Role of Fe species in geopolymer synthesized from alkali-thermal pretreated Fe-rich Bayer red mud

Yong Hu, Sha Liang, Jiakuan Yang*, Ye Chen, Nan Ye, Yan Ke, Shuangyi Tao, Keke Xiao, Jingping Hu, Houjie Hou, Wei Fan, Suiyi Zhu, Yuanshang Zhang, Bo Xiao

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Abstract

A geopolymer material was synthesized from alkali-thermal pretreated Fe-rich Bayer red mud (RM) and fly ash. Dissolution efficiencies of Al2O3 and SiO2 in the RM in alkaline solutions were improved by pretreatment. The transformation of mineral phases in the RM during synthesis of geopolymer was investigated by the alkaline leaching test, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The role of Fe species in geopolymerization was investigated by Mössbauer spectra. The results showed that binding energies of Al-O and Si-O increased in geopolymerization; the coordinated Fe3+ replaced Al3+ in the aluminosilicate structure of geopolymer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)398-407
Number of pages10
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume200
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alkali-thermal pretreatment
  • Bayer red mud
  • Fe species
  • Geopolymer

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