Influence of the Content of Alkalis ( and ), MgO, and Present in the Granite Rock Fine in the Production of Portland Clinker
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 34, Issue 3
Abstract
This work analyzed the technical viability of the use of granite rock fines (GRF) for the manufacture of portland cement. The simultaneous influence of the contents of MgO, , and alkalis ( and ) present in the GRF in the formation of the mineralogical phases of the portland clinker was evaluated. Laboratory clinkers with replacement of clay by GRF at contents of 50% and 100% were characterized by X-ray diffraction and used to produce portland cement. Then, the physical–mechanical properties of this cement were evaluated. The addition of GRF replacing 25% and 50% clay increased the content of alite () in the clinkers and stabilized the and orthorhombic polymorphs due to the presence of MgO and in their composition. Cements made with replacement contents of 50% and 100% of clay by GRF showed higher compressive strength than reference cement.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Carina Soares, a technician from the Federal Institute of Bahia (IFBA), for the postdoctoral fellow of the Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering (PPEQ) of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) Sirlene Lima, to the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa from the State of Bahia (FAPESB) for the scientific initiation scholarship granted to the undergraduate student André Gomes, to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for the doctoral scholarship granted to the student Tiago Assunção during the research period.
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