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Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer with Added TiO2 Particles : Physicomechanical Characteristics
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Abstract
The effect of the TiO2 addition on the physicomechanical properties of a geopolymer system based on metakaolin (MK) and hydroxide and potassium silicate as activators is presented in this article. Three different liquid-solid systems (0.35, 0.40, and 0.45) and two titanium additions were investigated (5% and 10% of the cement content). The flowability, setting time, and mechanical strength of the geopolymer mixtures and their microstructural characteristics were evaluated using techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was concluded that a percentage of up to 10% TiO2 does not affect the mechanical properties of the geopolymer, although it does reduce the fluidity and setting times of the mixture.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Coatings
Publication
2017
ISSN
2079-6412
DOI
10.3390/COATINGS7120233
Volume/pages
7 :12 (2017) , p. 1-12
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UAntwerpen
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