1. Effect of carbon dioxide mineralization curing on mechanical properties and microstructure of Portland cement–steel slag–granulated blast furnace slag ternary paste.
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Cheng, Xu, Tian, Wei, Yuan, Qiang, Chen, Wensu, Wan, Jiahao, Guo, Jian, and Cai, Jiqi
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CARBON dioxide , *SLAG , *MICROSTRUCTURE , *MINERALIZATION , *CARBON fixation , *PASTE , *PORTLAND cement - Abstract
To investigate the synergistic effects of steel slag (SS) and granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) on cementitious systems during carbon dioxide (CO 2) mineralization curing. Ternary paste specimens containing SS, GBFS, and Portland cement (PC) were prepared to analyze the influence of drying pre-treatment time and SS–GBFS mixing ratios on mechanical properties, CO 2 fixation rate, and microstructure evolution. Results emphasize the significance of appropriate drying pre-treatment in enhancing mineralization degree and compressive strength. At 60 °C drying pre-treatment temperature, extending drying pre-treatment time up to 12 h enhances both compressive strength and CO 2 fixation rate. However, beyond 12 h, a decline is observed in both parameters. Moreover, under the optimal drying pre-treatment time, the compressive strength of ternary paste specimens post-mineralization increases with higher SS content, with SS exerting a more pronounced positive effect on CO 2 fixation rate and compressive strength compared to GBFS. After 4 h of mineralization curing, specimens with 50% SS and 10% GBFS demonstrate a 13.16% increase in compressive strength and a 9.16% increase in CO 2 fixation rate compared to specimens with 10% SS and 50% GBFS. Microscopic test results reveal that the primary crystalline product in ternary paste specimens after mineralization is calcite, with traces of aragonite. The SS–GBFS mixing ratio has minimal effect on the type of reaction products but has a predominant influence on the total content and crystallinity of calcarea carbonica. • The increase of steel slag content can improve the degree of mineralization curing. • Increasing blast furnace slag reduces calcite crystallinity. • Steel slag boosts carbon fixation more than blast furnace slag. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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