The Hydration and Volume Expansion Mechanisms of Modified Expansive Cements for Sustainable In-Situ Rock Fragmentation: A Review

Janethri Buddhipraba Liyanage and Ranjith Pathegama Gamage
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Janethri Buddhipraba Liyanage: Department of Civil Engineering, Deep Earth Energy Laboratory, Monash University, Building 60, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
Ranjith Pathegama Gamage: Department of Civil Engineering, Deep Earth Energy Laboratory, Monash University, Building 60, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-26

Abstract: This review provides the hydration and volume expansion mechanism of expansive materials, with the goal of utilizing them in the development of sustainable mining methods. The main focus of the review will be the newly developed non-destructible rock fragmentation method, slow releasing energy material agent (SREMA), which is a modified soundless chemical demolition agent (SCDA). The review aims to address one of the main gaps in studies related to SREMA, by presenting a thorough understanding of the components of SREMA and their mechanisms of action, leading to volume expansion. Thus, this review would act as a guide for researchers working on using expansive materials for rock breaking. As many literatures have not been published regarding the recently discovered SREMA, studies on cements, expansive cements, and soundless chemical demolition agents (SCDA) were mainly considered. The chemical reactions and volume expansive processes of these materials have been studied and incorporated with the additives included in SREMA, to understand its behavior. Literature containing experimental studies analyzing the heat of hydration and microstructural changes have been mostly considered along with some of the heavily discussed hypotheses regarding the hydration of certain components, to predict the volume expansive mechanism of SREMA. Studies related to SREMA and other similar materials have shown drastic changes in the heats of hydration as the composition varies. Thus, SREMA has the capability of giving a wider range of expansive energies in diverse environmental conditions

Keywords: slow releasing energy material agent (SREMA); preconditions; rock fragmentation; soundless chemical demolition agent (SCDA); volume expansion; hydration mechanism; viscosity enhancing agent (VEA); high range water reducer (HRWR) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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