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Managing Zn wastes in C3S: comparison of two incorporation methods

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Zn on the properties of tricalcium silicate (C3S) and its immobilization in C3S hydrates by comparing two different introducing methods. In the first method, Zn was added to C3S during hydration in the form of nitrate salt; whereas in the second process, Zn was introduced into solid solution of C3S during sintering process in the oxide form. The influence of Zn on the formation and polymorph of C3S, hydration properties and its immobilization in the hydrates was analyzed by means of DTA/TG, XRD, FTIR, isothermal heat calorimetry, ICP-AES, etc. In these experiments, when Zn was added as nitrate salt (0.1–3.0 wt%), Zn exhibited a retarding effect on the hydration of C3S. When doped during sintering process, Zn improved the formation of C3S and caused a C3S polymorph from T1 to R with the addition of Zn increased from 0.1 to 3.0 wt%. Besides, a Zn addition of 1.0 wt% prolonged the induction period but increased the hydration rate. Leaching tests implied that both two introducing methods exhibit good performance in Zn immobilization. Concerning the obvious delay in C3S hydration when Zn is added as soluble nitrate salt, the immobilization of Zn during sintering process is a good alternative to treat Zn containing waste.

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This work was done in cooperation and with financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51002110), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2012-IV-025) and State Scholarship Program of China Scholarship Council.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Yang Lv, Xiangguo Li & Baoguo Ma

  2. Department of Structural Engineering, Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijinaarde 904, 9052, Ghent, Belgium

    Yang Lv & Geert De Schutter

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Lv, Y., Li, X., Ma, B. et al. Managing Zn wastes in C3S: comparison of two incorporation methods. Mater Struct 48, 2659–2669 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-014-0344-1

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