scholarly journals Physicochemical mechanism of structure formation and strengthening in the backfill massif when filling underground cavities

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-150
Keyword(s):  
Strength Properties ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Mechanical Destruction ◽  
Hydrated Calcium Silicate ◽  
Physicochemical Mechanism ◽  
Underground Cavities ◽  
Ionic Bonds ◽  
Standard Value ◽  
Calcium Silicates ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

The strength and microstructural properties of the backfill massif have been studied and assessed when filling underground cavities that pose a threat of mine rocks collapsing in the process of mining mineral deposits. It is suggested that due to a tendency to mechanical destruction by crushing Ca–O ionic bonds rather than Si–О covalent ones, the backfill mixture composition is saturated with a large amount of Ca2+ ions. This leads to the formation of a highly-basic type of hydrated calcium silicates and a decrease in the massif strength properties. To study the mineral composition of the components of the mixture and solidified massif and to investigate the microstructure and chemical composition of new formations in the backfill massif, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used. Laboratory studies of the strength properties of backfill massif were also conducted. The minerals of the mixture components, melilite and pseudowollastonite, have been revealed that perform the main function of the new formations occurrence. It was found that the strength of the backfill massif is by 16% less than the required standard value of 7.0 MPa at the age of 90 days. It was determined that highly-basic jellylike hydrated silicates of tobermorite type of the group CSH (II) with variable composition and a ratio of CaO/SiO2=2–3 are formed in the studied structure of the backfill massif after 90 days of hardening. There are no strong low-basic hydrated calcium silicate bonds that could have a reinforcing effect. Providing the conditions for occurrence of low-basic hydrated calcium silicates in the structure is one of the ways to create a hard backfill massif.

scholarly journals Strength Performance and Microstructure of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement-Stabilized Soft Soil

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2295
Author(s):  
Hailong Liu ◽  
Jiuye Zhao ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Nangai Yi ◽  
Chunyi Cui
Keyword(s):  
Soft Soil ◽  
Hydration Product ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement ◽  
Strength Performance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Calcium Sulfoaluminate ◽  
Stabilized Soil ◽  
Calcium Silicates ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

Calcium sulfoaluminate cement (CSA) was used to stabilize a type of marine soft soil in Dalian China. Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of CSA-stabilized soil was tested and compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC); meanwhile the influence of amounts of gypsum in CSA and cement contents in stabilized soils on the strength of stabilized soils were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests were employed to detect generated hydration products, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was conducted to analyze microstructures of CSA-stabilized soils. The results showed that UCS of CSA-stabilized soils at 1, 3, and 28 d firstly increased and then decreased with contents of gypsum increasing from 0 to 40 wt.%, and CSA-stabilized soils exhibited the highest UCS when the content of gypsum equaled 25 wt.%. When the mixing amounts of OPC and CSA were the same, CSA-stabilized soils had a significantly higher early strength (1 and 3 d) than OPC. For CSA-stabilized soil with 0 wt.% gypsum, monosulfate (AFm) was detected as a major hydration product. As for CSA-stabilized soil with certain amounts of gypsum, the intensity of ettringite (Aft) was significantly higher than that in the sample hydrating without gypsum, but a tiny peak of AFm also could be detected in the sample with 15 wt.% gypsum at 28 d. Additionally, the intensity of AFt increased with the contents of gypsum increasing from 0 to 25 wt.%. When contents of gypsum increased from 25 to 40 wt.%, the intensity of AFt tended to decrease slightly, and residual gypsum could be detected in the sample with 40 wt.% gypsum at 28 d. In the microstructure of OPC-stabilized soils, hexagonal plate-shaped calcium hydroxide (CH) constituted skeleton structures, and clusters of hydrated calcium silicates (C-S-H) gel adhered to particles of soils. In the microstructure of CSA-stabilized soils, AFt constituted skeleton structures, and the crystalline sizes of ettringite increased with contents of gypsum increasing; meanwhile, clusters of the aluminum hydroxide (AH3) phase could be observed to adhere to particles of soils and strengthen the interaction.

scholarly journals Silica extraction from bauxite reaction residue and synthesis water glass

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 268-283
Author(s):  
Yunlong Zhao ◽  
Yajie Zheng ◽  
Hanbing He ◽  
Zhaoming Sun ◽  
An Li
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Silicate ◽  
Water Glass ◽  
Sodium Silicate Solution ◽  
Silicate Solution ◽  
Hydrated Calcium Silicate ◽  
Precipitated Silica ◽  
Alumina Gel ◽  
Silica Alumina ◽  
Element Removal ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

Abstract Bauxite reaction residue (BRR) produced from the poly-aluminum chloride (PAC) coagulant industry is a solid acidic waste that is harmful to environment. A low temperature synthesis route to convert the waste into water glass was reported. Silica dissolution process was systematically studied, including the thermodynamic analysis and the influence of calcium and aluminum on the leaching of amorphous silica. Simulation studies have shown that calcium and aluminum combine with silicon to form hydrated calcium silicate, silica–alumina gel, and zeolite, respectively, thereby hindering the leaching of silica. Maximizing the removal of calcium, aluminum, and chlorine can effectively improve the leaching of silicon in the subsequent process, and corresponding element removal rates are 42.81%, 44.15%, and 96.94%, respectively. The removed material is not randomly discarded and is reused to prepare PAC. The silica extraction rate reached 81.45% under optimal conditions (NaOH; 3 mol L−1, L S−1; 5/1, 75°C, 2 h), and sodium silicate modulus (nSiO2:nNa2O) is 1.11. The results indicated that a large amount of silica was existed in amorphous form. Precipitated silica was obtained by acidifying sodium silicate solution at optimal pH 7.0. Moreover, sodium silicate (1.11) further synthesizes sodium silicate (modulus 3.27) by adding precipitated silica at 75°C.

scholarly journals Use of thermodynamic chemical potential diagrams (µCaO, µCO2) to understand the weathering of cement by a slightly carbonated water

Cerâmica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (331) ◽  
pp. 356-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Blandine ◽  
G. Bernard ◽  
B. Essaïd
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Weathering ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Continuous Solid Solution ◽  
The Core ◽  
Chemical Potentials ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Cement System ◽  
Calcium Silicates ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

Cement is a ubiquitous material that may suffer hazardous weathering. The chemical weathering of cement in natural environment is mostly characterized by the leaching of CaO and the addition of CO2. The different weathering zones that develop at the expense of the cement may be predicted by the help of chemical potential phase diagrams; these diagrams simulate the behaviour of systems open to some chemical elements. Some components have a so-called inert status, that is to say the system is closed for these components, their amount in the system remains constant; some other components have a mobile status, that is to say these components can be exchanged with the outside of the system, their amount can vary from one sample zone to another. The mobile components are represented in the model by their chemical potentials (linked to their concentrations) that are variable in the external environment. The main features of the weathering of a cement system open to CaO and CO2 are predicted in a phase diagram with µCaO et µCO2 as diagram axes. From core to rim, one observes the disappearance of portlandite, ettringite and calcium monosulfoaluminate, the precipitation of calcite and amorphous silica, the modification of the composition of the CSH minerals (hydrated calcium silicates) that see a decrease of their c/s ratio (CaO/SiO2) from the core to the rim of the sample. For the CSH minerals, we have separated their continuous solid solution into three compositions defined by different CaO/SiO2 ratios and called phases 1, 2 and 3: CaO = 0.8, 1.1, 1.8 respectively for one mole of SiO2 knowing that H2O varies in the three compositions.

Pore structures of hydrated calcium silicates and portland cements by nitrogen adsorption

1970 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 560-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.E Bodor ◽  
Jan Skalny ◽  
Stephen Brunauer ◽  
Julius Hagymassy ◽  
Marvin Yudenfreund
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Adsorption ◽  
Portland Cements ◽  
Pore Structures ◽  
Calcium Silicates ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

INVESTIGATION OF COLLOIDAL HYDRATED CALCIUM SILICATES. I. SOLUBILITY PRODUCTS

1960 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1151-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Greenberg ◽  
T. N. Chang ◽  
Elaine Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Silicates ◽  
Solubility Products ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

Characteristics of Hydrated Calcium Silicate and Paper Filler

2013 ◽  
Vol 395-396 ◽  
pp. 577-581
Author(s):  
Quan Xiao Liu ◽  
Yan Na Yin ◽  
Wen Cai Xu
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Calcium Silicate ◽  
Crystalline State ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hydrated Calcium Silicate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Color Density ◽  
Paper Filler ◽  
Hydrated Calcium ◽  
Tearing Strength

The X-ray diffraction of hydrated calcium silicate is analyzed and is applied in papermaking. It shows that hydrated calcium silicate have certain crystalline state. The tensile strength, tearing strength and folding strength of paper decrease in different degree with the increase of dosage of hydrated calcium silicate while the whiteness and the printing color density of paper improve. T tensile strength and folding strength of paper decrease in varying degrees with the increase of dosage of PAM while the tearing strength of paper and the whiteness improve. And the printing color density of paper is the same.

The identity of jurupaite and xonotlite

1954 ◽  
Vol 30 (224) ◽  
pp. 338-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. W. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Silicate ◽  
Hydrated Calcium Silicate ◽  
Brown Discoloration ◽  
The One ◽  
Hydrated Calcium

Jurupaite was discovered at Crestmore, California, by A. S. Eakle in 1921. The mineral was found in a quarry which was rapidly being enlarged, and Eakle stated that it was probably represented only by the one specimen which he had collected. He showed that it was a hydrated calcium silicate containing magnesia, with the composition 2(Ca,Mg)O. 2SiO2. H2O, the ratio of lime to magnesia being approximately 7 : 1.This specimen passed into the keeping of Professor A. Pabst, who kindly made a portion available to the writer. He confirmed that it was unlikely that any other specimen existed. The jurupaite consisted of rosettes of white needles or fibres, about a centimetre in diameter. A brown discoloration was observed on the exposed outer surfaces of the specimen, but not on freshly cut surfaces. Calcite was present in contact with the jurupaite.

Research and Application on Magnesium Slag

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 208-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Yu Wang ◽  
Li Guang Xiao ◽  
Qiang Zhou ◽  
Kai Xu ◽  
Bao Li Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Silicate ◽  
Cementitious Material ◽  
Good Combination ◽  
Phase Changes ◽  
Differential Analysis ◽  
Ideal Strength ◽  
Hydration Products ◽  
Hydrated Calcium Silicate ◽  
Hydrated Calcium ◽  
The Ideal

The content of water glass in accordance with the size of range is a major factor in magnesium slag strength. The microstructure of the block of orthogonal testing three shows network-like, acicular, cotton wool attached to each other, the main hydration products are calcium silicate hydrate, needle-like ettringite and CSH gel, just the good combination among the hydration products the cementitious material get the ideal strength value. From the view of differential analysis curve, Ca (OH) 2 decomposed when the temperature reaches 500 °C -540 °C, Ca (OH) 2 generated by the calcium component within the cementitious material reaction with alkali, and the Ca (OH) 2 will participate in the reaction of hydrated calcium silicate gel, and enhance strength of the test block. From the TG thermal analysis we can see that there is no water loss in the process, the performance of ofmineral phase changes and thermal stability are great.

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