Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (6): 61-65.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2021-0546

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Effect of carbonization on evolution process of microstructure of magnesium oxychloride cement

CHANG Chenggong1,2,3(),WEN Jing2,3,DONG Jinmei2,3,ZHENG Weixin2,3,YAN Fengyun1(),XIAO Xueying2,3()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non?ferrous Metals,Lanzhou University of Technology,Lanzhou 730050,China
    2.Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,Qinghai Institute of Salt Lake,Chinese Academy of Sciences
    3.Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province
  • Received:2021-10-13 Online:2022-06-10 Published:2022-06-22
  • Contact: YAN Fengyun,XIAO Xueying E-mail:ccg168@isl.ac.cn;yanfy@lut.cn;xiaoxy@isl.ac.cn

Abstract:

To reveal the effect of carbonization on the evolution process of the microstructure of magnesium oxychloride cement,scanning electron microscope(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD) and pressure testing machines were used to analyze the pure slurry and roof beam of magnesium oxychloride cement which were cured for 5 years and 30 years in the indoor environment,respectively.The results showed that carbonization exhibited an obvious influence on the microscopic morphology and phase composition of magnesium oxychloride cement.The CO2 in the air penetrated into magnesium oxychloride cement from the surface to the inside,resulting in the change of the microscopic morphology and phase composition of magnesium oxychloride cement.The morphology of magnesium oxychloride cement was transformed mainly from needle,porous to block shape,meanwhile its phase composition also changed from 5·1·8[5Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·8H2O] to 2·1·1·6[2MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·6H2O] phase,and finally to the stable hydromagnesite and magnesite.Owing to carbonization,the compressive strength of magnesium oxychloride cement cured for 5 years decreased by 22.1 MPa compared with that maintained for 1 year.Therefore,it was necessary to use an isolation method to treat magnesium oxychloride cement to reduce carbonization and extend its service life.

Key words: magnesium oxychloride cement, carbonation, microscopic morphology, phase composition

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