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Meddah MS, Abdel-Gawwad H, Najjar O. Role of silicate-rich and silicate-less industrial solid wastes in the physicomechanical properties and durability of low quality metakaolin-blended cement. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-33387-7. [PMID: 38649599 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33387-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Although calcined clay-blended cement offers higher performance and durability compared to neat Portland cement (PC), its extensive use of natural clay leads to the depletion of natural non-renewable resources. To address this concern, this study focuses on the utilization of supplementary cementitious materials-based waste products as a substitute for PC. The blended cement was optimized with a low replacement level of 10 wt.% calcined Fanja clay (FNJ) as a low-grade metakaolin (MK) and 90 wt.% PC. Various types of industrial solid wastes (ISWs) were incorporated into the PC-FNJ blend in place of PC. The ISWs utilized included silicate-rich wastes, such as silica fume (SF) and glass waste (GW) powder, as well as silicate-less waste, such as marble dust (MD). The results revealed that incorporating 10 wt.% SF into the PC-FNJ mixture resulted in a considerable decrease in the flow rate while improving its early mechanical strength. GW, as another silicate waste, also enhanced early mechanical properties but not as much as SF. However, the composite of PC-FNJ-GW exhibited higher workability than the neat PC, PC-FNJ, and PC-FNJ-SF. The mixtures of PC-FNJ-MD demonstrated the same trend. Embedding SF into PC-FNJ-GW and PC-FNJ-MD substantially decreased both their flowability and mechanical properties. Nonetheless, all composites containing ISWs showed higher flexural strength, higher resistivity to chloride diffusivity, and higher or comparable acid and salt resistivity.
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- Mohammed Seddik Meddah
- Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Al-Khod, Sultan Qaboos, Oman.
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- Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Al-Khod, Sultan Qaboos, Oman
- Raw Building Materials and Processing Technology Research Institute, Housing and Building National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Al-Khod, Sultan Qaboos, Oman
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Ersöz K, Bayrak B, Gündüz F, Karaca H. Synthesis of an innovative SF/NZVI catalyst and investigation of its effectiveness on bio-oil production in liquefaction process alongside other parameters. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:27913-27934. [PMID: 38523213 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32981-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Today, new energy sources alternative to fossil fuels are needed to meet the increasing energy demand. It is becoming increasingly important to constitute new energy sources from waste biomass through the liquefaction process. In this study, walnut shells (WS) were liquefied catalytically and non-catalytically under different parameters using the liquefaction method. In this process, the effect of silica fume/nano zero-valent iron (SF/NZVI) catalysts on the conversion rates was investigated. The catalyst was synthesized by reducing NZVI using a liquid phase chemical reduction method on SF. The SF/NZVI catalyst was characterized by scanning electron microscopy- energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The effect of various process parameters on the liquefaction process was investigated. In this context, the reaction temperature ranged from 300 to 400 °C, the solid/solvent ratio ranged from 1/1 to 1/3, the reaction time ranged from 30 to 90 min, and the catalyst concentration ranged from 1 to 6%. According to the results obtained, the most suitable operating conditions for non-catalytic experiments in liquefaction of WS were found to be temperature of 400 °C, reaction time of 60 min, and solid/solvent of 1/3. In catalytic conditions, the optimum values were obtained as temperature of 375 °C, reaction time of 60 min, solid/solvent ratio of 1/3, and catalyst concentration of 6%. The highest total conversion and (oil + gas) % conversion were 90.4% and 46.7% under non-catalytic conditions and 90.7% and 62.3% under catalytic conditions, respectively. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis revealed the bio-oil was mainly composed of aromatic compounds (benzene, butyl-, indane and their derivatives,) and polyaromatic compounds (naphthalene, decahydro-, cis-, naphthalene, 1-methyl-.). The aim of increasing the quantity and quality of the light liquid product in the study has been achieved.
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- Kübra Ersöz
- Engineering Faculty, Chemical Engineering Department, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Engineering Faculty, Chemical Engineering Department, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Engineering Faculty, Chemical Engineering Department, Inonu University, Elazig Road 15Th Km, 44280-Campus, Malatya, Turkey
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- Engineering Faculty, Chemical Engineering Department, Inonu University, Elazig Road 15Th Km, 44280-Campus, Malatya, Turkey
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Marimuthu V, Ramasamy A. Mechanical characteristics of waste-printed circuit board-reinforced concrete with silica fume and prediction modelling using ANN. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:28474-28493. [PMID: 38558342 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33099-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The use of electronic waste in cement concrete as a fibre additive has proven to be very promising for improving mechanical characteristics and developing sustainable construction materials to reduce the waste dumped in landfills. The following study investigated the effect of electronic waste (printed circuit boards (PCBs)) on the mechanical properties of concrete and predicted the same properties with an appropriate machine learning technique. PCB fibres 45 mm in length and 1.5 mm in width were manufactured and added as fibre additions to two sets of concrete mixes with and without silica fume. A 10% volume replacement of cement was substituted with silica fume (SF) to enhance the characteristics of PCB fibre-reinforced concrete and minimize cement consumption. The study included an evaluation of the fresh properties and mechanical characteristics after a 28-day curing period; thereafter, the results were compared and studied using the Levenberg-Marquardt backpropagation algorithm for predictions. The results show that the mechanical properties improved up to a 5% addition of PCB fibres, resulting in strengths of 63.55 MPa and 69.92 MPa for mixtures of PCB5% and SFPCB5%, respectively. A similar trend was achieved for other properties, such as the tensile and flexural strengths. The results of the ANN model predicted values with R2 values ranging from 0.94 to 0.99, indicating the efficacy of the model.
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- VishnuPriyan Marimuthu
- Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, India, 603203.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, India, 603203
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Ling X, Schollbach K, Chen Y, Brouwers HJH. The effect of nano-silica and silica fume on the sodium carbonate-activated slag system containing air pollution control residues. Waste Manag 2024; 176:52-63. [PMID: 38262073 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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The utilization of municipal solid waste incineration residues in alkali-activated granulated ground blast furnace slag (GGBFS) has garnered substantial interest for its potential in sustainable solid waste management and achieving a low-carbon footprint. However, incorporating these residues often leads to the deterioration of mechanical properties. This study revealed the role of silica fume (SF) and nano-silica (NS) derived from olivine within a sodium carbonate-activated GGBFS system incorporating air pollution control (APC) residues. The dosage of silica additives and APC residues ranges from 0 - 6 wt% and 0-15 wt%, respectively. The mechanical properties, reaction kinetics, phase composition, microstructure and carbonation resistance of the blended binder were investigated. Results indicated that SF slightly improved the early compressive strength with the formation of C-(A)-S-H gel (Ca/Si = 1.47, Al/Si = 0.23), hemicarboaluminate and hydrotalcite; reactive NS retarded the activation of GGBFS and inhibited the formation of hemicarboaluminate and hydrotalcite, while promoting the formation of C-A-S-H gel (Ca/Si = 1.01, Al/Si = 0.23), resulting in an impressive 80.3 % enhancement in compressive strength. Notably, NS-modified samples exhibited decreased carbonation resistance due to increased porosity and C-(A)-S-H gels that are vulnerable to carbonation. Conversely, 2 % SF addition decreased the diffusion rate of CO2, and APC residues improved the carbonation resistance by facilitating the formation of C-(A)-S-H gel with a higher Ca/Si ratio. This study provided an alternative management practice for APC residues with favorable early strength development and offered new insights into using silica additives to enhance waste-combined alkali-activated materials.
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- Xuan Ling
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AP Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AP Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AP Eindhoven, the Netherlands; School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AP Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Khankhaje E, Kim T, Jang H, Kim CS, Kim J, Rafieizonooz M. A review of utilization of industrial waste materials as cement replacement in pervious concrete: An alternative approach to sustainable pervious concrete production. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26188. [PMID: 38434066 PMCID: PMC10906165 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Around 8% of the global carbon dioxide emissions, are generated during cement manufacturing, which also involves significant use of raw materials, leading to adverse environmental effects. Consequently, extensive research is being conducted worldwide to explore the feasibility of utilizing different industrial waste by-products as alternatives to cement in concrete production. Fly ash (FA), Metakaolin (MK), Silica fume (SF), and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) are potential industrial materials that can serve as cement substitutes in pervious concrete. However, there exist conflicting findings in the literature regarding the impact of industrial supplementary cementitious materials (ISCMs) as partial cement replacements on the physical, mechanical, and durability properties of pervious concrete. The aim of this review is to investigate the feasibility and potential benefits of using ISCMs and compare them as partial cement replacements in the production of pervious concrete. The analysis primarily examines the effect of ISCMs as partial cement replacements on cementitious properties, including properties of ISMCs, mechanical properties, and durability of pervious concrete. The influence of ISCMs primarily stems from their pozzolanic reaction and filler characteristics. SF has the highest reactivity due to its high surface area and amorphous structure, resulting in a rapid pozzolanic reaction. GGBS and FA have moderate reactivity, while MK has relatively low reactivity due to its crystalline structure. Results from various studies indicate that the addition of FA, SF, and MK up to approximately 20% leads to a reduction in porosity and permeability while improving compressive strength and durability due to the filler effect of SF and MK. Incorporating GGBS increases permeability slightly while causing a slight decrease in compressive strength. The range of permeability and compressive strength for pervious concrete incorporating FA, SF, GGBS and MK were 0.17-1.46 cm/s and 4-35 MPa, 0.56-2.28 cm/s and 3.1-35 MPa, 0.19-0.64 cm/s and 8-42 MPa, 0.10-1.28 cm/s and 5.5-41 MPa, respectively, which are in the acceptable range for non-structural application of pervious concrete. In conclusion, it is possible to produce sustainable pervious concrete by substituting up to 20% of cement with FA, SF, GGBS, and MK, thereby reducing cement consumption, carbon footprint, energy usage, and air pollution associated with conventional cement production. However, further research is required to systematically assess the durability properties, long-term behavior, and, develop models for analyzing CO2 emissions and cost considerations of pervious concrete containing ISMCs.
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- Elnaz Khankhaje
- Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811, South Korea
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- Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811, South Korea
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- Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811, South Korea
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- Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811, South Korea
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- Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811, South Korea
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Yaseen N, Alcivar-Bastidas S, Irfan-ul-Hassan M, Petroche DM, Qazi AU, Ramirez AD. Concrete incorporating supplementary cementitious materials: Temporal evolution of compressive strength and environmental life cycle assessment. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25056. [PMID: 38333830 PMCID: PMC10850507 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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The use of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) or industrial wastes as a partial replacement for cement in the production of concrete is an urgent need in the construction industry due to cement's growing environmental challenges and rising cost. In respect of this, we conducted research work on proportioning binary concrete mixes. Fly ash (FA) replaced 10 %, 20 %, and 30 % of the cement, while silica fume (SF) replaced 5 %, 10 %, and 15 % of the cement. A control concrete mix was also developed with 100 % cement and no SCM. The results showed no increase in compressive strength for FA concrete compared to control at the early age of 3-28 days, but a maximum increase in compressive strength of 4 % was discovered at a later age of 56 days for concrete with 20 % FA. For 5 % SF concrete, a considerable strength increase of 15 % was seen at the early age of 3 days. Like with FA concrete, 2 % improvement in strength was recorded at the later age of 56 days for 10 % SF concrete. This study further focused on the concrete's temporal evolution of compressive strength by developing a strength evolution model (SEM) using nonlinear regression analysis at a 95 % confidence level. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine the correlation between the model values and the experimental results. For comparison, the fib Model Code 2010 was applied to the experimental data, and a good agreement was observed among the proposed model, the fib Model values, and the experimental results. The proposed model can be expanded to address further regression-related problems. Finally, environmental life cycle assessment revealed that utilizing 10 %, 20 %, and 30 % of FA lowered Global Warming Potential (GWP) by 9 %, 19 %, and 29 %, respectively. Likewise, using 5 %, 10 %, and 15 % of SF reduced the GWP by 5 %, 9 %, and 14 %.
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- Noor Yaseen
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- Directorate General Small Dams, Irrigation Department, Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena Km 1 1/2, P.O. Box 10369, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Facultad de Ingeniería en Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Facultad de Ingeniería en Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Han Y, Lin R, Wang XY, Kim T. Enhancing performance and sustainability of ultra-high-performance concrete through solid calcium carbonate precipitation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-28072-0. [PMID: 37277586 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28072-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) exhibits high compressive strength and good durability. However, owing to the dense microstructure of UHPC, carbonation curing cannot be performed to capture and sequester carbon dioxide (CO2). In this study, CO2 was added to UHPC indirectly. Gaseous CO2 was first converted into solid calcium carbonate (CaCO3) using calcium hydroxide, and the converted CaCO3 was then added to UHPC at 2, 4, and 6 wt% based on the cementitious material. The performance and sustainability of UHPC with indirect CO2 addition were investigated through macroscopic and microscopic experiments. The experimental results showed that the method used did not negatively affect the performance of UHPC. Compared with the control group, the early strength, ultrasonic velocity, and resistivity of UHPC containing solid CO2 improved to varying degrees. Microscopic experiments, such as heat of hydration and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), demonstrated that adding captured CO2 accelerated the hydration rate of the paste. Finally, the CO2 emissions were normalized according to the compressive strength and resistivity at 28 days. The results indicated that the CO2 emissions per unit compressive strength and unit resistivity of UHPC with CO2 were lower than those of the control group.
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- Yi Han
- Department of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-Si, 24341, South Korea
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-Si, 24341, South Korea.
- Department of Architectural Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-Si, 24341, South Korea.
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- Division of Architecture & Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA, Sangnok-gu, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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Fei X, Xi X, Gao J, Zhu S, Jiao X, Cao L, Liu L. Effects of silica fume powder modified by oleic acid on the settleability of bulking sludge. Environ Technol 2023; 44:2473-2480. [PMID: 35084288 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2034979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Modified silica fume powder with oleic acid through coupling agent was prepared based on the in situ utilizing long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) properties of Microthrix parvicella (M. parvicella) in the activated sludge system. The modification was confirmed by XRD and infrared spectrum. The contact angle analysis showed that the modification gave the silica fume powder a hydrophobic surface. The modified silica fume powder had a good combination with M. parvicella from the SEM and Gram staining measurements. The addition of modified silica powder has a certain effect on the settling capacity of sludge, but has little effect on the sludge treatment capacity, while the SVI dropped from 400.1 to 100.0 mL/g. These suggested that the modified silica fume powder could be used as an excellent weight-increasing agent to inhibit sludge bulking.
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- Xuening Fei
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Engineering Technology Center of Chemical Wastewater Source Reduction and Recycling, School of Science, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Engineering Technology Center of Chemical Wastewater Source Reduction and Recycling, School of Science, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Engineering Technology Center of Chemical Wastewater Source Reduction and Recycling, School of Science, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Engineering Technology Center of Chemical Wastewater Source Reduction and Recycling, School of Science, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Engineering Technology Center of Chemical Wastewater Source Reduction and Recycling, School of Science, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Soares Junior PRR, da Silva EJ, Bezerra ACDS. An extensive dataset on micromechanical behavior and microstructure of 1000 days old B/S-based alkali-activated material. Data Brief 2023; 48:109131. [PMID: 37128579 PMCID: PMC10148096 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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This dataset contains extensive results on micromechanical behavior and microstructure of alkali-activated materials (AAM) with biomass ash (B) and silica fume (S) precursors. The data were collected at the laboratories of the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG) in Brazil. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), optical microscopy (OM), and nanoindentation with instrumented penetration (NI) were performed from AAM in the hardened state and advanced age (1000 days). Data include loading curves, hardness, module of elasticity, and microstructure. Data may be useful for researchers and engineers in designing new alternative binders with improved durability.
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- Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Soares Junior
- Department of Civil Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Av. Amazonas, 5253, Belo Horizonte/MG, 30.421-169, Brazil
- Corresponding authors.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Av. Amazonas, 5253, Belo Horizonte/MG, 30.421-169, Brazil
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Av. Amazonas, 5253, Belo Horizonte/MG, 30.421-169, Brazil
- Department of Materials Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Av. Amazonas, 5253, Belo Horizonte/MG, 30.421-169, Brazil
- Corresponding authors.
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Lashari AR, Kumar A, Kumar R, Rizvi SH. Combined effect of silica fume and fly ash as cementitious material on strength characteristics, embodied carbon, and cost of autoclave aerated concrete. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:27875-27883. [PMID: 36394814 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24217-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Aerated concrete (AAC) or lightweight concrete is primarily used for non-load bearing structures in construction work. Generally, it is produced with cement as a main binding ingredient, and the production of cement is blamed to contribute 7 to 8% of CO2 emission in the environment. In addition, the dumping of industrial wastes is also a great environmental concern. This research is an attempt to produce low-cost and sustainable aerated concrete utilizing silica fume and fly ash as partial substitution to cement without compromising the fundamental properties of aerated concrete. The current study was divided into two phases: in the first phase, the silica fume was substituted up to 20% with a variation of 5% in each mix. In the second phase, the fly ash was replaced with cement in three variations, i.e., 10%, 20%, and 30% containing an optimum proportion of silica fume obtained in phase 1. The aluminum powder was added at 0.4% by weight of binder to introduce aeration in concrete. Before testing, samples of aerated concrete were cured with steam in an autoclaving machine for 9 h at a pressure and temperature of 1.5 bars and 127 °C respectively and oven-dried at a temperature of 105 °C for 24 h after steam curing. From the experimental results, the highest compressive and split tensile strength of AAC was recorded when 15% of the cement was replaced with silica fume and 30% of the cement was replaced with fly ash combined. At this proportion the least density was also recorded which showed the lightweight of AAC without compromising the strength characteristics. In addition, the reduction of 42.64% and 32.4% of embodied carbon and cost was observed respectively.
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- Ali Raza Lashari
- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan
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Sohu S, Bheel N, Jhatial AA, Ansari AA, Shar IA. Sustainability and mechanical property assessment of concrete incorporating eggshell powder and silica fume as binary and ternary cementitious materials. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:58685-58697. [PMID: 35366210 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19894-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cement production emits a significant carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, dramatically influencing the environment. Furthermore, a large amount of energy is consumed during the cement manufacturing process; since Pakistan is already facing an energy crisis, this high energy consumption by the cement industry puts further stress on Pakistan's energy sector. Hence, the price of cement is rising day by day. Furthermore, waste disposals and concrete ingredients' restoration after demolition have adversative effects on the environment. Therefore, using these wastes decreases cement manufacturing, thereby reducing energy consumption, but it also aids in safeguarding the environment. The study aimed to determine the concrete properties by partially replacing cement with only eggshell powder (ESP) and combining ESP and silica fume (SF) in a ternary binder system in the mixture. However, workability, water absorption, compressive strength, split tensile strength, and flexural strength were all investigated in this study. In this experimental study, cement was replaced as 5, 8, 11, 15, and 20% of ESP, along with 5, 10, and 15% of silica by weight of cement in concrete. Approximately 21 mixes were prepared, from which 01 control mix, 05 mixes of ESP alone, and 15 mixes designed with a blend of ESP and SF with a 1:1.25:3 mix ratio and 0.5 water-cement ratios. Study parameters advocate the substitution of 11% ESP and 10% SF as the optimal option for maximum strength. Furthermore, combining ESP and SF diminishes the composite concrete mixture's workability and dry density greatly.
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- Samiullah Sohu
- Department of Civil Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Larkana Campus, Larkana, Sindh, 67450, Pakistan.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610, Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Khairpur Mirs', Sindh, 76062, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Sindh, 75000, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, ISRA University Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Sindh, 70120, Pakistan
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Panitsa OA, Kioupis D, Kakali G. Thermal and microwave synthesis of silica fume-based solid activator for the one-part geopolymerization of fly ash. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:59513-59523. [PMID: 35381929 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20081-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This paper tests the development of a silica fume-based material, capable to be used as a solid activator for the one-part geopolymerization of fly ash. Through a simple procedure, a mixture of silica fume, an amorphous and silicon-rich by-product, sodium hydroxide and water, is converted, after a low-temperature treatment, to a new powder product mainly containing sodium silicate (Na2SiO3). Two different treatment methods are tested for the synthesis of the solid activator: heat and microwave treatment. Microwave processing is more sustainable and more efficient than thermal treatment, since purer products are produced with less energy consumption. The use of these low embodied energy products, as the only solid activator of fly ash, leads to geopolymers with comparable mechanical performance to those prepared with commercial products revealing their potential successful addition in the geopolymer market.
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- Olga Andriana Panitsa
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St., 15773, Athens, Greece.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St., 15773, Athens, Greece
- Engineering School, Merchant Marine Academy of Crete, 73200, Chania, Greece
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St., 15773, Athens, Greece
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Miron GD, Kulik DA, Lothenbach B. Porewater compositions of Portland cement with and without silica fume calculated using the fine-tuned CASH+NK solid solution model. Mater Struct 2022; 55:212. [PMID: 36172008 PMCID: PMC9509308 DOI: 10.1617/s11527-022-02045-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED The CASH+ sublattice solid solution model of C-S-H aims to predict the composition of C-S-H and its ability to take up alkalis. It was originally developed for dilute systems with high water-solid ratios, and thus in this paper further optimized and benchmarked against measured pore solution compositions of hydrated Portland cement (PC) and PC blended with silica fume (SF) at realistic water-binder ratios. To get an improved agreement with the pore solution data, the stability of two CASH+ model endmembers, TCKh and TCNh, has been fine-tuned with standard Gibbs energy corrections of + 7.0 and + 5.0 kJ·mol-1, respectively (at 1 bar, 25 °C). The agreement was maintained with the experiments used to originally parameterize the CASH+ model for the uptake of K and Na in dilute systems. The K and Na concentrations predicted using the fine-tuned CASH+NK model are in a good agreement with the measured values for PC and PC + SF system at different water to binder ratios, silica fume additions, and at temperatures up to 80 °C. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1617/s11527-022-02045-0.
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- George Dan Miron
- Laboratory for Waste Management LES, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Waste Management LES, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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Kumar A, Bheel N, Ahmed I, Rizvi SH, Kumar R, Jhatial AA. Effect of silica fume and fly ash as cementitious material on hardened properties and embodied carbon of roller compacted concrete. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:1210-1222. [PMID: 34350574 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15734-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The production of cement releases an enormous amount of CO2 into the environment. Besides, industrial wastes like silica fume and fly ash need effective utilization to reduce their impacts on the environment. This research aims to explore the influence of silica fume (SF) and fly ash (FA) individually and combine them as binary cementitious material (BCM) on the hardened properties and embodied carbon of roller compacted concrete (RCC). A total of ten mixes were prepared with 1:2:4 mix ratio at the different water-cement ratios to keep the zero slump of roller compacted concrete. However, the replacement proportions for SF were 5%-15%, and FA were 5%-15% by the weight of cement individually and combine in roller compacted concrete for determining the hardened properties and embodied carbon. In this regard, several numbers of concrete specimens (cubes and cylinders) were cast and cured for 7 and 28 days correspondingly. It was observed that the compressive strength of RCC is boosted by 33.6 MPa and 30.6 MPa while using 10% of cement replaced with SF and FA individually at 28 days, respectively. Similarly, the splitting tensile strength of RCC is enhanced by 3.5 MPa at 10% cement replaced with SF and FA on 28 days, respectively. The compressive and splitting tensile strength of RCC is increased by 34.2 MPa and 3.8 MPa at SF7.5FA7.5 as BCM after 28 days consistently. In addition, the water absorption of RCC decreased while using SF and FA as cementitious material individually and together at 28 days. Besides, the embodied carbon of RCC decreased with increasing the replacement level of SF and FA by the mass of cement individually and combined.
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- Aneel Kumar
- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750, Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Shaheed Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto Campus, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan
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Bayraktar OY. Possibilities of disposing silica fume and waste glass powder, which are environmental wastes, by using as a substitute for Portland cement. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:16843-16854. [PMID: 33394426 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12195-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, the possibilities of disposal of environmental waste, silica fume, and waste glass powder as substitutes in the mortar samples in Portland cement were investigated. For this purpose, Portland cement (CEM I), silica fume (SF), waste glass powder (WGP), CEN standard sand, and water were used in mortar production. Additive cements were obtained by using the SF, WGP, and SFWGP substitution methods in Portland cement at the rates of 10, 20, 30, and 40%. The flexural strength, compressive strength, radiation permeability (determination of linear absorption coefficient), high temperature, and alkali-silica reaction (ASR) effect on SF, WGP, and SFWGP were examined and compared with the control PC 42.5R samples. Mortar samples of 40 × 40 × 160 mm size were obtained with the grouts/mortars produced, and the samples were exposed to five temperature effects, namely, 20, 150, 300, 700, and 1000 ° C. Samples kept at 20 ° C are accepted as baseline. A total of 429 samples were studied, including the cooling process in the air (spontaneously in the laboratory, 20 ° C ± 2). After the samples achieved room temperature, flexural and compressive strength tests were carried out at 28 and 90 days. Test results demonstrate that SF, WGP, and SFWGP, which are environmental wastes, can be disposed both as a pozzolanic additive material both alone and together in cement mortars, can be utilized in buildings with high fire hazard, and the sample with the highest linear absorption coefficient is the sample obtained with SFWGP, and also, the expansion values that occur in SF and WGP are less than the control sample.
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- Oguzhan Yavuz Bayraktar
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Civil Engineering, Kastamonu University, Kuzeykent, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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Zhu W, Wang J, Wu D, Li X, Luo Y, Han C, Ma W, He S. Investigating the Heavy Metal Adsorption of Mesoporous Silica Materials Prepared by Microwave Synthesis. Nanoscale Res Lett 2017; 12:323. [PMID: 28476080 PMCID: PMC5418173 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2070-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Mesoporous silica materials (MSMs) of the MCM-41 type were rapidly synthesized by microwave heating using silica fume as silica source and evaluated as adsorbents for the removal of Cu2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+ from aqueous solutions. The effects of microwave heating times on the pore structure of the resulting MSMs were investigated as well as the effects of different acids which were employed to adjust the solution pH during the synthesis. The obtained MCM-41 samples were characterized by nitrogen adsorption-desorption analyses, X-ray powder diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicated that microwave heating method can significantly reduce the synthesis time of MCM-41 to 40 min. The MCM-41 prepared using citric acid (c-MCM-41(40)) possessed more ordered hexagonal mesostructure, higher pore volume, and pore diameter. We also explored the ability of c-MCM-41(40) for removing heavy metal ions (Cu2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+) from aqueous solution and evaluated the influence of pH on its adsorption capacity. In addition, the adsorption isotherms were fitted by Langmuir and Freundlich models, and the adsorption kinetics were assessed using pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models. The intraparticle diffusion model was studied to understand the adsorption process and mechanism. The results confirmed that the as-synthesized adsorbent could efficiently remove the heavy metal ions from aqueous solution at pH range of 5-7. The adsorption isotherms obeyed the Langmuir model, and the maximum adsorption capacities of the adsorbent for Cu2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+ were 36.3, 58.5, and 32.3 mg/g, respectively. The kinetic data were well fitted to the pseudo-second-order model, and the results of intraparticle diffusion model showed complex chemical reaction might be involved during adsorption process.
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- Wenjie Zhu
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China.
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
- Key Laboratory of Non-Ferrous Metals Vacuum Metallurgy of Yunnan Province/Engineering Research Center for Silicon Metallurgy and Silicon Materials of Yunnan Provincial Universities, Kunming, 650093, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Cleaning Utilization in Yunnan Province/The National Engineering Laboratory for Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-Ferrous Metals Vacuum Metallurgy of Yunnan Province/Engineering Research Center for Silicon Metallurgy and Silicon Materials of Yunnan Provincial Universities, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Research Center for Analysis and Measurement, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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Li X, Chen Q, Zhou Y, Tyrer M, Yu Y. Stabilization of heavy metals in MSWI fly ash using silica fume. Waste Manag 2014; 34:2494-2504. [PMID: 25277825 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The objective of this work was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of silica fume on stabilizing heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash. In addition to compressive strength measurements, hydrated pastes were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal-analyses (DTA/TG), and MAS NMR ((27)Al and (29)Si) techniques. It was found that silica fume additions could effectively reduce the leaching of toxic heavy metals. At the addition of 20% silica fume, leaching concentrations for Cu, Pb and Zn of the hydrated paste cured for 7 days decreased from 0.32 mg/L to 0.05 mg/L, 40.99 mg/L to 4.40 mg/L, and 6.96 mg/L to 0.21 mg/L compared with the MSWI fly ash. After curing for 135 days, Cd and Pb in the leachates were not detected, while Cu and Zn concentrations decreased to 0.02 mg/L and 0.03 mg/L. The speciation of Pb and Cd by the modified version of the European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) extractions showed that these metals converted into more stable state in hydrated pastes of MSWI fly ash in the presence of silica fume. Although exchangeable and weak-acid soluble fractions of Cu and Zn increased with hydration time, silica fume addition of 10% can satisfy the requirement of detoxification for heavy metals investigated in terms of the identification standard of hazardous waste of China.
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- Xinying Li
- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- Mineral Industry Research Organisation, Solihull B37 7HB, UK
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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Lillicrap A, Allan I, Friede B, Garmo Ø, Macken A. Is the transformation/dissolution protocol suitable for ecotoxicity assessments of inorganic substances such as silica fume? Sci Total Environ 2014; 468-469:358-367. [PMID: 24041603 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Performing ecotoxicity tests on poorly water soluble substances and in particular metals, metalloids, and metal oxides such as silica fume, can be problematic. Such substances may not be directly toxic to aquatic organisms but often have high concentrations of impurities present, due to production processes, which may result in ecotoxicological effects. This combined with possibly testing above the limit of solubility further exacerbates the interpretation of ecotoxicity test results. One approach to overcome this is to perform a transformation/dissolution (T/D) test to determine the quantities of elemental impurities which will consequently be in solution. These data can subsequently be compared to existing data to determine if there is likely to be an effect on aquatic organisms. This paper highlights research into determining the T/D potential of 2 different grades of amorphous silica fume (low and high grade purity) with complementary chronic ecotoxicity tests of the 2 substances to validate this approach. The low grade silica fume test substance was identified in the T/D assessments as being of concern for the potential to cause acute toxicity to aquatic organisms and had levels of impurities (e.g. Pb and Zn) in the solutions which exceeded the effect limits identified in the open literature. Consequently, silica fume would be hazard classified as acute 2 according to regulatory classification schemes. However, the results of the ecotoxicity hazard validation assessments in a Daphnia magna reproduction test and the sediment dwelling organism Chironomus riparius indicated that low and high grade silica fumes are not acutely or chronically toxic up to and including an initial loading concentration of 100 mg/L and 1000 mg/kg respectively. Hence, using the T/D test data alone may have resulted in a false hazard classification of silica fume (low grade).
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- Adam Lillicrap
- Norwegian Institute for water research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway.
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