DURABILITY OF FLY ASH GEOPOLYMER MORTARS IN NITRIC ACID - EFFECT OF ALKALI (Na2O) CONTENT

作者：Thokchom Suresh^*; Ghosh Partha; Ghosh Somnath

来源：Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2011, 17(3): 393-399.

DOI：10.3846/13923730.2011.594225

• fly ash
• Geopolymer
• durability
• weight change
• compressive strength
• scanning electron microscopy
• porosity
• XRD

Durability of fly ash based geopolymer mortar specimens in Nitric acid solution was investigated on three different series of specimens manufactured by activating fly ash with a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solution containing Na2O ranging from 5% to 8% of fly ash. Specimens were exposed in 10% by weight Nitric acid solution up to 24 weeks. The effect of alkali (%Na2O) content on durability of geopolymer mortar specimens were studied in terms of visual appearance, change in weight and change in compressive strength. Mineralogical and microstructure changes due to nitric acid attack were also investigated. Geopolymer mortar specimens showed excellent durability in terms of extremely less weight loss as well as high retention of compressive strength. Specimens with higher alkali content exhibited better durability in nitric acid.

• 出版日期2011-9