Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Utilization of the Alkaline White Mud as Cement-Based Materials for the Production of Cement

Abstract

Shaoqi Zhou, Yiming Lin, Jingjing Zhao, Songfeng Zeng and Jianhua Zhou

The effects of using alkaline white mud as substitutes for cement property in the process of clinker burning were investigated in this paper. Samples were prepared with adding 0.5-5.0% of alkaline white mud as substitutes for unit raw meal and then these mixtures were burned at 1450°C for 2 hrs. The results showed that the compressive strength and flexibility strength of the pastes were a little better than the plain sample. The concentrations of MgO, SO3 and chloride ions in clinkers were far below the limits in the standards when the addition of alkaline white mud was below the content of 5.0%. The Results also showed that the concentrations of free lime were in a growing tendency with the increasing of alkaline white mud. Moreover, the addition of AWM in raw meal increased the content of C3S phase in the clinker, something leading the increase of the setting times and enhances the strengths of the cement pastes in the early curing ages.