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Title: | Sustainable Calcination of Magnesium Hydroxide for Magnesium Oxychloride Cement Production |
Authors: | Kastiukas, G Zhou, X Neyazi, B Wan, KT |
Issue Date: | 27-Apr-2019 |
Publisher: | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Citation: | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2019, 31 (7), pp. 1 - 9 |
Abstract: | Effects of varying calcination conditions on the chemical and physical properties of magnesium oxide (MgO), an essential component of magnesium-based cement, were investigated using the more sustainable precursor material of magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH)2Mg(OH)2]. Extremely pure and thus more reactive MgO was obtained using a 17.6% less-energy-intensive calcination regime compared with industrial-grade MgO obtained from the calcination of dolomitic lime. As a result, the magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) that was produced from the sustainably sourced MgO obtained a 50% increase in flexural strength and 22% increase in compressive strength. This was mostly due to its homogenous microstructure, consisting predominantly of the phase-5 hydration product, verified visually using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and crystallographically using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Based on these findings, it has been revealed that the calcination therapies currently used in industry are impractical for both economic and sustainability purposes; MgO can be manufactured in a more sustainable and thus more competitive means, as discovered in this study. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/18090 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002786 |
ISSN: | 0899-1561 http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002786 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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