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Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
Published in: Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 1/2021

01-03-2021 | Technical paper

Development of expansive soil geopolymer binders for use in waste containment facility

Authors: Jonah Chukwuemeka Agunwamba, Michael Ebie Onyia, Donald Chimobi Nwonu

Published in: Innovative Infrastructure Solutions | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Waste containment facilities require liners and covers for safe waste disposal, which can be efficiently achieved using robust green technologies. In the present study, a systematic approach was adopted towards the development of reliable expansive soil geopolymers suitable for waste containment application. Various factors that influence geopolymerisation were considered including the precursor type (PT), precursor content, liquid alkali hydroxide type (LT), activator-to-precursor ratio (A/P) and method of preparation. Multiresponse optimisation for permeability, volumetric shrinkage and unconfined compressive strength was executed to achieve soil geopolymers that satisfy the regulatory requirement as hydraulic barrier materials. This was done using a robust experimental design and the utility concept to prescribe a framework for achieving reliable soil geopolymers. The results obtained show that significant interactions between the factors (PT × LT) and (PT × A/P) affected the response characteristics and consequently the soil geopolymer performance. The aptness of the multiresponse optimisation was confirmed at 95% confidence interval, which revealed that the developed soil geopolymers can be used in waste containment facility under certain conditions. Evidence of the geopolymerisation process was clarified using microstructural analyses. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy supported the formation of N–A–S–H and K–A–S–H gels. Moreover, diffraction patterns for new minerals such as muscovite and crystobalite were formed, with the disappearance of clay minerals. The presence of aluminosilicate gel binding systems was revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The participation of clay minerals in the geopolymerisation distinguishes the developed expansive soil geopolymer from the conventional geopolymers developed for concrete applications.
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Metadata
Title
Development of expansive soil geopolymer binders for use in waste containment facility
Authors
Jonah Chukwuemeka Agunwamba
Michael Ebie Onyia
Donald Chimobi Nwonu
Publication date
01-03-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Innovative Infrastructure Solutions / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 2364-4176
Electronic ISSN: 2364-4184
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-020-00400-0

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