In this study, foamed glass was fabricated by adjusting the final heat treatment temperature. The heat treatment temperatures ranged from 900 °C to 1,100 °C at 50 °C intervals. Blast furnace slag (BFS) powder was mixed with foaming agent such as CaCO3, Ca3(PO4)2, Na2SiO3 and NaOH, pressed under compression, then heat treated to form a porous and stable glass structure. Their optical, thermal, and physical properties, including thermal coefficient, density, glass transition temperature (Tg) and X-ray diffraction patterns, were investigated. As the heat treatment temperature increased, the apparent density decreased from 1.44 g/cm3 to 1.03 g/cm3 while the porosity increased from 46.03 % to 58.89 %. Thermal coefficient decreased from 9.997 × 10-6 /K to 9.417 × 10-6 /K. The main XRD peak gradually shifted toward a lower angle, indicating an expansion of the glass network structure. Results showed that foamed glass based on BFS, developed with a porous structure, can be used as an effective thermal insulation material, suggesting the potential for the commercial utilization of slag.

This study investigates the thermodynamic processes of reduction for iron, manganese, silicon, aluminum, magnesium, and calcium within a blast furnace. We analyzed two primary mechanisms, indirect and direct reduction, to determine the conditions under which these elements are converted from their oxides into metallic form. For indirect reduction, driven by gas-solid reactions with carbon monoxide, calculations show that iron is effectively reduced at temperatures above 967 K and a carbon monoxide partial pressure greater than 0.575. However, other elements like manganese, silicon, aluminum, magnesium, and calcium require extremely high temperatures and carbon monoxide partial pressures approaching 1.0. This makes their indirect reduction in a typical blast furnace environment highly improbable. In contrast, direct reduction involves solid carbon (coke) directly reducing the oxides. Our analysis reveals that iron can be reduced at temperatures above 1000 K, which is well within the blast furnace's operating range. Manganese and silicon can also be produced through this direct reduction pathway at the high temperatures found in the furnace's lower zone, above 1691 K and 1952 K, respectively. However, aluminum, magnesium, and calcium require significantly higher temperatures that fall outside the normal operating conditions of the blast furnace. In conclusion, iron is effectively produced by both indirect and direct reduction mechanisms. While manganese and silicon are difficult to reduce indirectly, they are successfully produced through direct reduction in the high-temperature zone. Aluminum, magnesium, and calcium, on the other hand, are not produced in a blast furnace because their reduction temperatures are too high. This explains why only specific elements are reduced and incorporated into the final pig iron product.

This study investigates the vitrification of blast furnace slag (BFS) by adjusting the content of steel slag and the added amount of E-glass. SaEb glasses were prepared with a composition of x wt% BFS and (100-x) wt% E-glass (x = 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50). Each composition was melted in a platinum crucible under atmospheric conditions at 1,500 °C for 2 h, and transparent glasses with a transmittance exceeding 75 % were fabricated. All SaEb glasses exhibit an amorphous pattern, indicating successful vitrification. We also analyzed their optical, thermal, and physical properties, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), glass transition temperature (Tg), and x-ray pattern. As the E-glass content increased, the glass transition temperature of blast furnace slag-based glass decreased from 765 °C to 734 °C due to the weakening of the SiO4 unit structure. In all compositions, the glass transition–crystallization temperature difference exceeded 220 °C, confirming the glasses stability for slag fiber applications. The blast furnace slag-based glass exhibits potential for application in slag fiber production, and is expected to provide fundamental data for future studies on related materials.

건설 자재와 건설 폐기물의 환경적 영향에 대한 사회적 관심이 높아지고 있다. 고강도 콘크리트의 필요성이 점차 커짐에 따라, 본 연구에서는 서로 연관된 환경 문제에 대한 두 가지 잠재적 해결책을 검토하였다. 첫째는 재활용 콘크리트 골재의 사용량 증가 가능성이고, 둘째는 고로 슬래그를 시멘트로 활용(재활용)할 가능성이다. 일반적으로 재활용 골재를 사용하면 고강도 콘크리트의 강도 가 저하되는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 재활용 골재 콘크리트의 배합비와 함량 변화를 분석하여 고층 건축에 재활용 골재가 실용적인지, 그리고 어떤 방식으로 활용되는지를 규명하고자 하였다.

PURPOSES : This paper presents the experimental results of tests conducted on concrete produced with air-cooled (AS) and water-cooled (WS) ground blast-furnace slag exposed to multi-deterioration environments of carbonation and scaling. METHODS : Carbonated and uncarbonated concrete specimens were regularly monitored according to the ASTM C 672 standard to evaluate the durability of concrete exposed to both scaling and combined carbonation and scaling conditions. Additionally, mechanical properties, such as compressive strength, flexural strength, and surface electric resistivity, were analyzed. RESULTS : It was found that concrete specimens produced with AS and WS had a beneficial effect on the mechanical properties because of the latent hydraulic properties of the AS and WS mineral admixtures. Moreover, carbonated concrete showed good scaling resistance in comparison to uncarbonated concrete, particularly for concrete produced with AS and WS. CONCLUSIONS : The improved scaling resistance of carbonated concrete showed that AS is a suitable option for binders used in cement concrete pavements subjected to combined carbonation and scaling.

Geopolymers have many advantages over Portland cement, including energy efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, high strength at early age and improved thermal resistance. Alkali activated geopolymers made from waste materials such as fly ash or blast furnace slag are particularly advantageous because of their environmental sustainability and low cost. However, their durability and functionality remain subjects for further study. Geopolymer materials can be used in various applications such as fire and heat resistant fiber composites, sealants, concretes, ceramics, etc., depending on the chemical composition of the source materials and the activators. In this study, we investigated the thermal properties and microstructure of fly ash and blast furnace slag based geopolymers in order to develop eco-friendly construction materials with excellent energy efficiency, sound insulation properties and good heat resistance. With different curing times, specimens of various compositions were investigated in terms of compressive strength, X-ray diffraction, thermal property and microstructure. In addition, we investigated changes in X-ray diffraction and microstructure for geopolymers exposed to 1,000 oC heat.

This study was performed in order to obtain the effect of the compressive strength of the cured product with manufacturing conditions (amounts of fine aggregate and different types of alkali activator). Material which is the basis of the cured product was used for the blast furnace slag, which has a latent hydraulic activity. Consequently, when using sodium hydroxide as the alkali activator, it is possible to obtain a higher compressive strength than using the calcium hydroxide. And also, it can be added a 10% of fine aggregate with blast furnace slag to improve the compressive strength.

PURPOSES: This study investigates the mechanical performance of carbon-capturing concrete that mainly contains blast furnace slag. METHODS: The mixture variables were considered; these included Portland cement content, which was varied from 10% to 40% of the blast furnace slag by weight. The specimens were exposed to different conditions such as high N2 and O2 concentrations, laboratory conditions and high CO2 conditions. Mechanical performances, including compressive and flexural strengths and carbon-capturing depth, were evaluated. RESULTS : The slump, air content and unit weight were not affected significantly by the variation in cement content. The strength development when the specimens were exposed to high purity air was slightly greater than that when exposed to high CO2. As the cement content increased the compressive and flexural strength increased but not considerably. The carbon-capturing capacity decreased as the cement content increased. The specimens exposed in the field for 70 days had flexural strength greater than 3 MPa. CONCLUSIONS : The results indicate that cement content is not an important parameter in the development of compressive and flexural strengths. However, the carbon-capturing depth was higher for less cement content. Even after field exposure for 70 days, neither any significant damage on the surface nor any decrease in strength was observed.

고로슬래그는 유동성 장기강도 및 내구성이 좋고 수화열을 낮아 경화체를 제조함에 따른 적용성이 우수하지만, 몇 가지 문제점을 갖는다. 시공시간이 증가하고 회전속도가 늦고 초기강도가 낮다. 본 연구에서는 알칼리활성화를 이용한 경화체 제조에 있어 필요한 알칼리 수용액을 해수담수화 과정에서 발생하는 농축수의 전기분해를 통하여 공급하였으며. 알칼리 수용액을 이용하여 고로슬래그와 경화체를 제작하였다. 결과는 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다 : 모르타르의 압축강도는 NaOH 2%이하일 때는 감소하고, 6% 이하까지는 증가한다. 그리고 NaOCl의 함량이 증가할수록 압축강도도 증가한다. 그러나 NaCl이 모르타르에 존재하면 초기강도보다 재령 28일차 강도는 감소하게 된다.

PURPOSES: In this study, alkali-activated blast-furnace slag (AABFS) was investigated to determine its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide and to demonstrate the feasibility of its use as an alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). In addition, this study was performed to evaluate the influence of the alkali-activator concentration on the absorption capacity and physicochemical characteristics. METHODS: To determine the characteristics of the AABFS as a function of the activator concentration, blast-furnace slag was activated by using calcium hydroxide at mass ratios ranging from 6 to 24%. The AABFS pastes were used to evaluate the carbon dioxide absorption capacity and rate, while the OPC paste was tested under the same conditions for comparison. The changes in the surface morphology and chemical composition before and after the carbon dioxide absorption were analyzed by using SEM and XRF. RESULTS: At an activator concentration of 24%, the AABFS absorbed approximately 42g of carbon dioxide per mass of paste. Meanwhile, the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed onto the OPC was minimal at the same activator concentration, indicating that the AABFS actively absorbed carbon dioxide as a result of the carbonation reaction on its surface. However, the carbon dioxide absorption capacity and rate decreased as the activator concentration increased, because a high concentration of the activator promoted a hydration reaction and formed a dense internal structure, which was confirmed by SEM analysis. The results of the XRF analyses showed that the CaO ratio increased after the carbon dioxide absorption. CONCLUSIONS : The experimental results confirmed that the AABFS was capable of absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide, suggesting that it can be used as a dry absorbent for carbon capture and sequestration and as a feasible alternative to OPC. In the formation of AABFS, the activator concentration affected the hydration reaction and changed the surface and internal structure, resulting in changes to the carbon dioxide absorption capacity and rate. Accordingly, the activator ratio should be carefully selected to enhance not only the carbon capture capacity but also the physicochemical characteristics of the geopolymer.

PURPOSES : In this study blast furnace slag, an industrial byproduct, was used with an activating chemicals, Ca(OH)2 and Na2SiO3 for carbon capture and sequestration as well as strength development. METHODS: This paper presents the optimized mixing design of Carbon-Capturing and Sequestering Activated Blast-Furnace Slag Mortar. Design of experiments in order to the optimized mixing design was applied and commercial program (MINITAB) was used. Statistical analysis was used to Box-Behnken (B-B) method in response surface analysis. RESULTS : The influencing factors of experimental are water ratio, Chemical admixture ratio and Curing temperature. In the results of response surface analysis, to obtain goal performance, the optimized mixing design for Carbon-Capturing and Sequestering Activated Blast- Furnace Slag Mortar were water ratio 40%, Chemical admixture ratio 58.78% and Curing temperature of 60℃. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with previous studies of this experiment is to some extent the optimal combination is expected to be reliable.

PURPOSES : To investigate the fundamental characteristics of blast-furnace slag mortar that was hardened with activating chemicals to capture and sequester carbon dioxide. METHODS : Various mix proportions were considered to find an appropriate stregnth development in regards with various dosages of activating chemicals, calcium hydroxides and sodium silicates, and curing conditions, air-dried, wet and underwater conditions. Flow characteristics was investigated and setting time of the mortar was measured. At different ages of 3, 7 and 28days, strength development was investigated for all the mix variables. At each age, samples were analyzed with XRD. RESULTS : The measured flow values showed the mortar lost its flowability as the activating chemicals amount increased in the scale of mole concentration. The setting time of the mortar was relatively shorter than OPC mortar but the initial curing condition was important, such as temperature. The amount of activating chemicals was found not to be critical in the sense of setting time. The strength increased with the increased amount of chemicals. The XRD analysis results showed that portlandite peaks reduced and clacite increased as the age increased. This may mean the Ca(OH)2 keeps absorbing CO2 in the air during curing period. CONCLUSIONS : The carbon capturing and sequestering activated blast-furnace slag mortar showed successful strength gain to be used for road system materials and its carbon absorbing property was verified though XRD analysis.

Furnace slag powder used currently in Korea needs to add special functions in response to the increase of large-scale projects. In addition, it is advantageous in that it has a lower hydration heat emission rate than ordinary Portland cement and improves properies such as the inhibition of alkali aggregate reaction, watertightness, salt proofness, seawater resistance and chemical reslstance. However, furnace slag powder is not self-hardening, and requires activators such as alkali for hydration. Accordingly, if recycled fine aggregate, from which calcíum hydroxide is generated, and furnace slag, which requires alkali stimulation, are used together they play mutually complementary roles, so we expect to use the mixture as a resource-recycling construction material. Thus the present study purposed to examine the properties and characteristics of furnace slag powder and recycled aggregate, to manufacture recycled fine aggregate mortar using furnace slag and analyze its performance based on the results of an experiment, to provide materials on mortar using furnace slag as a cement additive and recycled fine aggregate as a substitute of aggregate, and ultimately to provide basic materials on the manufacturing of resource-recycled construction materials using binder and fine aggregate as recycled resources.

본 연구는 원자력 시설 해체 시 발생되는 저준위 및 극저준위 폐토양, 점토와 산업부산물인 고로슬 래그를 이용하여 방사성 폐기물을 안전하게 담지할 수 있는 비소성 시멘트의 제조 가능성을 평가하고 광물· 형태학적 분석을 통하여 생성된 반응 물질에 대하여 고찰하였다. 본 연구에서는 (1) 폐토양, 점토 및 고로슬 래그의 특성 분석, (2) 폐토양, 점토 및 고로슬래그를 고화재 및 성분조정제로 이용한 원전 해체 폐기물 담지를 위 한 비소성 시멘트 제조 및 최적의 배합 비율 도출, (3) 제조된 비소성 시멘트 고화체의 수화반응 생성물질에 대하여 광물·형태학적 분석 등을 수행하였다. 비소성 시멘트 고화체의 광물·형태학적 분석 결과, 폐토양과 점 토는 수화반응 생성물이 관측되지 않았으며, 고로슬래그의 경우 고화체의 강도를 발현시킬 수 있는 수화반응 생성물질인 calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), 에트링가이트(ettringite)가 생성되는 것을 확인하였다. 폐토양, 점 토를 고화재로 이용한 비소성 시멘트의 재령 28일 후 고화체는 최적의 배합 비율에서 약 3 MPa의 강도를 나 타내 처분장 인수기준 압축강도인 3.44MPa를 만족하지 못하는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나, 고로슬래그를 고화 재로 이용한 비소성 시멘트는 모든 실험 조건에서 처분장 인수기준 압축강도를 만족하며, 최적의 배합 비율 에서는 약 27 MPa로 높게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 비소성 시멘트 고화재로 고로 슬래그, 방사성 핵종에 대한 흡착제 역할로 폐토양 및 점토를 이용한다면 방사성 폐기물 처분을 위한 최적의 비소성 시멘트를 제조할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

In this study, the mechanical properties of concrete incorporating blast furnace slag with 60 % were analyzed according to CBS-Dust replacement rate. Results indicate that replacement of more than 10 % of CBS-Dust have a positive effect on reducing waste disposal costs and strength improvement

스트론튬계 상전이물질은 특정한 온도에서 물질의 상태가 변함에 따라서 열을 흡수하거나 방출하게 된다. 본 연구의 목적은 스트론튬계 상전이물질의 혼입이 플라이애시 치환 모르타르 및 고로슬래그 치환 모르타르의 수화발열 및 역학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 평가하는 것이다. 스트론튬계 상전이물질의 혼입량은 결합재 질량의 1, 2, 3, 4, 5%로 하였다. 총 12개 수준의 모르타르 배합에 대해서 모르타르 흐름성능, 간이수화열온도상승, 압축 및 휨강도 실험을 각각 수행하였다. 실험결과 본 연구에서 사용한 스트론튬계 상전이물질은 모르타르의 수화열 저감 및 수화지연에 효과적인 것으로 판단된다. 특히 플라이애시 치환 모르타르의 최대온도 상승량은 고로슬래그 치환 모르타르의 최대온도 상승량에 비해 낮게 나타났다. 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그 치환 모르타르의 압축강도는 상전이물질 혼입량이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

This study is to perform experiment of concrete according to addition of blast furnace slag powder and sulfur activator dosages. Blast furnace slag powder used at 30, 50, 80% replacement by weight of cement, and liquid sulfur additives was chosen as the alkaline activator. As a result, it should be noted that the sulfur alkali-activators can not only solve the disadvantage of blast furnace slag concrete but also offer the chloride resistance of alkali-activated blast furnace slag concrete to blast furnace slag concrete.