Title
Synthesis of a Geopolymer Binders Using Spent Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Catalyst
Date Issued
2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
IOP Publishing Ltd
Abstract
A synthesis of a geopolymer binder using spent fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst is evaluated in this research. Spent FCC catalyst is a solid waste product from the oil refining industry worldwide. It is composed mainly by aluminium and silicon oxides. The silica modulus (Ms), NaOH molar concentration, and liquid/solid (AS/FCC) weight ratio were studied as key factors of the mixture composition for the evaluation of the compressive strength and bulk density of geopolymers. Additional total ratios of SiO2/Al2O3, Na2O/SiO2, and H2O/total solids, which consider chemical composition of the final mixture, were studied. Results indicate that there is an optimum value for each Ms, NaOH molar concentration and AS/FCC that produces the maximum compressive strength. These values also match with the optimized total ratios of SiO2/Al2O3, N2O/SiO2 and H2O/total solids in the mixture, which can be considered as alternative control parameters for the formulation process. The bulk density is more related to AS/FCC value. A geopolymer binder with a compressive strength of 24.7 MPa after curing for one day at 65°C and six days at room temperature was produced using this spent FCC waste.
Volume
660
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería química Ingeniería de materiales Ingeniería del Petróleo, (combustibles, aceites), Energía, Combustibles
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85078310782
Source
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
ISSN of the container
17578981
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by CONCYTEC and SENCICO PERU under the project: “GeoBloque: Desarrollo de bloques de construcción ultraligeros con geopolímeros” (Contract No. 105-207-FONDECYT). Authors acknowledge the support of Compañía Minera de Agregados Calcáreos S.A. (COMACSA) for the use of its facilities and equipment. The first author also acknowledges Universidad de Piura for the scholarship support for her PhD studies, also, the technical personal of the same institution.
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