Emprego de resíduo de silício metálico na produção de cimento portland composto

Abstract

The reuse of industrial waste and alternative raw materials in construction is fundamental to sustainable development with reduced consumption of natural resources and CO2 emissions. In this line, the present study contemplates the use of a powdered waste, originating from the production of metallic silicon, which is designated as pre-separator residue. In this way, the objective of this research is to produce and evaluate properties of Portland cement composite CP II-E with the addition, during its manufacture, of metallic silicon industrial residue after calcination. For this purpose, the residue was used in partial replacement to blast furnace slag, in mass contents of 30%, 50% and 70%, in addition to the reference situation, in which no silicon residue was added to the cement (0%). Cement properties, produced with residues, were evaluated for their chemical composition, mineralogical, physical parameters (fineness, picking times, fire loss and insoluble residue), compressive strength, water absorption, absorption by capillarity, microscopic techniques and analytical techniques (DR-X, chemical composition and thermal analyzes of TG / DTG). As results, there were no significant differences in the physical parameters of the cements produced. Cement mortars produced with higher residue contents (70% and 50%) had the highest values of compressive strength and lower values of capillary water absorption, voids index and water absorption by capillarity than mortars produced with standard cement ( without siliceous residue). The same was not observed for cement mortars with 30% silicon residue. Analytical techniques of scanning electron microscopy images indicated a more closed porosity for cement mortars in the contents of 70% and 50% of cement with residue. Thus, as a conclusion, the utilization of the residue studied as partial replacement material of granulated slag in composite cement type "E" is technically and environmentally feasible.