Abstract:
X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to observe the compound change law of geopolymer reaction and the hydration reaction of calcium silicate by adjusting the molar ratio of SiO
2/Al
2O
3, CaO/Al
2O
3 and Na
2O/Al
2O
3 in the geopolymer. Then the compound synergistic effect of geopolymer reaction and the hydration reaction of CaSiO
3 was explored. Furthermore, the formation mechanism of early strength in geopolymer was revealed. The results show that the geopolymer reaction products contain a certain amount of quartz component. The physical properties and chemical properties of quartz are very stable and the quartz strength is high. The products of hydration reaction of CaSiO
3 are mainly CaSiO
3 hydrate whose internal structure is loose. With the mole ratios of SiO
2/Al
2O
3 and CaO/Al
2O
3 increasing, the degree of geopolymer reaction increases first and then decreases, and the degree of hydration reaction of CaSiO
3 increases first and then stabilizes and is greater than the degree of geological polymer reaction. When the SiO
2/Al
2O
3 molar ratio is 3.8 and the CaO/Al
2O
3 molar ratio is 2.750, the compound synergistic effect of geopolymer reaction and hydration reaction of CaSiO
3 is the best. At this time, the proportion of quartz in geopolymer is about 66wt%, the proportion of CaSiO
3 hydrate in geopolymer is about 24wt% and the mechanical properties are good.