Abstract
The aim of this project was to develop a basic oxygen furnace slag (BOFS) and fly ash (FA) based geopolymer. The developed geopolymer were required to have strength to withstand hydraulic load. In respect to BOFS and FA, there are two main ways in which they can be handled following the best practices of conserving the environment. The two are disposal and utilisation, the disposal thereof is a problem because it increases the amount of FA annually since they are not consumed completely yearly. Results also showed that wastes beneficiate FA and BOFS can be utilised for other applications and this will reduce these wastes in the landfills. The development of the geopolymer to investigate the optimum conditions to enhance strength has resulted in a 20 % FA mass blend ratio, 9 M concentration of sodium hydroxide, 20 % liquids solid-liquid ratio and 80 C curing temperature. The addition of hydrogen peroxide to the geopolymer increased the porosity of the geopolymer.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 12060 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 652 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 29 Oct 2019 |
| Event | 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science, ICCEMS 2019 and the 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, ICNMMS 2019 - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 17 May 2019 → 19 May 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- General Engineering