Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions

Aqueous carbonation of end-of-life concrete fines is a promising method to alleviate greenhouse gas emissions by CO2 sequestration from point-source emitters. This produces a valuable material that can be utilized in new cement formulations. This study investigates effects of the composition of ceme...

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Main Authors: Fábio Maia Neto, Ruben Snellings, Jørgen Skibsted
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982024003056
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description Aqueous carbonation of end-of-life concrete fines is a promising method to alleviate greenhouse gas emissions by CO2 sequestration from point-source emitters. This produces a valuable material that can be utilized in new cement formulations. This study investigates effects of the composition of cement pastes and of the carbonation conditions on the reactivity and phase assemblage for aqueous carbonated Portland cement pastes incorporating silica fume, fly ash, and blast furnace slag. Results from 27Al and 29Si NMR show that hydration of the carbonated pastes under reactivity test conditions lead to phase assemblages dominated by a C-(A)-S-H phase, with reduced Al/Si ratio, as well as by ettringite and hemi/monocarbonate AFm phases. The results from the reactivity tests demonstrate that the carbonated blended cement pastes exhibit superior reactivity compared to carbonated neat Portland cement paste because of their increased fraction of reactive alumina and silica species. The variations in carbonation conditions (i.e., temperature, CO2 gas concentration, and solution composition) do not alter significantly the reactivity of the carbonated pastes. These findings demonstrate the robustness of aqueous carbonation of concrete fines and support its wider application as a mean to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance circularity of cement-based materials.
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spelling doaj-art-7651616f4e8446daaeff15391a30c1a52024-11-18T04:33:10ZengElsevierJournal of CO2 Utilization2212-98392024-11-0189102970Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditionsFábio Maia Neto0Ruben Snellings1Jørgen Skibsted2Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus C DK-8000, DenmarkEarth and Environmental Sciences, Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Leuven 3001, BelgiumDepartment of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus C DK-8000, Denmark; Correspondence to: Aarhus University, Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C DK-8000, Denmark.Aqueous carbonation of end-of-life concrete fines is a promising method to alleviate greenhouse gas emissions by CO2 sequestration from point-source emitters. This produces a valuable material that can be utilized in new cement formulations. This study investigates effects of the composition of cement pastes and of the carbonation conditions on the reactivity and phase assemblage for aqueous carbonated Portland cement pastes incorporating silica fume, fly ash, and blast furnace slag. Results from 27Al and 29Si NMR show that hydration of the carbonated pastes under reactivity test conditions lead to phase assemblages dominated by a C-(A)-S-H phase, with reduced Al/Si ratio, as well as by ettringite and hemi/monocarbonate AFm phases. The results from the reactivity tests demonstrate that the carbonated blended cement pastes exhibit superior reactivity compared to carbonated neat Portland cement paste because of their increased fraction of reactive alumina and silica species. The variations in carbonation conditions (i.e., temperature, CO2 gas concentration, and solution composition) do not alter significantly the reactivity of the carbonated pastes. These findings demonstrate the robustness of aqueous carbonation of concrete fines and support its wider application as a mean to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance circularity of cement-based materials.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982024003056Alumina-silica gelCO2 sequestrationRecycled concreteR3 testSCM - supplementary cementitious materialsSolid-state NMR
spellingShingle Fábio Maia Neto
Ruben Snellings
Jørgen Skibsted
Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
Journal of CO2 Utilization
Alumina-silica gel
CO2 sequestration
Recycled concrete
R3 test
SCM - supplementary cementitious materials
Solid-state NMR
title Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
title_full Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
title_fullStr Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
title_full_unstemmed Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
title_short Reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes: Effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
title_sort reactivity of aqueous carbonated cement pastes effect of chemical composition and carbonation conditions
topic Alumina-silica gel
CO2 sequestration
Recycled concrete
R3 test
SCM - supplementary cementitious materials
Solid-state NMR
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982024003056
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