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- Title
Development of an environmentally foamed concrete incorporating red mud.
- Authors
Chen, Dongyu; Chen, Meizhu; Yang, Xinkui; Zhao, Yuechao; Zhang, Yunlong; Zhang, Jianwei
- Abstract
In this work, an efficient utilization method for red mud (RM) is provided through recycling RM as a mineral admixture for the preparation of foamed concrete (FC). Specifically, FC with different RM contents was prepared and investigated in terms of workability, mechanical properties, and hydration products. Results show that adding RM can significantly shorten the setting time, while it inevitably weakens the mechanical properties and fluidity of FC. However, the compressive strength of FC can still meet the strength predicted by the specification requirements when the RM replaces cement with 60% content (3d > 1.6 MPa). Most importantly, the heavy metals leaching from RM-based FC under the action of rain is still unclear, so a device for simulating stormwater runoff was designed to test the heavy metal leaching risk of RM-based FC. The findings indicate that the solidification of cement and the high basicity of the matrix can effectively reduce the leaching risk of heavy metals from RM in FC. Although the pore structure analysis demonstrates that the porosity and connected pores of FC will be deteriorated as RM concentration increases. The results are of great significance for the recycling of waste and the sustainable development of building materials.
- Subjects
RUNOFF; CONCRETE; MUD; POROSITY; HEAVY metals; STORMWATER infiltration
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 24, p35353
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-024-33587-1