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dc.contributor.authorJaved, Usman
dc.contributor.authorShaikh, Faiz
dc.contributor.authorSarker, Prabir Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T01:43:16Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T01:43:16Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationJaved, U. and Shaikh, F.U.A. and Sarker, P.K. 2022. Microstructural investigation of thermo-mechanically processed lithium slag for geopolymer precursor using various characterization techniques. Construction and Building Materials. 342: ARTN 127952.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91606
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127952
dc.description.abstract

Lithium slag is an emerging industrial waste due to the increasing demand for lithium rechargeable batteries attributed to the recent boom in the automobile industry and space exploration. It is extracted as a powder residue in sedimentary tanks after the refining process of lithium extraction. In this study, the effect of thermo-mechanical processing on the chemical reactivity of lithium slag is assessed by TESCAN Integrated Mineral Analyzer (TIMA), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Rietveld quantitative refinement techniques. The chemical, mineral, and crystallographic phase composition of processed lithium slag specimens were assessed and compared by XRF, TIMA, and Rietveld quantitative refinement techniques, respectively. The results of thermo-mechanical processing indicated that the mineral and crystallographic transformation of Spodumene to feldspars (Anorthite, Muscovite, Albite) occurred by crystallite agglomeration. The chemical reactivity of lithium slag is gauged in terms of amorphous alumino-silicates present in feldspars and unidentified phases. Characterization of unidentified phase is evident that it majorly contains micro-nano sized alumino-silicate rich particles with similar spectral signatures to that of feldspar, some fraction of it is aggregated into other phases due to its reactivity. The concentration of the amorphous phase is proportionate with the thermo-mechanical processing energy. However, the thermo-mechanical processing energy is also optimized based on the generation of amorphous phase and reduction in particle size. Therefore, the G1C700 processed regime resulted in one of the maximum amounts of amorphous phase (52.60%). The mineral phase transformation of Spodumene to Anorthite (+10.46%) and unidentified phase (+8.24%) along with D50 value of 13.26 µm, consequently releasing 0.45 kg of carbon emissions upon thermo-mechanical processing. Hence, G1C700 lithium slag is recommended for its use as a geopolymer precursor.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102784
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE140100150
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectConstruction & Building Technology
dc.subjectEngineering, Civil
dc.subjectMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectLithium slag
dc.subjectThermo-mechanical processing
dc.subjectAmorphous alumino-silicates
dc.subjectTescan Integrated Mineral Analysis
dc.subjectRietveld quantitative refinement
dc.subjectGeopolymer precursor
dc.subjectFLY-ASH
dc.subjectCOMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
dc.subjectSPODUMENE
dc.subjectACTIVATION
dc.subjectCONCRETE
dc.subjectCEMENT
dc.titleMicrostructural investigation of thermo-mechanically processed lithium slag for geopolymer precursor using various characterization techniques
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume342
dcterms.source.issn0950-0618
dcterms.source.titleConstruction and Building Materials
dc.date.updated2023-04-20T01:43:13Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidShaikh, Faiz [0000-0002-5234-0619]
curtin.contributor.researcheridShaikh, Faiz [A-8594-2010]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 127952
dcterms.source.eissn1879-0526
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridShaikh, Faiz [56962729700] [57193308058]
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