scholarly journals Influence of Waste Glass Powder Addition in the Microstructure and Durability of Mortars in the Very Long Term

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Rosa María Tremiño ◽  
Teresa Real-Herraiz ◽  
Viviana Letelier ◽  
José Marcos Ortega

At present, the cement industry still constitutes an important pollutant in the industrial sector. As such, strategies to reduce its environmental impact are a popular research topic. One of these strategies consists of partially replacing clinker with other materials, such as waste glass powder. Here, the effects of the addition of glass powder on the microstructure and durability properties of mortars that incorporate 10% and 20% of this addition as a clinker replacement after 1500 hardening days were analyzed. Reference mortars prepared with ordinary Portland cement without additions were also studied. The mortars were kept in optimum conditions (20 °C and 100% relative humidity) until the testing age. Their microstructure was characterized using mercury intrusion porosimetry and impedance spectroscopy. The steady-state chloride diffusion coefficient and the absorption after immersion were determined as durability parameters. According to the results obtained in the present study, the mortars with the added glass powder showed similar porosities and more refined microstructure compared to the reference mortars. Furthermore, the durability properties of the mortars that incorporate glass powder were similar or even better than those noted for the reference mortars without any additions after 1500 hardening days, especially regarding the resistance against chloride ingress, with the added value of contributing to sustainability.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3979
Author(s):  
Rosa María Tremiño ◽  
Teresa Real-Herraiz ◽  
Viviana Letelier ◽  
Fernando G. Branco ◽  
José Marcos Ortega

One of the ways of lessening the CO2 emissions of cement industry consists of replacing clinkers with supplementary cementitious materials. The required service life of real construction elements is long, so it is useful to characterize the performance of these materials in the very long term. Here, the influence of incorporating waste glass powder as a supplementary cementitious material, regarding the microstructure and durability of mortars after 1500 hardening days (approximately 4 years), compared with reference mortars without additions, was studied. The percentages of clinker replacement by glass powder were 10% and 20%. The microstructure was studied using impedance spectroscopy and mercury intrusion porosimetry. Differential thermal and X-ray diffraction analyses were performed for assessing the pozzolanic activity of glass powder at the end of the time period studied. Water absorption after immersion, the steady-state diffusion coefficient, and length change were also determined. In view of the results obtained, the microstructure of mortars that incorporated waste glass powder was more refined compared with the reference specimens. The global solid fraction and pores volume were very similar for all of the studied series. The addition of waste glass powder reduced the chloride diffusion coefficient of the mortars, without worsening their behaviour regarding water absorption after immersion.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Džigita Nagrockienė ◽  
Kęstutis Barkauskas

Every year, millions of tons of waste glass are generated all over the world and disposed in landfills. Utilization of this waste by substituting a certain share of cement in cement mortars can contribute to the reduction of environmental pollution in two aspects: the utilization of waste and the reduction of the cement content in cement-based mortars. The cement industry is responsible for approximately 6% of global CO2 emissions. Seven different mortar mixes, containing between 0% and 30% of waste glass powder added by weight of cement, were analyzed. The following physical and mechanical properties of the mortar mixes were measured: compressive strength, flexural strength, and density. The test results revealed that waste glass powder can be used in small amounts in cement-based mortars to reduce the amount of cement and to utilize waste glass. A higher performance, modified cement-based mortar can be produced for civil engineering applications by replacing 5% with waste glass powder. The linear regression equations obtained illustrate the relationships between the density and compressive strength, and between density and flexural strength at 28 days.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 24-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Mariaková ◽  
Tomáš Vlach ◽  
Tereza Pavlů

This paper deals with investigation of high-performance concrete (HPC) with full replacement of the silica powder by the waste glass powder. The silica powder was replaced by two types of the waste glass powder, originated from different sources (waste glass powder from grinding jewelry and milling of municipal waste glass). The properties of the waste glass powder were examined and compared with the silica powder. The mechanical and durability properties of three HPC mixtures were experimentally verified. The bulk density, flexural strength, and compressive strength were tested on beams 40 × 40 × 160mm at age 28 and 60 days and after 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 freeze-thaw cycles. There were observed slightly worse properties of mixtures with the waste glass powder in comparison with reference HPC.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 488
Author(s):  
Oumaima Nasry ◽  
Abderrahim Samaouali ◽  
Sara Belarouf ◽  
Abdelkrim Moufakkir ◽  
Hanane Sghiouri El Idrissi ◽  
...  

This study aims to provide a thermophysical characterization of a new economical and green mortar. This material is characterized by partially replacing the cement with recycled soda lime glass. The cement was partially substituted (10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60% in weight) by glass powder with a water/cement ratio of 0.4. The glass powder and four of the seven samples were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The thermophysical properties, such as thermal conductivity and volumetric specific heat, were experimentally measured in both dry and wet (water saturated) states. These properties were determined as a function of the glass powder percentage by using a CT-Meter at different temperatures (20 °C, 30 °C, 40 °C and 50 °C) in a temperature-controlled box. The results show that the thermophysical parameters decreased linearly when 60% glass powder was added to cement mortar: 37% for thermal conductivity, 18% for volumetric specific heat and 22% for thermal diffusivity. The density of the mortar also decreased by about 11% in dry state and 5% in wet state. The use of waste glass powder as a cement replacement affects the thermophysical properties of cement mortar due to its porosity as compared with the control mortar. The results indicate that thermal conductivity and volumetric specific heat increases with temperature increase and/or the substitution rate decrease. Therefore, the addition of waste glass powder can significantly affect the thermophysical properties of ordinary cement mortar.


2021 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 122425
Author(s):  
Ebenezer O. Fanijo ◽  
Emad Kassem ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim

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