Influence of partial substitution of metakaolin by palm oil fuel ash and alumina waste ash on compressive strength and microstructure in metakaolin-based geopolymer mortar
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Geopolymer is recognized as an alternate binder that compounds silica-rich and alumina-rich materials as raw materials and is produced by alkaline activation. In general, biomass ashes in particular for palm oil fuel ash (POFA) is an ideal starting material on the grounds of its high silica concentration, while industrial by-products, especially alumina waste (AW) is also employed as starting material due to its high alumina content. The objective of this research is to address the effects on the compressive strength and also the microstructure of metakaolin-based geopolymer mortar studied through the adaptability of the substitution of metakaolin (MK) by POFA and AW. In order to investigate the effects of POFA and AW substitution on the polymerization reaction and its outcomes, metakaolin-based geopolymers were produced. The most recent data suggests that POFA and AW probably serve as feedstocks for geopolymers with a little strength reduction. The partial substitution of MK by POFA reduces the polymerization reaction rate while maintaining the same water/binder ratio. However, because of the long-lasting polymerization reaction, it is still obtainable to reach a significant degree of polymerization reaction and also provides a comparable 28-day curing age compressive strength for 20% replacement of MK by POFA. Considering 10% substitution of POFA by AW, it results in 22.08% improvement in the compressive strength after 28 curing days. On top of that, the compressive strength development of the geopolymer sample was investigated using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It was discovered that the density and the compressive strength were induced by the particle morphologies, the surface area of POFA and AW, and the chemical composition as a result of the geopolymerization.
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