Hydrated Lime–Enriched Sequestration Binders Reinforced by Polyvinyl Alcohol
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 7
Abstract
Carbon capture utilization and storage technique (CCUS) is an effective way to mitigate climate change. Carbon dioxide () sequestration binders (CSB) composed of hydrated lime (CH) and cement has great application prospects in CCUS. Although CH in CSB can improve the carbon absorption capacity, it causes a significant decrease in flexural strength. This study focused on the effect of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on the absorption capacity and flexural strength of CSB. The results show that PVA is beneficial to enhancing the flexural strength of CSB either under natural carbonation or accelerated carbonation. This enhancement is more pronounced at an early age for CSB with high CH content. Furthermore, uptake experiments show that the PVA would not reduce the absorption of CSB and even has a slight improvement effect. Finally, thermodynamic modeling and price calculation were adopted for CSB to illustrate the chemical phase and economic cost changes. The outcomes of this study shed new light on PVA to optimize CSB.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (B210201041) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52178202 and 51808188). Also, the authors thank Jiangsu Research Institute of Building Science Co. and the state key laboratory of high-performance civil engineering materials for funding this research project.
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Received: Mar 3, 2022
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Published online: Apr 25, 2023
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