Red Mud-Blast Furnace Slag-Based Alkali-Activated Materials

Alessio Occhicone, Mira Vukčević, Ivana Bosković and Claudio Ferone
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Alessio Occhicone: Department of Engineering, University of Naples ‘Parthenope’, Centro Direzionale, Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
Mira Vukčević: Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro, Džordža Vašingtona bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Ivana Bosković: Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro, Džordža Vašingtona bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Claudio Ferone: Department of Engineering, University of Naples ‘Parthenope’, Centro Direzionale, Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-15

Abstract: The aluminum Bayer production process is widespread all over the world. One of the waste products of the Bayer process is a basic aluminosilicate bauxite residue called red mud. The aluminosilicate nature of red mud makes it suitable as a precursor for alkali-activated materials. In this work, red mud was mixed with different percentages of blast furnace slag and then activated by sodium silicate solution at different SiO 2 /Na 2 O ratios. Obtained samples were characterized by chemical–physical analyses and compressive strength determination. Very high values of compressive strength, up to 50 MPa, even for high percentage of red mud in the raw mixture (70 wt.% of RM in powder mixture), were obtained. In particular, the higher compressive strength was measured for cubic samples containing 50 wt.% of RM, which showed a value above 70 MPa. The obtained mixtures were characterized by no or scarce environmental impact and could be used in the construction industry as an alternative to cementitious and ceramic materials.

Keywords: red mud; blast furnace slag; geopolymer-based materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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