Mechanical and characterization of nanohalloysite based geopolymer bricks.

Geopolymer bricks are used in a variety of building applications. The geopolymer idea has gained popularity in recent years due to its unique qualities, which make it a viable alternative to standard Portland cement. This sort of kaolin clay is used as a basic material in this research, which is based on nano halloysite-based geopolymer. Used 12M of an alkaline solution to bland the nano halloysite particles. The goal of this study was to improve the mechanical and characterization of geopolymer additives by using nanoparticles (hybrid nano clay and Al2O3) at concentrations ranging from 1 percent to 3 percent by weight. A variety of mechanical characteristics, including compressive strength and hardness, were investigated. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to characterize the metahalloysite-based geopolymer. Displaying the data, it can be seen that the optimal amount of nanoparticles is 3 percent hybrid, which leads to a maximum compressive strength of 30 MPa. The creation of new bricks with unique mechanical features, which made it unique in the construction industry, made it possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]