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Materials Today: Proceedings

Materials Today: Proceedings

International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2013

Class F flyash sample is subjected to roasting both by conventional process as well as microwave ... more Class F flyash sample is subjected to roasting both by conventional process as well as microwave technique. The phase change during roasting with microwave heating has been investigated by XRD method and the chemical composition has been monitored continually by quantitative as well as AAS method. The results show that the flyash samples couple well with microwave and the temperature can reach approximately 10000 C in 7 minutes. The phase change in iron has been observed along with SiO2 and Al2O3. By proper control of the roasting temperature flyash can be sintered into a reasonably strong and relatively porous glassy ceramic material in a short period of time using microwave technique.

10th MATBUD’2023 Scientific-Technical Conference

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Nov 18, 2022

Materials Today: Proceedings

Journal of Environmental Management

Springer Proceedings in Materials, 2022

Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, Feb 9, 2023

Greener Journal of Science, Engineering and Technological Research, 2014

The purpose of this research work was to develop innovative environmental friendly building brick... more The purpose of this research work was to develop innovative environmental friendly building brick and study their performance, particularly on wetting and drying cycle. To understand the relative significance of these results geopolymer building brick with which different Na2O/(Al2O3+SiO2) has been manufactured. Geopolymer building brick has been manufactured by using highly alkaline solution and an aluminosilicate source. During this research work, (230 × 110 × 75 mm) size building bricks were manufactured. After 25 days of atmospheric curing, the bricks attained a crushing strength of 10 to 12 Mpa. Then the bricks were submerged in water to observe the effect of wetting and drying cycle on strength of brick. Results comprised that even after 10 th cycle, there is no specific deterioration in the crushing strength of brick.

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

In the present study, fly ash-based pervious concrete (FPC) is fabricated using sintered fly ash ... more In the present study, fly ash-based pervious concrete (FPC) is fabricated using sintered fly ash aggregates. Materials used include OPC Type I cement, the coarse aggregate of size 4.75, 9.5, 12.5 mm, water, and superplasticiser. Using these materials, various concrete mixtures were developed with a water to cement ratio of 0.30, 0.35, and 0.40, respectively. The effect of these parameters on the mechanical properties of the pervious concrete such as compressive strength, flexural strength, tensile strength, permeability, porosity, abrasion resistance, and leachability is studied. The test results showed that pervious concrete materials made with sintered fly ash aggregates had a better mechanical as compared to natural available aggregate. In addition, the concrete with SFA aggregates could achieve compressive strength ranges from 7.15 to 17.40 MPa with porosity range from 26.79 to 34.05% and these can be adopted as an environment-friendly concrete.

Construction and Building Materials

Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016

This research paper mainly focuses on the utilization of Class F-fly ash (by-product of power pla... more This research paper mainly focuses on the utilization of Class F-fly ash (by-product of power plant) for production of aggregates by different method. In the present study three different types of methods are adopted for preparation of aggregates. Cold bonding, autoclaving and sintering techniques are the very general technique used for preparation of the aggregates. Sodium hydroxide, Bentonite and Sodium silicate are used as a binder material during the pelletization process. The binder and fly ash proportions of 15: 85, 10: 90 and 17: 83 with water to cement ratio 0.3 are mixed to get the fly ash aggregates. Various mechanical properties of the aggregates such as crushing strength, impact test, abrasion test, specific gravity, water absorption, porosity were determined. The test results shows that the 7 days crushing strength and water absorption value of cold bonded aggregates 6.30 Mpa and 12.25% followed by autoclaving is 5.46 Mpa and 13.10% and sintering are 5.80 Mpa and 5.20% ...

The present study includes the microwave sintering of a class F fly ash available in the nearby p... more The present study includes the microwave sintering of a class F fly ash available in the nearby power plant. The ash sample was subjected to sintering with addition of an admixture which is a cheap industrial waste along with water. The sintering temperature was varied in the range of 7000C to 10500C. The sintered mass has diametrical tensile strength up to 30 MPa (corresponding diametrical compressive strength will increase 90 MPa) and the densities also increases up to 2.5 r/cm2 g/cm2 when sintered for 25-35 mins. It has been observed that the samples obtained through microwave sintering is denser as compared to the general sintering processes like draft sintering or pan sintering etc. the sintered pellet obtained after microwave treatment are found to be stronger with high tensile strength. The entire study revealed that microwave sintering of Class F flyash could produce a glossier ceramic phase where mullite (Al2Si2O13) and Anorphite are found to be the prominent crystalline ph...

Handbook of Sustainable Concrete and Industrial Waste Management, 2022

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2022

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2022

Rice husk ash (RHA) is the byproduct of rice mills which is left after the production of thermal ... more Rice husk ash (RHA) is the byproduct of rice mills which is left after the production of thermal energy (bio-mass energy) from the husk (rice hull). India is the second largest producer of rice around the globe, about 30-40 million tons of RHA is annually produced which becomes a severe environmental threat from last few decades as it is not biodegradable. RHA is a gray-black inorganic material containing more than 90% silica of its mass and therefore could be used as a precursor for geopolymers. The current study has been focused to investigate the behavior of ultrafine rice husk ash (URHA) modified fly ash – blast furnace (FA-BFS) based geopolymer concrete prepared and cured in ambient temperature conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), particle size analysis (PSA) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis were done for characterization of the source materials viz. FA, GGBS and URHA. The workability, strength and durability (sulfate resistivity) of the URHA based GPC has been studied and it is found that 5% URHA could be used in place of fly ash (FA) in GPC for its property enhancement. KeywordsUltrafine rice husk ash (URHA), geopolymer concrete, workability, durability.

Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 2022

The paper evaluates the possibility of developing open-air cured geopolymer concrete using the mi... more The paper evaluates the possibility of developing open-air cured geopolymer concrete using the mixture of two metallurgical wastes such as ferrochrome ash (FCA) as the primary and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) as the secondary source material. Several concrete mixes are prepared with varying combinations of the source materials, and sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solution as the alkali activator; and characterized to understand their strength development, microstructure properties, and environmental impact. It is observed that the mixture containing 80% FCA and 20% GGBFS provides a compressive strength of 30.2 MPa, suitable for general construction works. At the same time, it requires 44.26% less embodied energy and releases 39.28% less carbon dioxide (CO2) gas than cement-based concrete of similar strength. The characterization of the resulting geopolymer concrete through scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the participation of primary oxides available in the FCA for strength development.

Materials Today: Proceedings

Materials Today: Proceedings

International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2013

Class F flyash sample is subjected to roasting both by conventional process as well as microwave ... more Class F flyash sample is subjected to roasting both by conventional process as well as microwave technique. The phase change during roasting with microwave heating has been investigated by XRD method and the chemical composition has been monitored continually by quantitative as well as AAS method. The results show that the flyash samples couple well with microwave and the temperature can reach approximately 10000 C in 7 minutes. The phase change in iron has been observed along with SiO2 and Al2O3. By proper control of the roasting temperature flyash can be sintered into a reasonably strong and relatively porous glassy ceramic material in a short period of time using microwave technique.

10th MATBUD’2023 Scientific-Technical Conference

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Nov 18, 2022

Materials Today: Proceedings

Journal of Environmental Management

Springer Proceedings in Materials, 2022

Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, Feb 9, 2023

Greener Journal of Science, Engineering and Technological Research, 2014

The purpose of this research work was to develop innovative environmental friendly building brick... more The purpose of this research work was to develop innovative environmental friendly building brick and study their performance, particularly on wetting and drying cycle. To understand the relative significance of these results geopolymer building brick with which different Na2O/(Al2O3+SiO2) has been manufactured. Geopolymer building brick has been manufactured by using highly alkaline solution and an aluminosilicate source. During this research work, (230 × 110 × 75 mm) size building bricks were manufactured. After 25 days of atmospheric curing, the bricks attained a crushing strength of 10 to 12 Mpa. Then the bricks were submerged in water to observe the effect of wetting and drying cycle on strength of brick. Results comprised that even after 10 th cycle, there is no specific deterioration in the crushing strength of brick.

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

In the present study, fly ash-based pervious concrete (FPC) is fabricated using sintered fly ash ... more In the present study, fly ash-based pervious concrete (FPC) is fabricated using sintered fly ash aggregates. Materials used include OPC Type I cement, the coarse aggregate of size 4.75, 9.5, 12.5 mm, water, and superplasticiser. Using these materials, various concrete mixtures were developed with a water to cement ratio of 0.30, 0.35, and 0.40, respectively. The effect of these parameters on the mechanical properties of the pervious concrete such as compressive strength, flexural strength, tensile strength, permeability, porosity, abrasion resistance, and leachability is studied. The test results showed that pervious concrete materials made with sintered fly ash aggregates had a better mechanical as compared to natural available aggregate. In addition, the concrete with SFA aggregates could achieve compressive strength ranges from 7.15 to 17.40 MPa with porosity range from 26.79 to 34.05% and these can be adopted as an environment-friendly concrete.

Construction and Building Materials

Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016

This research paper mainly focuses on the utilization of Class F-fly ash (by-product of power pla... more This research paper mainly focuses on the utilization of Class F-fly ash (by-product of power plant) for production of aggregates by different method. In the present study three different types of methods are adopted for preparation of aggregates. Cold bonding, autoclaving and sintering techniques are the very general technique used for preparation of the aggregates. Sodium hydroxide, Bentonite and Sodium silicate are used as a binder material during the pelletization process. The binder and fly ash proportions of 15: 85, 10: 90 and 17: 83 with water to cement ratio 0.3 are mixed to get the fly ash aggregates. Various mechanical properties of the aggregates such as crushing strength, impact test, abrasion test, specific gravity, water absorption, porosity were determined. The test results shows that the 7 days crushing strength and water absorption value of cold bonded aggregates 6.30 Mpa and 12.25% followed by autoclaving is 5.46 Mpa and 13.10% and sintering are 5.80 Mpa and 5.20% ...

The present study includes the microwave sintering of a class F fly ash available in the nearby p... more The present study includes the microwave sintering of a class F fly ash available in the nearby power plant. The ash sample was subjected to sintering with addition of an admixture which is a cheap industrial waste along with water. The sintering temperature was varied in the range of 7000C to 10500C. The sintered mass has diametrical tensile strength up to 30 MPa (corresponding diametrical compressive strength will increase 90 MPa) and the densities also increases up to 2.5 r/cm2 g/cm2 when sintered for 25-35 mins. It has been observed that the samples obtained through microwave sintering is denser as compared to the general sintering processes like draft sintering or pan sintering etc. the sintered pellet obtained after microwave treatment are found to be stronger with high tensile strength. The entire study revealed that microwave sintering of Class F flyash could produce a glossier ceramic phase where mullite (Al2Si2O13) and Anorphite are found to be the prominent crystalline ph...

Handbook of Sustainable Concrete and Industrial Waste Management, 2022

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2022

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2022

Rice husk ash (RHA) is the byproduct of rice mills which is left after the production of thermal ... more Rice husk ash (RHA) is the byproduct of rice mills which is left after the production of thermal energy (bio-mass energy) from the husk (rice hull). India is the second largest producer of rice around the globe, about 30-40 million tons of RHA is annually produced which becomes a severe environmental threat from last few decades as it is not biodegradable. RHA is a gray-black inorganic material containing more than 90% silica of its mass and therefore could be used as a precursor for geopolymers. The current study has been focused to investigate the behavior of ultrafine rice husk ash (URHA) modified fly ash – blast furnace (FA-BFS) based geopolymer concrete prepared and cured in ambient temperature conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), particle size analysis (PSA) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis were done for characterization of the source materials viz. FA, GGBS and URHA. The workability, strength and durability (sulfate resistivity) of the URHA based GPC has been studied and it is found that 5% URHA could be used in place of fly ash (FA) in GPC for its property enhancement. KeywordsUltrafine rice husk ash (URHA), geopolymer concrete, workability, durability.

Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 2022

The paper evaluates the possibility of developing open-air cured geopolymer concrete using the mi... more The paper evaluates the possibility of developing open-air cured geopolymer concrete using the mixture of two metallurgical wastes such as ferrochrome ash (FCA) as the primary and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) as the secondary source material. Several concrete mixes are prepared with varying combinations of the source materials, and sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solution as the alkali activator; and characterized to understand their strength development, microstructure properties, and environmental impact. It is observed that the mixture containing 80% FCA and 20% GGBFS provides a compressive strength of 30.2 MPa, suitable for general construction works. At the same time, it requires 44.26% less embodied energy and releases 39.28% less carbon dioxide (CO2) gas than cement-based concrete of similar strength. The characterization of the resulting geopolymer concrete through scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the participation of primary oxides available in the FCA for strength development.