Potential use of Argentine kaolinitic clays as pozzolanic material

Different Argentine kaolinitic clays were selected to study their potential pozzolanic activity. The incidence of several factors such as the origin of deposits (primary or sedimentary clays), mineralogical composition, and the order/disorder degree of kaolinite structure on the pozzolanic activity...

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Published in:Applied clay science 2014-11, Vol.101, p.468-476
Main Authors: TIRONI, Alejandra, TREZZA, Monica A, SCIAN, Alberto N, IRASSAR, Edgardo F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blended
Cements
Clays
Differential thermal analysis
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Incidence
Kaolinite
Mineralogy
Roasting
Silicates
X-ray diffraction
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Summary:Different Argentine kaolinitic clays were selected to study their potential pozzolanic activity. The incidence of several factors such as the origin of deposits (primary or sedimentary clays), mineralogical composition, and the order/disorder degree of kaolinite structure on the pozzolanic activity was analyzed. Five clays were characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformed infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR), differential thermal analysis combined with thermo-gravimetric analysis (DTA/TG), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The crystallinity of kaolinite in raw clays was estimated by five indexes: FWHM-001, FWHM-002, Hinckley Index (HI), and R2 on the XRD patterns, whereas the P sub(0) index was determined on the FTIR spectra. Clays were calcined at 700 degree C and ground until all mass passed through a 45 mu m sieve. Pozzolanic activity was evaluated by the Frattini test and the strength activity index (SAI) at 7, 28 and 90 days using a blended cement containing 30% by weight of calcined clay. Complementary, the presence of remaining Ca(OH) sub(2) in mortar was checked by XRD at 28 and 90 days. Results indicate that four blended cements presented a very good pozzolanic activity evaluated by the Frattini test at 7 and 28 days and they have a different compressive strength with a SAI > 1 at 90 days. In these blended cements, the Ca(OH) sub(2) released by cement hydration was consumed. Analyzing the incidence of factors on pozzolanic activity, it can be concluded that clays containing more than 50% kaolinite provide enough amount of reactive material, and that the rate of the pozzolanic reaction is improved when the kaolinite mineral present in the clay has a disordered structure.
ISSN:0169-1317
1872-9053
DOI:10.1016/j.clay.2014.09.009