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- Jia, Qi, et al.
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Effects of Fine Content, Binder Type and Porosity on Mechanical Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill with Co-Deposition of Tailings Sand and Smelter Slag
- 2016
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In: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. - : Mete Öner. - 1089-3032. ; 21:20, s. 6971-6988
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Mine backfilling is a process where the underground voids resulted from mining are filled with waste materials. The potential of co-depositing iron sand produced from smelting process with tailings sand was investigated in the present study. Different amounts of iron sand were mixed with the tailings sand to prepare cemented paste backfill (CPB) samples. Two types of binders were used. Uniaxial compression tests were performed for the CPB samples after 28 days of curing. The porosities of the samplers after curing were calculated to correlate the porosity with the uniaxial compression strength, UCS. Results from uniaxial compression tests showed that the amount of iron sand and the type of the binder influences the UCS, as well as content values of fines and porosity. These results demonstrated the possibility for a part of Fe-sand to be deposited together with the tailings sand to increase UCS values for the CPB samples, which will be beneficial for both mining operation and environmental protection.
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- Jiang, Liang, et al.
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Formation of Spinel Phases in Oxidized BOF Slag under Different Cooling Conditions
- 2017
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In: Steel Research International. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1611-3683 .- 1869-344X. ; 88:11
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To enhance utilization of wastes generated from steelmaking, a BOF slag sample from Ning Steel group in China is treated by oxidizing at 1500 °C for 30 min and then cooled by different methods. The treated samples are characterized, in combination with calculations using FactSage 6.4. XRD results show that iron oxides in BOF slag are converted largely by the oxidation to spinel phases, Fe3O4 and MgFe2O4, which also eliminates free CaO and MgO. EDS analyses show Fe element existing in di-calcium silicate and glass phase, which are Fe3+ ions formed by oxidation. An incorporation of Fe3+ ions into crystal structures has stabilized high temperature polymorph of C2S, β-C2S, and α’-C2S, in the treated slag samples. Fe3+ ions may also act as a network former to facilitate glass formation. This may make it possible for the glass and α’-C2S phase to complement each other, leading to a higher hydraulicity, while the BOF slag, after the spinel separation, is blended in cements. Some suggestions are proposed, based on the present and early studies, to enhance hydraulicity for the BOF slag, as well as grain sizes of spinel phases, which may result in economic and environmental benefits for steel and cement industries.
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- Jiang, Liang, et al.
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Structural Characteristics and Hydration Kinetics of Oxidized Steel Slag in a CaO-FeO-SiO2-MgO System
- 2019
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In: High Temperature Materials and Processes. - : Walter de Gruyter. - 0334-6455 .- 2191-0324. ; 38:1, s. 290-300
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Although steel slag exhibits cementitious properties, the addition of steel slag in cement is still limited due to both the presence of excess iron oxides and instability of free lime and periclase. This paper proposes a method for oxidizing molten slag in air, aiming at extraction of superfluous wustite and stabilization of free lime and periclase. Mineralogical characteristics of raw slag and modified products were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy equipped with backscattered electron imaging (SEM-BEI), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thermodynamic calculations were performed to aid to discuss the experimental results. The results indicate that non-magnetic wustite and periclase are transformed into magnetic spinel (magnetite/magnesioferrite) after oxidation. Temperature has a significant effect on the formation of spinel. The mass fraction of free lime decreases from 3.54 wt.% to 0.96 wt.% as a result of the conversion from free lime to calcium ferrite.
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- Xue, Peng, et al.
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Air Quenching of Steel slag to Enhance its Hydraulic Activity for Recycling the Slag as Meterials in Cement and Concrete Applications
- 2017
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In: Key Engineering Materials. - : Trans Tech Publications. - 1013-9826 .- 1662-9795. ; 737, s. 488-493
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A steel slag has been treated by air granulation, in order to enhance cementitious properties of the slag. Two samples with sizes ranged 1.68-2.38mm and 212-297μm and coded as Slag A and Slag B, respectively, were chosen from the granulated slag for investigations. A sample of the original steel slag was also studied. XRD analyses indicated the formations of α-C2S, β-C2S, C2F, C2MS2, f-MgO and α-C2S, C2F, f-MgO in Slag A and Slag B, respectively. The phases in the two slag samples were quite different from the phases found in steel slag. The SEM results show a reduction of C2S sizes from 10-20μm for the steel slag to nano-scales by air quenching for Slag B. This treatment of air quenching has increased the cumulative heat of hydration to 105.35J/g measured for Slag B, almost two times greater than that of the steel slag. The study results demonstrate a high potential for utilizations of the steel slag in cement and concrete applications after the slag treatment by air quenching. The treatment may thus lead to an environmental friendly and cost-effective recycling for the steel slag. This can also contribute to the sustainable developments in the steel and cement/concrete industries.
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- Xue, Peng, et al.
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Research on the sintering process and characteristics of belite sulphoaluminate cement produced by BOF slag
- 2016
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In: Construction and Building Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0950-0618 .- 1879-0526. ; 122, s. 567-576
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The sintering process of belite sulphoaluminate cement (CSA1) clinker is still not clear to date. Besides, there are few reports concerning producing CSA by recycled BOF slag. Therefore, the sintering process of CSA was investigated from this perspective and the results can be a reference for BOF slag disposal. Four kinds of CSA clinkers with different additions of BOF slag were sintered at 1300 °C for 30 min. The sintering process was traced by heating microscope and the characteristics were analyzed by XRD, SEM-EDS and TAM Air. The results showed that the sintering degree of CSA clinker could be predicted by analyzing its sintering process. Furthermore, BOF slag could improve the melting state of CSA clinkers due to its composition containing iron oxide, manganese oxide and magnesium oxide. However, expansion was detected when the temperature reached 420 °C, which was arose by combined factors, namely volatilization of CO2 decomposed from MgCO3 and the thermal expansion of raw materials itself. The rational ratios of C2S, C4A3View the MathML sourceS¯, C4AF in CSA clinker with 14% BOF slag as raw material stood at 50%, 30%, 20% and its early hydration behavior was better than that of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) at the initial 16 h.
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