Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (11): 83-90.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0521

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Study on early hydration and mechanism of Bayer red mud and fly ash geopolymer

LI Changjiang(), GUAN Xuemao(), LIU Xiaoxing, ZHANG Neng, LUO Jintao   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering,Henan Polytechnic University,Jiaozuo 454003,China
  • Received:2024-09-30 Online:2025-11-10 Published:2025-01-06
  • Contact: GUAN Xuemao E-mail:360041086@qq.com;guanxuemao@hpu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Red mud is an industrial solid waste generated from the refining of alumina in bauxite mines and there are still problems with its hydration mechanism and polymerization behavior when used as a cementitious material to replace cement.In this study,the mechanical properties and hydration products of Bayer red mud and fly ash geopolymer(RFP) were characterised by compressive strength,X-ray diffraction(XRD),inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer(ICP) and scanning electron microscope-energy spectroscopy(SEM-EDS) testing methods,as well as the hydration mechanism and behaviour of the red mud.It was found that the strength was increased gradually with the increase in the ratio of red mud to fly ash,reaching a maximum of 32.3 MPa at a ratio of 1.During the RFP polymerisation to produce strength,hydration of the cement occured throughout the polymerisation process,followed by the reaction of reactive alumina and reactive silica in the mineral admixture to produce silica-aluminate products and finally carbonation.The results of XRD and ionic concentration tests indicated the presence of Fe3+ substitution for Ca2+ to generate ferroaluminate aggregation during RFP hydration.This study provided theoretical support for the investigation of the production of geopolymers from red mud by the Bayer method,which was of great importance for the widespread use of red mud as an industrial solid waste.

Key words: Bayer red mud, fly ash, geopolymers, hydration mechanism, hydration behavior

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