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The Impact of the Amount of Water Used in Activation Solution and the Initial Temperature of Paste on the Rheological Behaviour and Structural Evolution of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Pastes

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  • Laura Vitola

    (Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical University, 1658 Riga, Latvia)

  • Ina Pundiene

    (Institute of Building Materials, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania)

  • Jolanta Pranckeviciene

    (Institute of Building Materials, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania)

  • Diana Bajare

    (Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical University, 1658 Riga, Latvia)

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the impact of the initial temperature of the paste (from 5 °C to 35 °C) and the addition of water, which reflects a decrease in the molarity of activation solutions (AS) by diluting 10 M NaOH with distillate water, on the rheological properties of geopolymer pastes. Additionally, this resulted in changes to the physical–mechanical properties of geopolymers after curing. A higher amount of water in the AS composition and higher initial paste temperature led to an increase in the spread values up to 28% and decreases viscosity. A smaller amount of water in the AS composition and a higher initial paste temperature accelerated the speed of the geopolymer structure formation up to 1.5 times during the curing period, increased compressive strength and reduced apparent porosity and pore size. X-ray diffraction confirmed the compressive strength test results and revealed that the lower amount of water in the AS and the higher initial paste temperature for the geopolymer preparation significantly affected the mineral formation and physical and mechanical properties of the samples.

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  • Laura Vitola & Ina Pundiene & Jolanta Pranckeviciene & Diana Bajare, 2020. "The Impact of the Amount of Water Used in Activation Solution and the Initial Temperature of Paste on the Rheological Behaviour and Structural Evolution of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Pastes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-17, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:19:p:8216-:d:424084
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