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Influence of granulated blast furnace slag on the reaction, structure and properties of fly ash based geopolymer

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Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) has been used to alter the geopolymerisation behaviour of fly ash. The influence of varying amount of GBFS (5–50%) on the reaction kinetics has been studied using isothermal conduction calorimetry. It was observed that the reaction at 27 °C is dominated by the GBFS activation, whereas the reaction at 60 °C is due to combined interaction of fly ash and GBFS. The reaction product of geopolymerisation has been characterised using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy–X-ray microanalysis. Alumino–silicate–hydrate (A–S–H) and calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) gels with varying Si/Al and Ca/Si ratio are found to be the main reaction products. Coexistence of A–S–H and C–S–H gel further indicates the interaction of fly ash and GBFS during geopolymerisation. Attempt has been made to relate the microstructure with the properties of the geopolymers.

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  1. All through the text, cement nomenclature is used where (C = CaO, S = SiO2, A = Al2O3, H = H2O).

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The authors are grateful to Dr. Sukomal Ghosh, Acting Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Council for Scientist & Industrial Research, Jamshedpur, India for his kind permission to publish the paper. The fly ash used in the study was received from Grasim Cement, Rawan, Chattisgarh (India) and this is gratefully acknowledged. Authors also acknowledge the characterisation support from Mr. M. Gunjan and Mr. B. Mahato.

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  2. Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 208 016, India

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Kumar, S., Kumar, R. & Mehrotra, S.P. Influence of granulated blast furnace slag on the reaction, structure and properties of fly ash based geopolymer. J Mater Sci 45, 607–615 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3934-5

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