Abstract
Curing by CO2 is a way to utilize CO2 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Placing early-age cement paste in a CO2 chamber or pressure vessel accelerates its strength development. Cement carbonation is attributed to the quickened strength development, and CO2 uptake can be quantitatively evaluated by measuring CO2 gas pressure loss in the pressure vessel. A decrease in CO2 gas pressure is observed with all cement pastes and mortar samples regardless of the mix proportion and the casting method; one method involves compacting a low water-to-cement ratio mix, and the other method comprises a normal mix consolidated in a mold. The efficiency of the CO2 curing is superior when a 20% concentration of CO2 gas is supplied at a relative humidity of 75%. CO2 uptake in specimens with the same CO2 curing condition is different for each specimen size. As the specimen scale is larger, the depth of carbonation is smaller. Incorporating colloidal silica enhances the carbonation as well as the hydration of cement, which results in contributing to the increase in the 28-day strength.
Recommended Citation
S. H. Han et al., "CO2 Curing Efficiency for Cement Paste and Mortars Produced by a Low Water-to-cement Ratio," Materials, vol. 13, no. 17, article no. 3883, MDPI, Sep 2020.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13173883
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Publication Status
Open Access
Keywords and Phrases
Casting method; Cement-based material; CO curing 2; Colloidal silica; Size effect
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1996-1944
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Sep 2020
Comments
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Grant 20188550000580