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Influence of rice husk ash (RHA) with gypsum and ichu fibers in the processing of geopolymers

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Cement production consumes enormous amounts of fossil fuels, generating significant CO2 emissions, seriously impacting the environment, and tons of rice husk ash (RHA) are generated annually as a result of energy production activities, much of which goes unused and is deposited in landfills, causing serious environmental damage. The present research aims to study the mechanical and microstructural properties of geopolymer with RHA, gypsum and ichu fiber, with alkaline activators of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate. Geopolymers at 8, 10, 12 and 14 molar of sodium hydroxide with proportions of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% of gypsum and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% of ichu fiber were elaborated and subjected to mechanical strength and microstructure analysis. The results revealed that the best combination was 12 molar with 20% gypsum and 1.5% ichu fiber, with compressive, flexural and tensile strengths of 9.72, 7.99 and 2.25 MPa; respectively, SEM images showed the generation of a large amount of geopolymeric products by the reaction of OH with the aluminosilicate components of the RHA in an alkaline source. XRD shows as crystalline phases albite, quartz, orthoclase, aphthalite and also amorphous crystalline phase. FTIR spectra showed related to H–O–H and O–H stretching vibrations of broad bands around 3450 cm−1, thermogravimetric analysis shows that the residual mass at the end of the test at 990 °C is 90.6%. It is concluded that sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate together with RHA, gypsum and ichu fibers can be used as reactive materials to produce geopolymers with good mechanical characteristics.

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We thank the Doctoral Program of Civil Engineering of the Universidad Nacional de Santa for providing advice for the realization of this article. We are grateful to the Graduate School of the Doctoral Program of the Universidad Nacional del Santa for providing us with the opportunity and excellent advice for the preparation of this article.

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  1. Graduate School, Doctorate in Civil Engineering, National University of Santa, 02712, Chimbote, Perú

    Sócrates Pedro Muñoz Pérez

  2. Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Academic and Professional School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez De Mendoza De Amazonas, 01001, Chachapoyas, Perú

    Sócrates Pedro Muñoz Pérez

  3. Professional School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Private University, 15011, Lima, Perú

    Samuel Charca Mamani

  4. Professional School of Business Administration, School of Business Science, Universidad César Vallejo, Universidad César Vallejo, 13001, Trujillo, Perú

    Luigui Italo Villena Zapata

  5. School of Industrial Engineering, Technological University of Peru, 15046, Pimentel, Perú

    Jorge Luis Leiva Piedra

  6. School of Engineering and Architecture, Professional School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Señor de Sipan, 14000, Pimentel, Perú

    Simon Gonzales Ayasta & Ernesto Dante Rodriguez Lafitte

  7. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Professional School of Agricultural Engineering, Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo, 02002, Huaraz, Perú

    Fidel Gregorio Aparicio Roque

  8. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Systems and Architecture, Professional School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, 14013, Lambayeque, Perú

    Omar Coronado Zuloeta

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Muñoz Pérez, S.P., Charca Mamani, S., Villena Zapata, L.I. et al. Influence of rice husk ash (RHA) with gypsum and ichu fibers in the processing of geopolymers. Innov. Infrastruct. Solut. 8, 211 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-023-01176-9

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