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 : This study set out to investigate the fundamental properties of alkali-activated concrete (AAC) using modified slag as the pavement maintenance material. METHODS: The material properties of modified slag based alkali-activated concrete (MSAAC) were analyzed and evaluated against those of alkali-activated slag concrete (AASC). Several mix formulations were considered, including one MSACC and four AASCs. The main variables considered in the study were slump, air content, compressive strength, rapid chloride permeability test, scaling resistance, freeze-thaw test, XRD, SEM, and EDS. RESULTS: MSAAC exhibits a compressive strength in excess of 21 MPa six hours after curing. Also, the charge passed of the MSACC was found to be less than 2000 coulombs after seven days and about 1000 coulombs after 28 days. The weight loss determined from a scaling test did not exceed 1 kg/cm2 in the case of the MSACC, but that of the AASCs had already exceeded 1kg/cm2 at the 10th cycle. Based on the results of the freeze-thaw test, the relative dynamic modulus of every mix was found to be in excess of 90%. An energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) analysis found that the weight rate percentage of the calcium and aluminum in the MSAAC mix is twice that of the AASC mixes. CONCLUSIONS : It was found that the MSAAC mix exhibits significantly better performance than AASC mixes, based on various fundamental properties.

Activated carbon fibers(ACFs) were prepared in this research from a polyacrylonitrile(PAN) precursor with the KOH(1~4 M) pretreatment and following activation at 800oC in a lab-scale. The sample ACFs were characterized according to their textural properties, and evaluated for CO2 adsorption capacity. The surface area and pore volume of ACFs increased according to the pretreatment with KOH; for example, 4M-KOH aqueous solution resulted in 1552.5 m2/g specific surface area and 0.605 cc/g pore volume. It also showed high CO2 adsorption amount(3.11 mmol/g) which showed a proportional increase with reaction pressure.

PURPOSES : This study is to evaluate the feasibility of using the alkali activated cement concrete for application of partial-depth repair in pavement. METHODS : This study analyzes the compressive strength of alkali activated cement mortar based on the changes in the amount/type/composition of binder(portland cement, fly ash, slag) and activator(NaOH, Na2SiO3, Na2CO3, Na2SO4). The mixture design is divided in case I of adding one kind-activator and case II of adding two kind-activators. RESULTS : The results of case I show that Na2SO4 based mixture has superior the long-term strength when compared to other mixtures, and that Na2CO3 based mixture has superior the early strength when compared to other mixtures. But the mixtures of case I is difficult to apply in the material for early-opening-to-traffic, because the strength of all mixtures isn't meet the criterion of traffic-opening. The results of case II show that NaOH-Na2SiO3 based mixtures has superior the early/long-term strength when compared to NaOH-Na2SiO3 based mixtures. In particular, the NaOH-Na2SiO3 based some mixtures turned out to pass the reference strength(1-day) of 21MPa as required for traffic-opening. CONCLUSIONS : With these results, it could be concluded that NaOH-Na2SiO3 based mixtures can be used as the material of pavement repair.

Non-sintering cement was manufactured with briquette ash. Alkali activator for compression bodies used a NaOH solution. In order to apply alkali-activated briquette ash and the non-sintering cement to concrete, several experimental studies were performed. It was necessary to study the binder obtained by means of a substitute for the cement. This study concentrated on strength development according to the concentration of NaOH solution, the curing temperature, and the curing time. The highest compressive strength of compression bodies appeared as 353kgf/cm2 cured at 80˚C for 28 days. This result indicates that a higher curing temperature is needed to get a higher strength body. Also, geopolymerization was examined by SEM and XRD analysis after the curing of compression bodies. According to SEM and XRD, the main reaction product in the alkali activated briquette ash is aluminosilicate crystal.

본 연구는 건설 디지털 제조를 위한 3D 프린팅 기술 개발을 위하여, 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그 미분말 등의 알칼리 활성화 결합재를 Binder Jetting 3D 프린팅 방식으로 출력하고, 후처리 방법을 통해 출력물의 압축강도를 증진하는 것이다. 진공 펌프 및 규산나트륨-수산화나트륨 복합 수용액을 적용하여 후처리 방법을 검토하였으며, 후처리 용액에 침지한 후 -0.1 MPa 진공 압력으로 처리한 공시체의 압축강도는 11.04 MPa 로써 강도 증진을 확인하였다.

본 연구에서는 저탄소 친환경 콘크리트의 일반적인 원재료로 널리 알려져 있는 플라이애시, 고로슬래그미분말을 혼합하여 알칼리 활성화 결합재를 제작한 후, 양생 조건에 따른 내구성을 파악하고자, 탈형한 시험체를 15 및 25°C의 해수에 양생 시켜 재령 91일까지의 내구 특성을 살펴보았다. 플라이애시와 고로슬래그미분말의 혼합비에 대해서 일부 혼합에 대해서는 재령 28일에 비해 재령 91일에서 흡수율 증가 및 강도 감소를 나타났지만, 그 이외에는 양생 조건에 관계없이 재령에 따라 흡수율 감소 및 강도 증가를 보여주었다.

This research provides an analysis of experiments on sulfuric acid resistance of alkali-activated slag mortar with dolomite powder. The results show that the longer the bedding time, the lower the mass change in all specimens. Among them, the mass change in a dolomite replaced specimens are shown to be less than that of a non-dolomite specimens. Since the composition of dolomite reacts with sulfuric acid solution to produce a product, it is thought to play a role in reducing mass reduction.

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.

In this study, alkali-activated slag (AAS) concrete made with blast furnace slag (BFS) was investigated as a replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete for changes in the compressive strength before and after CO2 exposure and chemical reactions with CO2. Before CO2 exposure, the compressive strength of AAS concrete was found to be up to 21 MPa, which was higher than that of OPC concrete. Exposing AAS concrete to CO2 at 5,000 ppm for 28 days did not significantly change the compressive strength. In contrast, the compressive strength of OPC concrete decreased by 13% in the same conditions. In addition, AAS concrete had the highest CO2 capture capacity of greater than 50 g CO2/kg, while the CO2 capture capacity of OPC concrete was only 2.5 g CO2/kg. Rietveld analyses using XRD results showed that fractions of main calcium-silicate-hydration (C-S-H) gels on the surface of AAS concrete did not significantly drop after CO2 exposure; the C-S-H gel on the AAS concrete was continuously produced by reacting with the SiO2 produced after the reaction with CO2 and Ca(OH)2 inside the concrete, with the result that the compressive strength of AAS concrete did not change after CO2 exposure. Thus, AAS concrete can be applied to CO2-rich environments as both a stable construction material and a CO2 sequestrate agent.

This paper investigates the strength properties of ground granulated blast furnace slag(GGBFS) with magnesium sulfate(MgSO4). GGBFS was replaced with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% MgSO4 by weight. Mixtures of sodium hydroxide(NaOH) and sodium silicate(Na2SiO3) were used as the alkaline activator; a mixture of 5% NaOH and 5% Na2SiO3, and a mixture of 10% NaOH and 10% Na2SiO3 by slag weight. The added activators were dissolved in the water, and the weight ratio of water to slag was 0.45. This study was performed using compressive strength testing, ultrasonic pulse velocity(UPV), water absorption and X-ray diffraction(XRD). In this study, the strength of hardened samples decreases with increasing MgSO4 content. In addition, the water absorption of samples increases and UPV decreases, with the increase of MgSO4 content. Brucite, gypsum and M-S-H(magnesium silicate hydrate) are present in the XRD patterns of the hardened samples.

The purpose of this study is to understand a compressive strength and propose a dry shrinkage strain equation being able to predict dry shrinkage of alkali-activated materials(AAM) mortar samples manufactured using fly-ash(FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag(GGBFS). The main parameters investigated were the GGBFS replace ratios(30, 50, 70 and 100%) and sodium silicate modules(Ms[SiO2/Na2O] 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0). The compressive strength of AAM increased with increases GGBFS replace ratios or Ms contents. The dry shrinkage strain of AAM decreased with increases Ms contents. But, the dry shrinkage strain of AAM increased as the GGBFS replace ratio increases. Therefore, the GGBFS replace ratio seems to have very significant and important consequences for the mix design of the AAM mortar. The results indicated the R-square of single regression analysis based on each mix properties was the highest value; 0.7539~0.9786(average 0.9359). And the presumption equation of dry shrinkage strain with all variables(GGBFS, Ms and material age) has higher accuracy and its R-square was 0.8020 at initial curing temperature 23 degrees Celsius and 0.8018 at initial curuing temperature 70 degrees Celsius.

This paper investigates the strength properties of ground granulated blast furnace slag(GGBFS) with magnesium sulfate(MgSO4). GGBFS was replaced with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% MgSO4 by weight. Mixtures of sodium hydroxide(NaOH) and sodium silicate(Na2SiO3) were used as the alkaline activator; a mixture of 5% NaOH and 5% Na2SiO3, and a mixture of 10% NaOH and 10% Na2SiO3 by slag weight. The added activators were dissolved in the water, and the weight ratio of water to slag was 0.45. This study was performed using compressive strength testing, ultrasonic pulse velocity(UPV), water absorption and X-ray diffraction(XRD). In this study, the strength of hardened samples decreases with increasing MgSO4 content. In addition, the water absorption of samples increases and UPV decreases, with the increase of MgSO4 content. Brucite, gypsum and M-S-H(magnesium silicate hydrate) are present in the XRD patterns of the hardened samples.

본 연구는 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그 미분말을 활용하여 알칼리 활성화 결합재로 제조된 모르타르 및 페이스트 샘플의 황산염 저 항성을 평가하고 황산염 침투에 대한 고저항성 결합재를 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그미분말 등의 광물질 혼화재 를 결합재로 활용하여 고로슬래그미분말 치환율을 30, 50 및 100%로 제작하였다. 규산나트륨 모듈 Ms[SiO2/Na2O]은 1.0, 1.5 및 2.0으로 조정 하였으며, 10% 황산나트륨, 10% 황산마그네슘, 10% 질산마그네슘 및 5% 질산마그네슘+5% 황산나트륨 용액에 각각 침지시키고, 황산염 저 항성을 평가하기 위하여 압축강도, 질량변화율, 길이변화율 및 X선 회절분석을 측정하였다. 그 결과 10% 황산나트륨, 10% 질산마그네슘 및 5% 질산마그네슘+5% 황산나트륨에 침지한 경우에는 모든 시험조건에서 장기적인 강도발현과 질량 및 길이변화율이 작아 저항성이 우수한 것으로 나타났으나, 10% 황산마그네슘에 침지한 경우에는 장기적인 강도저하와 질량 및 길이변화가 크게 나타났으며, 그 경향은 고로슬래그 미분말 치환량 및 Ms비가 증가할수록 현저하였다. 이것은, X선 회절분석 결과 황산마그네슘 용액 침지에서는 gypsum(CaSO4 ․ 2H2O) 및 brucite(MgOH)생성되어 내부조직이 팽창하는 것에 의한 것으로 확인되었다. 결론적으로 일정 농도의 SO4 2-이 존재하는 조건에서 Mg2+가 추 가로 존재할 경우 열화현상은 가속화되는 것을 알 수 있다.

In the study, we review the resistance to freezing of alkali-activated slag-red mud cement according to the red mud content. The purpose of the paper is improved durability and application for alkali-activated slag-red mud cement.

This paper presents an investigation of the mechanical properties on alkali-activated binders immersed in sea water. The alkali-activated binders were synthesized using blended binder(Class F fly ash; FA and ground granulated blast furnace slag; GGBFS) and alkali activator(sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate). Binders were prepared by mixing the FA and GGBFS in different blend ratios of 6:4, 7:3 and 8:2. The alkali activators were used 5wt% of blended binder, respectively. Calcium carbonate was used as an chemical additive. The compressive strength and absorptiion were measured at the age of 3, 7 and 28 days, and the XRD and SEM tests were performed at the age of 28 days.

본 연구는 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그를 활용하여 알칼리 활성화 결합재로 제조된 모르타르 및 페이스트 샘플의 황산염 저항성을 평가하고 황산염 침투에 대한 고저항성 결합재를 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그미분말 등의 광물질 혼화재를 결합 재로 활용하여 고로슬래그미분말 치환율을 0, 30, 50 및 100%로 제작하였다. 규산나트륨 모듈 Ms[SiO2/Na2O]은 1.0, 1.5 및 2.0으로 조정하였 으며, 초기 24시간 양생조건을 23°C 및 70°C로 하고, 10% 황산나트륨 및 10% 황산마그네슘 용액에 각각 침지시키고, 황산염 저항성을 평가하 기 위하여 압축강도, 질량변화율, 길이변화율 및 X선 회절분석을 측정하였다. 그 결과 고로슬래그미분말 치환량 및 Ms비가 증가할수록 재령 28일 압축강도 발현이 우수한 결과가 나타났다. 10% 황산나트륨에 침지한 경우에는 모든 시험조건에서 장기적인 강도발현과 질량 및 길이변 화율이 작아 황산나트륨 침투에 대한 저항성이 우수한 것으로 나타났으나, 10% 황산마그네슘에 침지한 경우에는 장기적인 강도저하와 질량 및 길이변화가 크게 나타났으며, 그 경향은 고로슬래그미분말 치환량 및 Ms비가 증가할수록 현저하였다. 이것은 황산마그네슘의 경우 규산마 그네슘수화물의 생성으로 인한 열화가 지배적으로 작용한 결과로 판단된다. 또한, X선 회절분석 결과 MgSO4 용액 침지에서의 알칼리 활성화 결합재의 팽창은 Gypsum(CaSO4․2H2O) 생성 반응에 의한 것으로 확인되었으며, 침지 6개월까지는 Gypsum의 생성이 지속적으로 증가되는 것 을 알 수 있다.

알칼리활성화 슬래그-레드머드 시멘트는 알칼리활성화 시멘트 연구의 일환으로서 시멘트 조성에서 알칼리자극제, 고로슬래그와 레드머드로 구성되어져 있으며, 포틀랜트 시멘트를 사용하지 않는 클링커 프리 시멘트(Clinker Free Cement)를 의미한다. 본 논문에서는 포틀 랜트 시멘트를 전혀 사용하지 않고 고분자 유기화합물인 재유화형 분말 폴리머를 혼입한 알칼리활성화 슬래그 시멘트에 레드머드의 대체율을 달리하여 강도특성, 기공특성 등을 기존 포틀랜트 시멘트와 비교 평가하였다. 그 결과 알칼리활성화 시멘트에 레드머드를 대체할 경우 C-S-H 광물상과 에트린가이트가 주요 수화생성물로 포틀랜트 시멘트와 비교하여 조직이 치밀하고 대체율 10%까지는 압축강도 및 휨강도가 증가하 였다.

Recently, the environmental issues are emerging as one the most Compressive strength of concrete using blast furnace slag is decreased when cured at low temperature. To apply slag concrete in winter, we perform the experiment about alkali-activated slag concrete cured at low temperature.

본 연구는 MgO를 0~16% 사용한 알칼리 활성화 슬래그 시멘트 (AASC)의 강도와 건조수축 특성에 관안 연구이다. 고로슬래그 미분말 (GGBFS)는 KOH를 활성화제로 사용하였고, 활성화제의 농도는 2M과 4M이다. MgO는 GGBFS의 중량에 대해 치환하였고 물-결합재 비 (w/b)는 0.5이다. 실험결과, 높은 MgO 치환율은 높은 수화반응으로 모든 재령에서 높은 압축강도를 나타내었다. 압축강도와 초음파속도 (UPV)는 MgO의 양이 증가함에 따라 증가되었다. AASC의 건조수축은 MgO의 양이 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. SEM 결과를 통해 높은 양의 MgO 시험체는 치밀한 반응 생성물질이 만들어 진 것을 확인할 수 있다.