Mechanically activated mine tailings for use as supplementary cementitious materials |
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Author: | Ramanathan, Sivakumar1; Perumal, Priyadharshini2; Illikainen, Mirja2; |
Organizations: |
1Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33416, USA 2Faculty of Technology, Fiber and Particle Engineering Research Unit, PO Box 4300, University of Oulu, Oulu 90014, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.3 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021092146699 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
RILEM Publications,
2021
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Publish Date: | 2021-09-21 |
Description: |
AbstractTwo mine tailings are evaluated for their potential as supplementary cementitious materials. The mine tailings were milled using two different methods — ball milling for 30 minutes and disc milling for durations ranging from 1 to 15 minutes. The modified R3 test was carried out on the mine tailings to quantify their reactivity. The reactivity of the disc milled tailings is greater than those of the ball milled tailings. Strong correlations are obtained between milling duration, median particle size, amorphous content, dissolved aluminum and silicon, and reactivity of the mine tailings. The milling energy results in an increase in the fineness and the amorphous content, which do not appreciably increase beyond a disc milling duration of 8 minutes. The reactivity increases significantly beyond a certain threshold fineness and amorphous content. Cementitious pastes were prepared at 30% supplementary cementitious materials replacement level at a water-to-cementitious materials ratio of 0.40. No negative effects of the mine tailings were observed at early ages in cement pastes based on isothermal calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis, demonstrating the potential for these materials to be used as supplementary cementitious materials. see all
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Series: |
RILEM technical letters |
ISSN: | 2518-0231 |
ISSN-E: | 2518-0231 |
ISSN-L: | 2518-0231 |
Volume: | 6 |
Pages: | 61 - 69 |
DOI: | 10.21809/rilemtechlett.2021.143 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.21809/rilemtechlett.2021.143 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
212 Civil and construction engineering 215 Chemical engineering 216 Materials engineering 217 Medical engineering |
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Funding: |
The financial support for the Sivakumar Ramanathan through the Dissertation Fellowship awarded by the University of Miami Graduate School is gratefully acknowledged. Priyadharshini Perumal and Mirja Illikainen gratefully acknowledge the financial support received from the project GEOMINS [Grant #319676: Steps towards the use of mine tailings in geopolymer materials: Reactivity, CO2 Sequestration and Heavy Metal Stabilization] funded by Academy of Finland and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska Curie Grant Agreement No [839848]. |
EU Grant Number: |
(839848) W2W - Waste to Wealth (W2W): A total solution for municipal solid waste incinerated ash in geopolymer concrete |
Academy of Finland Grant Number: |
319676 |
Detailed Information: |
319676 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) |
Copyright information: |
© The Author(s) 2021. This article is published with open access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |