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Effect of CO2 curing on demolition recycled fine aggregates enhanced by calcium hydroxide pre-soaking

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 154; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.079

1879-0526

Ganghua Pan, Mimi Zhan, Minghua Fu, Yaping Wang, Xiaojun Lü,

Innovative concrete reinforcement materials

Because of a long storage time, recycled fine aggregates (RFAs) derived from demolition concrete have an extremely low content of carbonatable compounds, which makes it difficult to improve their performance through a regular carbonation process. In this study, we attempted to increase the content of carbonatable compounds in demolition RFAs via calcium hydroxide (CH) pre-soaking for enhancing the carbonation effectiveness. RFAs pre-soaked with CH before carbonation exhibited better properties, including a lower crush value, water absorption, and powder content, as well as a higher strength, than RFAs subjected to carbonation alone. The effect of the carbonation parameters on CO2 curing was examined, and the optimal condition was identified. Experimental results show that the crush value, water absorption, and powder content were significantly reduced by curing the RFAs under the optimal condition (ORFAs). Moreover, the flowability of mortars prepared with ORFAs was improved, and the compressive strength at 28 d was increased. The porosity of mortars made prepared using ORFAs was reduced, and the pore structure was refined, as revealed by a mercury intrusion porosity test. The enhancement mechanism was investigated using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.