Influence of Some Aggressive Media on Corrosion Resistance of Mortars With Spent Cracking Catalyst

The influence of spent catalyst from catalytic cracking in fluidized bed on the hydration process of cement and the properties of cement mortars were studied. The spent catalyst was used as an additive to cement in the mortars (10 and 20% of cement). The samples of mortars kept in water for28 days, then they were placed in sulfate and chloride media for 2 months (the control samples were kept in water for 3 months). After this time they were subjected to bending strength and compressive strength determinations. Thermogravimetric and infrared absorption studies were performed and capillary elevation, capability of binding heavy metals, and changes in mass and apparent density were determined too. The studies disclosed the pozzolana nature of spent catalyst and its influence on cement mortars being in contact with corrosive media. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Investigation of thermal decomposition of solids

Practical aspects of the studies of stages of thermal dissociation of solids, of the kinetics of the stages, and of utilization of general regularities of the process for verification of kinetic studies are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Die praktischen Aspekte der Untersuchungen über die Stufen der thermischen Dissoziation von Festkörpern und ihrer Kinetik weiterhin über die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der RegelmÄssigkeiten der Verifikation der kinetischen Untersuchungen werden erörtert.

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Thermal dissociation of basic aluminium ammonium sulfate in vacuum

A mathematical model of the thermal decomposition of basic aluminium ammonium sulfate has been developed. The construction of the model consisted in simulation of TG and DTG curves, with the use of kinetic parameters identified on the basis of results obtained in measurements of the rate of thermal dissociation of the compound under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurde das mathematische Modell fur thermische Zersetzung des basischen Ammoniumaluminiumsulfats bearbeitet. Die Struktur des Modells bestand in der Nachbildung von thermogravimetrischen Kurven TG, DTG mittels der kinetischen Parameter, die auf Grund der isothermen und der nichtisothermen Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen nach der Dissoziationsgeschwindigkeit von Verbindungen identifiziert wurden.

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Résumé Un modèle mathématique décrivant la décomposition thermique du sulfate basique d'aluminium et d'ammonium est présenté.La méthode consiste à simuler les courbes thermogravimétriques TG et TGD à l'aide des paramètres cinétiques identifiés sur la base des résultats des déterminations isothermes et nonisothermes de la vitesse de la dissociation du composé.

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Studies of conversion progress of calcium aluminate cement hydrates by thermal analysis method

This article presents the investigations of the progress of conversion process of calcium aluminate hydrates formed during hydration of calcium aluminate cement at various temperature conditions occurring over time by thermal analysis method. Moreover, the differences of microstructure were also confirmed by SEM/EDS studies and X-ray diffraction analysis. On the basis of the obtained results, it is concluded that thermal analysis method is a very attractive and useful way to identify the structure of hydrated calcium aluminate cement matrix and allows estimating the degree of the conversion at different times of various process conditions. The conversion process of metastable calcium aluminate hydrates into stable hydrogarnet and gibbsite is strictly temperature dependent and could be completed at different times. Acceleration of the conversion is caused not only by the increasing external temperature of storage, but also the temperature inside the sample is very important. The self-heating, which could be strong in large sample, and occurring during first few hours of hydration of calcium aluminate cement, initiates the transformation.     

Thermal Transformations of CuNH4PO4⋅H2O

The isothermal and non-isothermal transformations of polycrystalline CuNH₄PO₄⋅H₂O in vacuum and in various gas atmospheres (in open air and in gaseous ammonia atmosphere) were studied at 20–800°C by means of differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, paper chromatography, optical microscopy and chemical analyses. The effects of the gas phase composition on the kinetic peculiarities of total gas evolution and on the partial processes of dehydration, ammonia removal and rearrangement of the anionic sub-lattice were considered. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Comparative investigation of reactivity of different kinds of fly ash in alkaline media

Comparison of the influence of temperature and different alkali activators on the reactivity of two types of fly ash (conventional, fluidized) was presented. The main emphasis was put on fluidized fly ash as potential component of binding mixtures containing low amount of cement. Conventional fly ash was used as a reference. It was found that for these materials the key differences affecting products of activation are: availability of calcium and sulfate ions as well as structure of fly ash grains influencing dissolution of aluminate and silicate species. Fluidized fly ash, contrary to conventional fly ash, undergoes reaction in 0.1 M solutions of hydroxides forming mainly ettringite. In the case of 4 M hydroxides, both fly ashes undergo hydration processes. Conventional fly ash formed mainly amorphous aluminosilicate gel, while fluidized fly ash may create zeolitic products especially in the case of elevated temperature of early hydration. Sulfate and alkali ions can be incorporated into aluminosilicate structure of new formed products; however, this process depends strictly on the type of used hydroxide and its concentration. The presence of Ca(OH)₂, carbonates and alkali sulfates was also registered in the case of hydrated fluidized fly ash.

     

Usage of supplementary cementitious materials: advantages and limitations

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - It is well known that cement production is not neutral for natural environment among others due to high CO2 emission. Different strategies of...     

Studies on the pozzolanic and hydraulic properties of fly ashes in model systems

In this work, the pozzolanic and hydraulic properties of ashes originating from various sources were studied in model systems such as ash and ash-lime pastes. The sources of studied ashes were: fluidized combustion of brown coal, pulverized combustion of brown coal and pulverized combustion of hard coal. This article is a continuation of our previously published studies on cement pastes with mentioned ashes. The following experimental techniques were applied: calorimetry, thermal analysis (TG, DTG) and infrared absorption (IR). Previously drawn conclusions relating to the reactivity of ashes in an environment containing Ca²⁺ ions were confirmed. According to these conclusions, an ash originating from fluidized combustion of coal exhibited higher reactivity compared to other ashes from pulverized combustion. Pozzolanic and hydraulic properties of this ash were also confirmed. Differences in the behaviour of ashes originating from pulverized combustion of various types of coal in the presence of water and Ca²⁺ rich environment were demonstrated.     

Methods of preparation and properties of mineral-carbon sorbents obtained from coal-tar pitch-polymer compositions

The purpose of this study was to determine the possibility of producing hydrophobic mesoporous mineral-carbon sorbents from aluminum hydroxide and coal-tar pitch-polymer compositions by carbonization at 600?°C in an nitrogen atmosphere. The method of homogenization was optimized using different solvents. Blends of aluminum hydroxide and coal-tar pitch with a definite composition or the products of co-precipitation of aluminum hydroxide in the coal-tar pitch-polymer medium were subjected to carbonization process. The hydrophilic?Chydrophobic properties were evaluated by adsorption of water vapors. The highest value of BET surface area about 370?m²/g, was achieved for the carbonization product obtained from co-precipitated raw components with 10?wt% coal-tar pitch-polymer compositions.