Use of rice husk ash to produce alternative sodium silicate for geopolymerization reactions

Abstract This study investigated the feasibility of synthesizing sodium silicate from rice husk ash (RHA) and its application to produce geopolymers. Samples were prepared at different SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratios (3.0, 3.5, and 4.0) for both sodium silicates (commercial and from RHA). They were underwater cured at 60 ºC for 1 h and then at room temperature (25 ºC in the air) until the time of the tests (7 and 28 days). The results showed that the compressive strength significantly increased along with the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio for both silicates. Geopolymers produced with sodium silicate from RHA showed higher compressive strengths for most studied samples. The highest compressive strength (6.33±0.23 MPa) was obtained for samples with SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 4.0 at 7 days, representing a 40% increase in average values compared to commercial sodium silicate under the same conditions. XRD data and FTIR spectrum confirmed that it was possible to synthesize a geopolymer with sodium silicate using RHA.

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Autores principales:	Lima,J. S., Apolonio,P. H., Marinho,E. P., Vasconcelos,E. A., Nóbrega,A. C. V., Freitas,J. C. O.
Formato:	Digital revista
Idioma:	English
Publicado:	Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica 2021
Acceso en línea:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132021000100058
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