Русский
English Influence of carbon black additives and finely ground waste from stone wool production on characteristics of cement systems
Аннотация
The object of research is cement composites with additives of carbon black and finely ground waste stone wool production. The work aims to design a mix of a cement composite with the additives of carbon black and finely ground waste from stone wool production, which achieves the best strength characteristics. The results show that carbon black is represented on average by particles of 155 microns with inclusions of large agglomerates up to 1-2 mm in size, consisting of almost homogeneous nanoparticles 10-20 nm in size. Carbon black is distinguished by high hydrophobic properties with a true powder density of 900 kg/m3 and a bulk density of 300 kg/m3. The chemical composition of black carbon is 70-80% carbon and 10-15% oxygen, and it also contains impurity compounds of zinc, iron, sulfur, silicon, and other elements. Carbon additives acquire hydrophilic properties in the presence of a plasticizer, and the degree of their influence on hydration becomes less pronounced. The contraction of the binder during the first three hours of hardening is reduced when carbon black is introduced into the cement system in an amount of 8%. A composition with the best strength characteristics was obtained: the content of finely ground waste from stone wool production is 6% by weight of the binder; carbon black content is 4-5%; W/C = 0.2. However, there is difficulty in mixing the mixture at such a low W/C. With a water-cement ratio of 0.3, this problem is solved, and the strength characteristics remain quite high.