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Adding zeolite powder to fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) geopolymer significantly enhances its compressive strength. Optimal results were achieved with specific dosages and modulus, confirmed by microstructural analysis.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Civil Engineering
  • Geopolymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) geopolymers are widely studied for workability and mechanical properties.
  • Enhancing the compressive strength of these geopolymers is a key research objective.
  • Zeolite powder is explored as an external admixture to improve geopolymer performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of zeolite powder as an external admixture on the performance of FA-GGBS geopolymer.
  • To determine the optimal parameters for maximizing geopolymer compressive strength using response surface methodology.
  • To analyze the microstructural and reaction mechanisms influenced by zeolite powder addition.

Main Methods:

  • 17 sets of experiments were conducted to determine unconfined compressive strength.
  • Response surface methodology was employed to model the influence of zeolite powder dosage, alkali exciter dosage, and alkali exciter modulus.
  • Microstructural analysis was performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).

Main Results:

  • The highest geopolymer strength was achieved with zeolite powder at 13.3%, alkali exciter at 40.3%, and alkali exciter modulus at 1.2.
  • SEM and XRD analysis indicated the densest microstructure and increased strength with 13.3% zeolite powder doping.
  • FTIR and NMR analyses revealed a shift in absorption peaks and the replacement of silica-oxygen bonds with aluminum-oxygen bonds, forming more aluminosilicate structures.

Conclusions:

  • Zeolite powder addition is an effective method for enhancing the compressive strength of FA-GGBS geopolymer.
  • Optimal geopolymer properties are achieved at specific admixture ratios, leading to denser microstructures.
  • The enhanced strength is attributed to the formation of more stable aluminosilicate structures at the microscopic level.