Wet granulation is a potential method to develop artificial aggregates.In this paper,the granulation of recycled alkali-activated slag powders with different particle size(d_(50) ranging between 12.9-127.7μm)distribu...Wet granulation is a potential method to develop artificial aggregates.In this paper,the granulation of recycled alkali-activated slag powders with different particle size(d_(50) ranging between 12.9-127.7μm)distributions were investigated in order to find how these affect on the engineering properties of the artificial aggregates.Blast furnace slag was added as co-binder in 10-30 wt.%during the granulation process and to enhance the properties,especially mechanical strength.The results show that the particle size of the raw material significantly affects the engineering properties of the produced aggregates,such as the crushing force(19-131.8 N),bulk density,water absorption,porosity and microstructure of the granules.The results show that granulation is a promising method to recycle alkali-activated materials as lightweight aggregates to replace natural aggregates.展开更多
基金support received for the project DeConcrete Eco-Efficient Arctic technologies cooperation funded by kolarctic CBC initiative of European Union(KO 4068).XRD analysis was performed at the Center of Microscopy and Nanotechnology(University of Oulu).The authors would like to thank Jarno Karvonen and Elisa Wirkkala for their assistance with the laboratory experiments.
文摘Wet granulation is a potential method to develop artificial aggregates.In this paper,the granulation of recycled alkali-activated slag powders with different particle size(d_(50) ranging between 12.9-127.7μm)distributions were investigated in order to find how these affect on the engineering properties of the artificial aggregates.Blast furnace slag was added as co-binder in 10-30 wt.%during the granulation process and to enhance the properties,especially mechanical strength.The results show that the particle size of the raw material significantly affects the engineering properties of the produced aggregates,such as the crushing force(19-131.8 N),bulk density,water absorption,porosity and microstructure of the granules.The results show that granulation is a promising method to recycle alkali-activated materials as lightweight aggregates to replace natural aggregates.