SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (8): 118-130.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2023.02.006

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Mechanical strength and the degradation mechanism of metakaolin based geopolymer mixed with ordinary Portland cement and cured at high temperature and high relative humidity

Xia Miao1,2, Xiaofan Pang3, Shiyu Li3, Haoguang Wei1,2, Jianhao Yin3, Xiangming Kong3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 100101, China;
    2. Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd, Beijing 100101, China;
    3. Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 收稿日期:2022-09-14 修回日期:2023-02-01 出版日期:2023-08-28 发布日期:2023-10-28
  • 通讯作者: Xiaofan Pang,E-mail:pangxiaofan@tsinghua.edu.cn;Xiangming Kong,E-mail:kxm@tsinghua.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work is supported by the State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development (20-YYGZ-KF-GC-04).

Mechanical strength and the degradation mechanism of metakaolin based geopolymer mixed with ordinary Portland cement and cured at high temperature and high relative humidity

Xia Miao1,2, Xiaofan Pang3, Shiyu Li3, Haoguang Wei1,2, Jianhao Yin3, Xiangming Kong3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 100101, China;
    2. Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd, Beijing 100101, China;
    3. Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2022-09-14 Revised:2023-02-01 Online:2023-08-28 Published:2023-10-28
  • Contact: Xiaofan Pang,E-mail:pangxiaofan@tsinghua.edu.cn;Xiangming Kong,E-mail:kxm@tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by the State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development (20-YYGZ-KF-GC-04).

摘要: Geopolymer is a new type of eco-friendly cementitious material, and its superior drying and high temperature resistance has been widely recognized. The service performance of geopolymer under 150 ℃ high-temperature hydrothermal conditions is still less discussed. In this paper, the mechanical strength of pure metakaolin system with low calcium content and metakaolin-cement system with high calcium content under hydrothermal and non-hydrothermal conditions were studied. The results show that under 150 ℃ hydrothermal conditions, the strength of pure metakaolin geopolymer sharply decreases by reduction rate of 81.8% compared to the sample under 150 ℃ drying conditions, while the strength of metakaolin-cement geopolymers is well retained with only a slight decrease of 14.4%. This is mainly because the predominantly hydration product sodium aluminosilicate (N-A-S-H) gel of pure metakaolin system undergoes the process of “dissociation-repolymerization-crystallization” under 150 ℃ hydrothermal conditions, resulting in the loss of cementation ability and obvious deterioration of mechanical strength. In the metakaolin-cement system, the high-calcium calcium silicate gel (C-A-S-H) gel maintains a stable structure, thereby maintaining the macroscopic strength of the material under the hydrothermal conditions.

关键词: Geopolymer, Hydrothermal conditions, Strength, Degradation, Crystallization, Gels

Abstract: Geopolymer is a new type of eco-friendly cementitious material, and its superior drying and high temperature resistance has been widely recognized. The service performance of geopolymer under 150 ℃ high-temperature hydrothermal conditions is still less discussed. In this paper, the mechanical strength of pure metakaolin system with low calcium content and metakaolin-cement system with high calcium content under hydrothermal and non-hydrothermal conditions were studied. The results show that under 150 ℃ hydrothermal conditions, the strength of pure metakaolin geopolymer sharply decreases by reduction rate of 81.8% compared to the sample under 150 ℃ drying conditions, while the strength of metakaolin-cement geopolymers is well retained with only a slight decrease of 14.4%. This is mainly because the predominantly hydration product sodium aluminosilicate (N-A-S-H) gel of pure metakaolin system undergoes the process of “dissociation-repolymerization-crystallization” under 150 ℃ hydrothermal conditions, resulting in the loss of cementation ability and obvious deterioration of mechanical strength. In the metakaolin-cement system, the high-calcium calcium silicate gel (C-A-S-H) gel maintains a stable structure, thereby maintaining the macroscopic strength of the material under the hydrothermal conditions.

Key words: Geopolymer, Hydrothermal conditions, Strength, Degradation, Crystallization, Gels