Hybrid Cements: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure and Radiological Behavior

The use of more eco-efficient cements in concretes is one of the keys to ensuring construction industry sustainability. Such eco-efficient binders often contain large but variable proportions of industrial waste or by-products in their composition, many of which may be naturally occurring radioactiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-01, Vol.27 (2), p.498
Hauptverfasser: Moreno de Los Reyes, Ana María, Suárez-Navarro, José Antonio, Alonso, María Del Mar, Gascó, Catalina, Sobrados, Isabel, Puertas, Francisca
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Zusammenfassung:The use of more eco-efficient cements in concretes is one of the keys to ensuring construction industry sustainability. Such eco-efficient binders often contain large but variable proportions of industrial waste or by-products in their composition, many of which may be naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs). This study explored the application of a new gamma spectrometric method for measuring radionuclide activity in hybrid alkali-activated cements from solid 5 cm cubic specimens rather than powder samples. The research involved assessing the effect of significant variables such as the nature of the alkaline activator, reaction time and curing conditions to relate the microstructures identified to the radiological behavior observed. The findings showed that varying the inputs generated pastes with similar reaction products (C-S-H, C-A-S-H and (N,C)-A-S-H) but different microstructures. The new gamma spectrometric method for measuring radioactivity in solid 5 cm cubic specimens in alkaline pastes was found to be valid. The variables involved in hybrid cement activation were shown to have no impact on specimen radioactive content. The powder samples, however, emanated Rn (a descendent of Ra), possibly due to the deformation taking place in fly ash structure during alkaline activation. Further research would be required to explain that finding.
ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules27020498