Engineering properties of Zn-contaminated soil stabilized with a low-carbon material: Phosphate rock powder-MgO-cement (PMC)
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To reveal the engineering properties of Zn-contaminated soil solidified with a new cementitious material, namely phosphate rock powder-MgO-cement (PMC), several series of solidified soil characterization tests including moisture content, dry density, pH value, unconfined compressive strength, and stress-strain curve were conducted. The traditional Portland cement was selected for a comparison purpose. The effects of curing time and Zn 2 + concentration on these property indexes were investigated to explore the inhibition mechanism of heavy metal Zn 2+ on the stabilization process. In addition, the correlations of unconfined compressive strength with three physical property indexes were analyzed. The results indicated that the PMC stabilizer was far superior to the cement for stabilizing Zn-contaminated soil in terms of mechanical properties and environmental impacts. The normalized moisture content of PMC stabilized soil was greater than the cement stabilized soil, indicating a more complete hydration reaction. A small amount of Zn 2+ can promote the hydration reaction, but when the Zn 2+ concentration exceeded 0.5 %, the hydration reaction was significantly hindered. The dry density of PMC stabilized soil was about 6 % more than cement stabilized soil under the same conditions. The pH values of PMC stabilized samples were much lower than the cement stabilized soil samples and distributed in 8.0–9.5. The stress-strain characteristic of PMC stabilized soil was softening type and the heavy metal Zn 2+ was solidified by adsorption, which could make the stress-strain curve of cement stabilized sample change from brittle type to ductile type. • A new cementitious material PMC composed of phosphate rock, MgO, and cement is developed for contaminated soil stabilization. • Effects of Zn 2+ and curing time on physico-mechanical properties of stabilized soils are revealed. • PMC is far superior to cement with respect to mechanical behaviors and environmental impacts.
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OpenAlex topics: Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications · Concrete and Cement Materials Research · Geotechnical and construction materials studies
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