Improving properties of high volume fly ash binder by mechanical and chemical activation

• Main Authors: Rakić Jelena M., Baščarević Zvezdana D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Savez inženjera i tehničara Srbije 2020-01-01
• Series: Tehnika
• Subjects: fly ash; portland cement; mechanical activation; chemical activation; sodium sulfate
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0040-2176/2020/0040-21762005553R.pdf

High volume fly ash (FA) binders are characterized by long setting times and low early strength. By applying mechanical and/or chemical activation methods, it is possible to increase the reactivity of FA and improve the properties of the binder. In this paper, influence of mechanical activation of FA on the properties of binders prepared with 70% FA and 30% Portland cement was investigated. Additionally, effect of chemical activation of the binder by using sodium sulfate as activator was evaluated. The binder obtained by combining mechanical and chemical activation had the highest early strength (up to 7 days) and the shortest setting times. However, the highest strength of the binder after 90 days was obtained by applying only mechanical activation of FA.