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Geomaterial Characterization Sub-topics Need for Geomaterial characterization Geotechnical Mineralogy Morphology Physical Chemical Pore-solution sampling Corrosion potential Sorption-Desorption Thermal Electrical


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Geomaterial Characterization Sub-topics

  • Need for Geomaterial characterization
  • Geotechnical
  • Mineralogy
  • Morphology
  • Physical
  • Chemical

Pore-solution sampling Corrosion potential Sorption-Desorption

  • Thermal
  • Electrical
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MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION

  • X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
  • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
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Mineralogical Characterization

XRD Diffractograms

200 400 600 M M M M M M M Q Q M M M M M Q

C-I

100 200 300 400 500 G= Glassy phase M=Mullite Q= Quartz M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

Cu-K (2 Deg.) Relative Intensity

C-II

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

50 100 150 G

GGBFS

Minerals Present in Materials Material Mineral* CS Anorthite, Quartz, Montmorillonite WC Kaolinite, Illite IC Calcite, Clinoptilolite, Opal CT, Illite, Smectite, Palygorskite RSS Quartz, Feldspar, Hematite BSS Quartz, Feldspar FA-I Quartz, Mullite, Hematite FA-II Quartz, Mullite, Hematite C-I Quartz, Mullite C-II Mullite GGBFS Glassy phase * JCPDS 1994 Powder diffraction file, 44, 7354-CD ROM (PDF 1- 44), Int. Centre for Diffraction Data, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Minerals the Original and Activated ash samples (treated with NaOH)

Minerals Original Activated Quartz

 

Mullite

 

NaP1 zeolite X

Hydroxy-sodalite X  zeolite

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SEM Micrographs (Original ash samples)

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SEM Photographs of Activated ash samples

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(a) Sample S1F1 (b) Sample S2F2 (c) Sample SA35F2 (d) Sample SA50F3 (e) Sample SA35F4 (f) Sample SA50F5

SEM Micrographs (Original ash samples)

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(a) Sample CA8S12F1 (b) Sample CA8S12F2 (c) Sample CA8S12F3 (d) Sample CA8S12F4 (e) Sample CA8S12F5 (f) Sample CA8S12F6

Agglomeration of Ash Particles due to Flue Gas Conditioning

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SF BFS

SEM micrographs of Silica Fumes & Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS/BFS)

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Morphological characterization

Confocal micrographs (2-Dimensional) SS1 SS3 CS3 Optical micrographs (3 D) SS1 Glass beads SS2 & SS3

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cir min in max  

 r r S

in max 1 i i  

 r N r R

N

Sphericity, S, =(R+S)/2 Roundness, R, Regularity, ,

rmin-cir rmax-in ri ri

Sample S R 

SS1 0.82 0.61 0.715 SS2 0.76 0.60 0.675 SS3 0.75 0.49 0.625 CS1 0.89 1.0 0.94 CS2 0.92 1.0 0.96 CS3 0.90 1.0 0.95

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION Image Analysis System

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1E-3 0.01 0.1 1 10 20 40 60 80 100

OLA

1E-3 0.01 0.1 1 10 20 40 60 80 100

ALA6

% finer Particle size (mm)

Gradational analysis Ultra-sieves

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3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

FA 1 FA 2

Particle size ( m)

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

FA 3 BFS

Number of particles

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

SF

Soft Imaging (Laser Particle Scanning)

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Property FA 1 FA 2 FA 3 GGBFS SF G 2.03 2.3 2.38 2.84 2.1 Specific surface area (cm2/g) 2988 3602 5048 4073 200000 Sand size (>4.75 mm) % ** Silt size (0.002-0.075 mm) % 100 95 90 97 ** Clay size (<0.002 mm) % 5 10 3 ** ** Not applicable

Particle size Range (m) Number of particles Percentage of particles FA-1 FA-2 FA-3 GGBFS SF FA-1 FA-2 FA-3 GGBFS SF 0.0-3.0 944 1295 1410 789 4451 47.6 53.0 53.1 40.3 90.6 3.0-6.0 709 989 1061 816 343 35.8 40.5 39.9 41.7 7.0 6.0-9.0 228 116 148 247 48 11.5 4.8 5.6 12.6 1.0 9.0-12.0 57 17 21 59 33 2.9 0.7 0.8 3.0 0.7 12.0-15.0 24 11 4 16 17 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 15.0-18.0 6 2 2 9 6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 18.0-21.0 4 1 1 5 2 0.2 0.3 0.0 21.0-24.0 2 5 3 0.1 0.3 0.1 24.0-27.0 1 1 2 3 0.1 0.1 0.1 27.0-30.0 2 1 1 5 2 0.1 0.3 0.0 30.0-33.0 2 6 3 3 4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 33.0-36.0 2 1 2 3 2 0.1 0.1 0.2 36.0-39.0 1 0.1

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Specific Surface Area Determination

BET nitrogen adsorption Absorption of Ethylene Glycol Monoethyle Ether (EGME) method Methylene blue (MB) dye method Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP) He gas pycnometer Blaine’s apparatus

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MIP He gas pycnometer

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Blaine’s Air Permeability Apparatus (ASTM C 204) Portland cement as a standard reference material Specific-surface area (SB)

Ss is the SSA of cement (= 0.346 m2/g) e is the void ratio of the sample es is the void ratio of cement (= 0.5) Ts is the time of manometer drop for cement (= 77.18 s) T is the time of manometer drop for the sample

e) (1 T e T e ) e (1 S S

s 3 s 3 s S B

  

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Thermo Gravimetric Analysis

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TGA and DTA curve for OLA and ALA6 samples (Inert atmosphere) (Dry air atmosphere)

600 200 400 800

DTA TGA

  • Temp. difference ( T)

Endo. Exo. OLA ALA6

Weight loss (%)

20 40 60 80 20 40 60 80 100 100

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100 200 300 400 500 600

  • 5.0
  • 4.8
  • 4.6
  • 4.4
  • 4.2
  • 4.0
  • 3.8
  • 3.6
  • 3.4
  • 3.2
  • 3.0

Heat flow (mW)

FA-3

Temperature (

0C)

DSC

200 400 600 800 100 80 60 40 20 Temperature difference(,

0C)

Temperature (

0C)

Weight loss (%) FA-3 DTA TGA

Endo. Exo.