Investigation of calcined brick clays from central Germany for use as a sustaina- ble pozzolan

Author(s): Nsesheye S. Msinjili, Gregor J. G. Gluth, Nico Vogler, Sebastian Simon and Hans-Carsten Kühne
Paper category: Proceedings
Book title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structures (SMSS2019) New Generation of Construction Materials
Editor(s): Marijana Serdar, Nina Štirmer, John Provis
ISBN: 978-2-35158-217-6,
Vol 1. ISBN: 978-2-35158-223-7
e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-218-3
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Publication year: 2019
Pages: 486-493
Total Pages: 8
Language : English

Abstract: The production of Portland cement causes a substantial environmental impact, since the calcination of limestone results in high emissions of carbon dioxide. The use of supplementary cementitious materials such as calcined clays as partial replacement for Portland cement offers a solution to limit this environmental impact. This paper investigates four clays from deposits in central Germany with the aim of obtaining pozzolans for the production of Portland- pozzolana cement. The results obtained show that the calcined clays possess pozzolanic proper- ties, which differ depending on calcination temperature and the relative amounts of kaolinite and 2:1 clay minerals.

Online publication : 2019
Publication type : full_text
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