPC clinkers generates a great carbon footprint, accounting for approximately 8% of the total anthropogenic carbon emission [1,2]. Partially substituting OPC clinkers with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), including coal fly ash, ground granulated blast-furnace slag, limestone, calcined clays, and volcanic ash, has been an industrial practice to improve the ecoefficiency of concrete [3,4,5,6,7]. In addition, SCMs, particularly those with a chemical composition rich in alumina and silicon, can benefit from the long-term mechanical and durability performance of SCMs-blended OPC concrete. However, due to the phasing out of coal combustion plants worldwide, the long-term availability of high quality coal fly ash is uncertain. In addition, the production of ground granulated blast-furnace slag is relatively small considering the huge demand for low-carbon concrete, and its majority has already been consumed in modern concrete construction. As such, there exists a strong incentive to identify and develop alternative SCMs that are abundant, cost-competitive, and performance-efficient, for low-carbon concrete production. One of these promising SCMs is calcined clays, known as natural pozzolan in the concrete communities [8].
Limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) material refers to the ternary binder mixture of calcined clay (including calcined kaolinite, also known as metakaolin) and limestone, substituting a certain portion of OPC clinker in concrete [9]. One of the most chemically reactive and geographically abundant clay minerals is kaolinite, and its anhydrous calcined form, namely metakaolin, has been a well-recognized SCM in the concrete industry [8]. The manufacturing cost of metakaolin (MK) is comparatively higher than conventional SCMs (e.g., coal fly ash and ground granulated blast-furnace slag), although its calcination temperature (700 to 850 °C) is generally low and no special equipment is needed. However, limestone (LS) is easily accessible due to its abundance in waterbeds or quarries, making it a cost-efficient material to be blended into cement pastes, which, to some extent, offset the cost of MK. As an economical and environmentally friendly material, LS has a stable long-term supply, but when its addition exceeds 10% of OPC clinker by weight, it may compromise the concrete properties [10,11]. The combination of MK and LS offsets these deficiencies, so they are often mixed to achieve a result comparable in material performance and affordability.
Although LC3 has been shown to possess excellent long-term mechanical and, on some occasions, superior durability performance (particularly the chloride and sulfate resistance) than conventional OPC [12,13,14], it tends to have relatively poor carbonation resistance [9,15,16,17], thus increasing the corrosion risk of reinforcing steel embedded in carbonated concrete. The comparatively poor carbonation resistance of LC3 primarily originates from a low amount of portlandite, which serves as a pH buffer in carbonating concrete. As the conversion of portlandite to calcium carbonates occurs in concrete due to carbonation, the pH of pore solution decreases, which leads to instability and dissolution of the protective passive film on reinforcing bars. As such, there is a pressing need to identify suitable additives or admixtures that could effectively mitigate and slow down the atmospheric carbonation of LC3 concrete.
The reactive magnesia (magnesium oxide, MgO) as an additive in concrete has demonstrated benefits in enhancing the carbonation resistance of conventional OPC [18,19] and alkali-activated concrete [20,21]. However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no work regarding the influence of reactive MgO addition on the reaction and carbonation of LC3 systems has been documented in the literature. In this work, the influence of reactive MgO addition on the strength development, hydrates assemblage, and atmospheric carbonation resistance of LC3 pastes is studied. The outcome of this research may contribute to the development of mitigation strategies against the carbonation of LC3 concrete and thus promote its wider acceptance in the construction industry.

2. Materials and Methods

As shown in Table 1, the reference LC3 paste (as control) was formulated by blending OPC, calcined kaolinite (metakaolin, MK), limestone (LS), and anhydrite calcium sulfate (Cs) powders at a mass ratio of 52.5:30:15:2.5 (following the work of reference [17]). To study the influence of MgO addition on the properties of LC3 pastes, three incorporation dosages, including 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% by powder mass (powder means the summation of anhydrous OPC+MK+LS+Cs) were considered, and the corresponding mixes were denoted as LC3_2.5M, LC3_5M, and LC3_7.5M, respectively. All four designed LC3 pastes had the same water-to-powder (excluding MgO) mass ratio of 0.4. In addition, pure OPC mixture with the same water-to-powder was prepared. The oxide composition of the raw powder materials determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (JEOL JSX-3201Z) is as follows: The OPC contains 66.5% CaO, 20.2% SiO2, 4.0% Al2O3, and 0.9% MgO; metakaolin contains mainly 55.3% SiO2 and 43.6% Al2O3; limestone contains about 54.6% CaO; and MgO powder has a purity of 97.4%. In addition, the median particle sizes (D50) of the used OPC, MK, LS, and MgO powders, measured by laser diffraction technique, were 12.5 μ m , 2.4 μ m , 2.1 μ m , and 7.8 μ m , respectively.
It should be noted that adding calcium sulfate to the LC3 mixture is to supply extra sulfates to balance the sulfate amount, thus compensating the acceleration of aluminate hydrates peak in the isothermal calorimetry due to the filler effect of fine particles (i.e., metakaolin, limestone, and MgO) in LC3 [22]. The anhydrous OPC, MK, LS, Cs, and MgO (if any) were dry blended for at least 5 min in a mixer to obtain a homogenous powder mixture. Then, deionized water incorporating a proper dosage of superplasticizer was added to the mixer. After being homogenously mixed, the freshly mixed pastes were immediately poured into 40-mm cubic stainless-steel molds (conforms to EN 196), lubricated with mineral oils, and then demolded after 23 ± 1 h. Afterwards, the specimens were placed and cured in sealed plastic bags stored in a closed moist cabinet at room temperature (~20 °C) until reaching designated ages. The cubic compressive strength of the specimens was measured at ages of 1, 7, and 28 days on three duplicates.
To investigate the effects of MgO on the phase assemblage of LC3, materials characterization on hardened paste samples at 1, 7, and 28 days was conducted by using X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed by a PANAlytical X’Pert PRO X-ray diffractometer. Cu-Kα radiation with λ = 1.5418 Å was employed and the diffraction patterns were measured from 5 to 45° 2θ with a step size of 0.02° 2θ. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out by a PerkinElmer TGA 4000. Approximately 50 mg of the fine powder was loaded into a ceramic crucible and heated from 30 to 900 °C at a rate of 20 °C/min during N2 purging at 30 mL/min. Prior to measurements, the specimens with hydration stopped by immersion in isopropanol alcohol for 7 days were vacuum-dried in a desiccator for at least 3 days.
After 28 days of sealed curing at room temperature, the 40-mm cubic specimens were exposed to an indoor environment (approximately 60% relative humidity and 20 °C on average) for natural carbonation. After being carbonated for ~46 weeks, the specimens were split in the middle section and sprayed with phenolphthalein solution. In parallel, carbonation tests of powder samples were conducted, which allowed specific investigation of carbonation-induced phase alterations [21]. After 28 days of sealed curing, the samples were pulverized and sieved through 150 μ m, and subsequently exposed to the same indoor environment for natural carbonation. The phase alternations of atmospherically carbonated samples at various time intervals were studied by XRD and TGA.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Compressive Strength

The early-age compressive strength development of LC3 containing various dosages of MgO additive is shown in Figure 1. In comparison with the OPC reference of the same water-to-powder (binder) ratio, the control LC3 paste (without MgO addition) shows lower strength at 1 day but then surpasses at 7 days. The catching up of strength gain of control LC3 is due to the progressive pozzolanic reaction of MK that forms additional strength-giving products, including calcium-aluminosilicate-hydrate (C-A-S-H) and AFm phases (hemicarbonate and monocarbonate) [13,23]. On the other hand, the 1-day strength of LC3 paste seems to be lowered by MgO addition, seemingly related to its impact on the hydration process, as will be elaborated later. This finding is consistent with the general observation in the literature that incorporating MgO leads to a strength decrease in cementitious matrices [24]. At 7 days and onwards, the strength of LC3 with a 2.5% MgO addition is consistently lower than that of the control LC3 paste, whilst those with higher MgO addition percentages show comparable or even slightly higher compressive strength.

3.2. Phase and Molecular Analysis

The XRD and TGA results of LC3 containing various dosages of MgO additive are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, respectively. A significant reduction in the amount of portlandite (CH) in LC3 pastes from 1 day to 7 days is apparent, which is congruent with the greatest strength increase during this period due to the ongoing MK reaction. On the other hand, with the increasing MgO addition in LC3 pastes, it can be seen that the diffraction peak intensity related to CH at various ages tends to be higher at the same ages. This observation implies that the MgO incorporation in LC3 slows down the chemical reaction of MK with CH. This argument is also supported by the lower diffraction intensity of AFm phases in LC3 pastes with a higher amount of MgO additive at the same ages. It is known that in LC3, the reaction of MK (idealized as AS2) with CH produces both C-A-S-H and AFm phases, as described in reference [25]. As the MK slows down the chemical reaction between MK and CH, the small amount of incorporated MK may result in a reduction in compressive strength, as observed in Figure 1. However, as the incorporating percentages of MgO increases from 2.5% to 7.5%, the reduction of free water-to-powder (here, the powder include MgO) ratio may dominate the strength development of hardened pastes, resulting in comparable strength as the reference mixture.
The TGA results support the conclusion that the MgO addition slows down the reaction of MK in LC3. It is evident that the mass loss humps assigned to dehydration and dehydroxylation of AFm phases, at ~180 °C and ~250 °C, respectively, are noticeably smaller in LC3 with a higher amount of MgO. Meanwhile, after 7 days and 28 days of reaction (see Figure 3), the presence of CH is still detectable in LC3 containing MgO, while it is untraceable in plain LC3. Moreover, the decomposition peak related to brucite (MH), whose content increases with the increase in MgO addition dosage, can be unambiguously identified in the TGA curves.

3.3. Carbonation Resistance

The split cross-sections of cubic specimens colored by phenolphthalein solution are shown in Figure 4. Although marginally, it shows that an addition of 7.5% MgO in LC3 slightly reduces the carbonation depth of LC pastes. However, for LC3 pastes with a lower dosage of MgO addition, their carbonation depths are comparable to the plain LC3. It remains unclear if the slightly reduced carbonation depth in LC3_7.5M is due to an improved CO2 binding capacity and/or reduced penetrability due to reduced water-to-powder ratio (powder here includes MgO). As discussed earlier, the MK slows down the chemical reaction between MK and CH, thus leaving a greater amount of CH for CO2 uptake. In addition, the hydrated MgO can bind CO2 itself [26,27], which contributes to a potentially higher CO2 binding capacity.
The XRD and TGA results of LC3 pastes after being naturally carbonated for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months are shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, respectively. It is clear that the natural carbonation of LC3 leads to virtually complete decomposition of AFt and AFm phases, rendering the simultaneous formation of calcium carbonates, i.e., calcite and aragonite. In addition, it shows that the remaining CH in LC3 containing MgO is rapidly carbonated after exposure to air for ~1 week (see Figure 6a). In contrast, the hump related to MH remains remarkable even after a 6-month carbonation in the air. However, it is evidenced that the MH content is gradually lowered as the carbonation proceeds (see Figure 6c,d), suggesting that MH can uptake CO2 to some extent, but at a much slower rate than the other hydrated phases including AFm, AFt, and CH in LC3 systems. It should be noted that the samples used in the carbonation tests were powders, in which the carbonation kinetics of MH did not seem to be limited by the contact area, but by the carbonation potential and thermodynamic constrains of MH phases.

4. Conclusions

In this work, the influence of reactive magnesium (MgO) on the strength development, phase assemblage, and carbonation resistance of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) pastes was studied, and aimed towards developing magnesium-based additives for carbonation mitigation. Based on the experimental results, the following conclusions can be drawn:
(1) The addition of MgO in LC3 tends to reduce the very early-age strength but has a somewhat detrimental effect on the later-age strength.
(2) The addition of MgO slows down the chemical reaction of MK in LC3, forming a smaller amount of AFm phases and leaving more CH in LC3. As such, small amounts (2.5%) of incorporated MK can result in the reduction in early-age compressive strength. However, as the incorporating percentages of MgO increases to 7.5%, the reduction in free water-to-powder ratio can dominate the strength development of hardened pastes, resulting in comparable strength as the reference mixture.
(3) The improvement of carbonation resistance of LC3 by MgO addition is insignificant based on the present experimental results. The formed brucite can uptake CO2 to some extent but at a much slower rate, in comparison to hydrated phases including AFm, AFt, and CH. Although MgO may be capable of gradually binding some CO2, its impact on the hydration and phase formation of LC3 can offset this beneficial impact.
Future works regarding the (i) influence of physiochemical characteristics of MgO on the hydration and performance of LC3 systems; (ii) optimum design of MgO-modified LC3 with significantly enhanced carbonation resistance while preserving remarkable strength achievement; and (iii) Stargates to increase the carbonation rate of MgO particles in LC3 systems, are recommended.

Author Contributions

T.J.: experimentation; investigation; formal analysis; visualization; writing—original draft preparation. Y.J.: supervision; writing—review and editing. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

The financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. FRF-TP-20-096A1) of the People’s Republic of China is gratefully acknowledged.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the submitted article.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Compressive strengths of OPC and LC3 cubic specimens at 1, 7, and 28 days (The mean value is the average of three duplicates).
Figure 1. Compressive strengths of OPC and LC3 cubic specimens at 1, 7, and 28 days (The mean value is the average of three duplicates).
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Figure 2. The XRD results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO at ages of 1 day, 7 days, and 28 days.
Figure 2. The XRD results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO at ages of 1 day, 7 days, and 28 days.
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Figure 3. The TGA results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO at ages of 1 day, 7 days, and 28 days.
Figure 3. The TGA results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO at ages of 1 day, 7 days, and 28 days.
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Figure 4. Photos of the sliced LC3 specimens sprayed with phenolphthalein after natural carbonation for ~46 weeks after 28 days of sealed curing. (a) LC3-Control; (b) LC3-2.5 MgO; (c) LC3-5.0 MgO; (d) LC3-7.5 MgO.
Figure 4. Photos of the sliced LC3 specimens sprayed with phenolphthalein after natural carbonation for ~46 weeks after 28 days of sealed curing. (a) LC3-Control; (b) LC3-2.5 MgO; (c) LC3-5.0 MgO; (d) LC3-7.5 MgO.
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Figure 5. The XRD results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO after natural carbonation for 1 week, 2 weeks, and 3 months.
Figure 5. The XRD results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO after natural carbonation for 1 week, 2 weeks, and 3 months.
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Figure 6. The TGA results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO after natural carbonation for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. (a) 1-week carbonation; (b) 2-week carbonation; (c) 3-month carbonation; (d) 6-month carbonation.
Figure 6. The TGA results of LC3 pastes containing various dosages of MgO after natural carbonation for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. (a) 1-week carbonation; (b) 2-week carbonation; (c) 3-month carbonation; (d) 6-month carbonation.
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Table 1. Mixture parameters of LC3 pastes containing MgO additive.
Table 1. Mixture parameters of LC3 pastes containing MgO additive.
Mixture IDOPC (%)MK (%)LS (%)Anhydrite CaSO4 (%)MgO (%)Water/Powder Ratio
LC3_Control52.530.015.02.5-0.4
LC3_2.5M52.530.015.02.52.5
LC3_5M52.530.015.02.55.0
LC3_7.5M52.530.015.02.57.5
All percentages are weight-based.
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