Shipilova N.A.

Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor of the Department of Technology, Organization, Economics of Construction and Real Estate Management, Kuban State Technological University

Sustainable gypsum composites reinforced with basalt technogenic nanofiber

https://doi.org/10.58224/2618-7183-2025-8-2-2
Аннотация
Sustainable composites based on gypsum man-made stone are produced using a technology that excludes the firing stage. It meets the requirements for resource and energy conservation, does not harm the environment and can be used in the production of a number of biopositive building materials. The use of pure dihydrate gypsum from gypsum mold waste in the composition of sustainable gypsum composites predetermines the expansion of the scope of application of materials and products based on it. These wastes are characterized by stable physicochemical and mechanical properties. However, the features of the mineralogical composition require high costs for their use in the production of fired gypsum binders using classical technologies. Binders based on them have low strength and other physical indicators. Application without firing technology allows for the maximum use of all the unique properties of gypsum – creation of a comfortable environment, high resistance in fire conditions, good insulating characteristics, etc. By introducing highly dispersed basalt dust particles into the composition of stable gypsum composites based on dihydrate gypsum, gypsum stone is reinforced and compacted at the micro- and nanoscale levels. This is facilitated by the optimal values of the pressing force and humidity of the raw mix selected during the study. They are important technological parameters. The resulting high-strength gypsum composite is characterized by a fine-crystalline structure with higher performance indicators than conventional gypsum materials due to the screening of the moisture effect on it.
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Photocatalytic self-cleaning lime coatings

https://doi.org/10.58224/2618-7183-2025-8-2-8
Аннотация
The article presents the results of assessing the self-cleaning properties of lime coatings. The use of zinc oxide immobilized on synthesized aluminosilicates as a photocatalyst is considered. The technology of synthesis and properties of aluminosilicates are described. The photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide is analyzed depending on the technology of obtaining the photocatalyst. It was found that the band gap width of the photocatalyst obtained by immobilizing zinc oxide on synthetic zeolite decreased from 3.37 eV to 2.7 eV. Comparison of the self-cleaning ability of lime coating samples, in the formulation of which the photocatalyst was introduced, is carried out using the methods specified in the regulatory documentation- according to the test method in accordance with GOST R 57255-2016, according to the method of the Italian standard UNI 11259. The results of tests according to the methods established in regulatory documents indicate the high photocatalytic activity of the lime coating. It has been established that the lime coating with the use of zinc oxide photocatalyst immobilized on synthetic zeolite exhibits high photocatalytic activity. In accordance with the requirements of the Italian standard UNI 11259, the photocatalytic activity of the surface after 4 hours is R=21.94-55.42%, and after 26 hours – 51.96 - 98.2% depending on the specific surface of zinc oxide.
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