Patent Grant
11958788
The present application is based on and claims the priority benefits of China application No. 202210599834.3, filed on May 30, 2022. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The present invention relates to the field of preparation technologies of alkali activation materials and in particular to a method of preparing an alkali activation material by using red mud-based wet grinding and carbon sequestration and an application thereof.
Red mud is an industrial waste residue produced during alumina smelting in the metallurgy industry. Since the red mud contains an amount of ferric oxide, it is presented as red and hence named as red mud. The red mud has the characteristics of high alkalinity, complex chemical composition, low permeability, high dispersity and etc. The raw powder of the red mud has a small particle size and its chemical composition includes CaO, Fe2O3, SiO2, MgO, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O and the like. Because the demand for the nonferrous metal aluminum increases continuously, the alumina industry always tends to be in quick expansion, which leads to a gradual increase of the production of the red mud. But, there is only 4% utilization rate, and thus the comprehensive utilization is low. Most of the red mud is still stockpiled in the open air and such simple open-air stockpiling may easily bring impact on the alkalinity or acidity of the surrounding land, and pollution to the air environment and the underground water through approaches such as land erosion, flying dusts and rainwater seepage and the like. If the stored red mud is not treated or utilized reasonably, it will impose severe harm to the surrounding environment as well as being as a waste of resources.
Carbide slag is an industrial solid waste produced after production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Currently, there are about tens of millions of tons of solid wastes being discharged. Since the transportation cost is high and the carbide slag itself contains many types of impurities, its comprehensive utilization rate is low. It is usually treated by land filling or stockpiling, which may easily cause pollution to the ground surface and the underground water as well as severe destruction to the ecological environment. The carbide slag contains rich calcium resource and has the characteristics of good particle dispersity, large specific surface area, large pore structure, quick dissolution rate and low thermal decomposition temperature and the like. Therefore, it can be used as an excellent secondary calcium-based resource for application.
Along with development of scientific technologies and industrial progress, the global CO2 emission increases year on year. Due to the greenhouse effect generated by the CO2 emission, the global average temperature increases by 2° C., causing melting of the glaciers, rise of the sea level, increase of the extreme weathers and destruction of the natural ecology system and the like. Therefore, it is required to find a method of utilizing CO2 as green environment-friendly resource, so as to address the above current technical problems.
Relevant study has been conducted on red mud as an alkali activator. The Chinese patent with the application number 202110089327.0 discloses a low-shrinkage and high-strength red mud-slag geopolymer, where the utilization amount of red mud is small and additional energy consumption is caused by doping a chemical reagent for system activation, leading to increased cost and low actual utilization rate. The Chinese patent with the application number 201910334389.6 discloses a preparation of a geopolymer grouting material based on red mud, which, however, requires a complex process flow covering high temperature activation, high temperature calcination and oven drying as well as large energy consumption. The Chinese patent with the application number 201710587993.0 discloses a red mud-fly ash high-strength heat-insulation building block based on alkali activation, which requires complex molding and curing conditions in later stage, where the molding requires a pressure of 40 MPa, leading to failure of large-scale utilization for it.
Till now, no report is made on compound activation on the slag powder in combination with carbide slag and red mud after carbon sequestration. Since the red mud has a high alkalinity of about pH 11 to 13, and contains elements such as Ca, Mg and Na and etc, it has a potential for carbon sequestration and can react with CO2 to generate a stable carbonate product. In this case, on one hand, the alkalinity of the red mud can be reduced, and on the other hand, sequestration can be performed on the industrial exhaust gas CO2. The following problems are currently to be solved for those skilled in the art: how to reduce the alkalinity of red mud by using the industrial exhaust gas CO2 while performing CO2 sequestration, and further, how to perform compound alkali activation on slag powder in cooperation with wet-ground carbide slag and the red mud, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling waste by using waste in an environment-friendly way.
The object of the present invention is to provide a method of preparing an alkali activation material by using red mud-based wet grinding and carbon sequestration and an application thereof. The present invention can realize permanent CO2 sequestration and at the same time increase the utilization rate of carbide slag and red mud, avoiding the environmental impact caused by solid waste stockpiling. Further, the prepared alkali activation material can significantly activate the strength of the slag powder.
The present disclosure provides a method of preparing an alkali activation material by using red mud-based wet grinding and carbon sequestration. The method includes:
In some specific examples, the red mud is a red mud produced after alumina is produced by Bayer process, and the major ingredients of the red mud include calcite, quartz, sodalite, zultanite, calcium silicate, calcium silicoaluminate, and ferric oxide, with a pH of 11 to 13; radioactive internal and external exposure index is within 1.0 mSv/y, and a median particle size is 5 μm to 10 μm.
In some specific examples, the crystalline control agent is one or more combinations of sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium sulfate and sodium polycarboxylate.
In some specific examples, the grinding aid is one or more combinations of triethanolamine, O-cyclodextrin, and ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.
In some specific examples, the water reducer is one or more combinations of a naphthalene series high-efficiency water reducer, a phenolsulfonate series high-efficiency water reducer, and a polycarboxylate series high-efficiency water reducer.
In some specific examples, the CO2 introduced in step (1) is captured and purified from an industrial production exhaust gas, with a purity greater than 90%.
In some specific examples, wet grinding parameters in step (1) are: selecting zirconia balls with ball diameters of 1.5 to 2.0 mm and with ball diameters of 2.5 to 3.0 mm and mixing them at a ratio of 1:1; a ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground of 1:3 to 3:1; and a rotation speed of 400 to 800 r/min.
In some specific examples, the major ingredients of the carbide slag include SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Na2O and K2O, with a pH value of 12 to 13; and a median particle size is 20 μm to 30 μm.
In some specific examples, wet grinding parameters in step (2) are: selecting zirconia balls with ball diameters of 0.7 to 1.0 mm and 1.2 to 1.5 mm and mixing the balls at a mass ratio of 2:1, a ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground of (1 to 4): 1 and a rotation speed of 200 to 600 r/min.
The application of the above prepared alkali activation material is as follows:
The prepared alkali activation material, 100 parts of slag powder, and 10 to 25 parts of water are mixed to obtain a slurry C with a pH value of 11 to 13; and the slurry C is molded and cured.
In some specific examples, the slag powder is a ground granulated blast-furnace slag and its major ingredients include CaO, SiO2, Al2O3 and the like, where a content of CaO is <50%, a content of SiO2 is <30%, a content of Al2O3 is <15%, and a specific surface area is 400 m2/kg to 500 m2/kg.
The red mud after the wet grinding and carbon sequestration of the present invention has the advantages of low alkalinity and good stability and the like. The wet-ground carbide slag has the advantages of high specific surface area, high activity and high ion dissolution and the like. The slag powder subjected to compound activation by the red mud and the carbide slag has high strength and good stability.
In the present invention, CO2 is introduced during wet grinding, and then the red mud particles are fully dispersed by using mechanical force and grinding balls to be in full contact with water molecules, such that better facilitating the dissolution of ions in the particles. The dissolved ions are dispersed in the liquid phase environment and react with CO2 after fully contacting with CO2 to generate stable carbonate. The wet-ground carbide slag may have a smaller particle size, and a higher activity. By doping the wet-ground carbide slag into the red mud slurry, on one hand, excessively dissolved carbonic acid during red mud wet grinding and carbon sequestration can be neutralized, and on the other hand, the pH can be adjusted to increase the alkalinity while Ca(OH)2 in the carbide slag and soluble Na2CO3 generated during red mud carbon sequestration can be enabled to perform compound activation on the slag powder. Finally, the compound slurry is doped into the slag powder, and the slag powder can have good strength in both early and later stages. The present invention can activate the strength of the slag powder and achieve CO2 permanent sequestration and also increase the utilization rate of the carbide slag and the red mud, realizing the purpose of controlling waste by using waste in an environment-friendly way.
The present invention has the following advantages as compared with the prior arts.
In order to better understand the present invention, the present invention will be further described in combination with specific examples. But the contents of the present invention are not limited to the following examples.
In the following examples and comparative examples, the red mud used herein comes from the solid wastes discharged from Henan Hengyuan Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. and its median particle size is D50=5 μm; the carbide slag used herein comes from the solid wastes discharged from Hubei Yihua Group, and the Ca(OH)2 content is >80%; the slag powder used herein comes from Wuhan Hengguan New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. and its basicity coefficient is 0.959.
The specific steps of the present example are described below.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm and ball diameters of 2.5 mm to 3.0 mm at a mass ratio of 1:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 2:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 500 r/min.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm and ball diameters of 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm at a mass ratio of 2:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 2:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 300 r/min.
The preparation method of the present invention has simple steps, and the obtained test blocks have good volume stability without cracking and powdering. The strength of the obtained test blocks is evaluated based on GB/T 17671-1999 Method of testing cements—Determination of strength (ISO method) to show the compressive strength of 7 d is 23.8 MPa and the compressive strength of 28 d is 40.3 MPa.
The specific steps of the present example are described below.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm and ball diameters of 2.5 mm to 3.0 mm at a mass ratio of 1:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 1:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 600 r/min.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm and ball diameters of 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm at a mass ratio of 2:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 3:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 400 r/min.
The preparation method of the present invention has simple steps, and the obtained test blocks have good volume stability without cracking and powdering. The strength of the obtained test blocks is evaluated based on GB/T 17671-1999 Method of testing cements—Determination of strength (ISO method) to show the compressive strength of 7 d is 26.6 MPa and the compressive strength of 28 d is 44.1 MPa.
The specific steps of the present example are described below.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm and ball diameters of 2.5 mm to 3.0 mm at a mass ratio of 1:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 1:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 400 r/min.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm and ball diameters of 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm at a mass ratio of 2:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 3:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 600 r/min.
The preparation method of the present invention has simple steps, and the obtained test blocks have good volume stability without cracking and powdering. The strength of the obtained test blocks is evaluated based on GB/T 17671-1999 Method of testing cements—Determination of strength (ISO method) to show the compressive strength of 7 d is 28.3 MPa and the compressive strength of 28 d is 45.7 MPa.
The specific steps of the present example are described below.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm and ball diameters of 2.5 mm to 3.0 mm at a mass ratio of 1:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 1:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 800 r/min.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm and ball diameters of 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm at a mass ratio of 2:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 3:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 200 r/min.
The preparation method of the present invention has simple steps, and the obtained test blocks have good volume stability without cracking and powdering. The strength of the obtained test blocks is evaluated based on GB/T 17671-1999 Method of testing cements—Determination of strength (ISO method) to show the compressive strength of 7 d is 25.7 MPa and the compressive strength of 28 d is 42.5 MPa.
The comparative example includes the following steps.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm and ball diameters of 2.5 mm to 3.0 mm at a mass ratio of 1:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 2:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 500 r/min.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm and ball diameters of 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm at a mass ratio of 2:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 2:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 300 r/min.
Compared with the example 1, the comparative example 1 has differences in that: in step (1), only the red mud is ground without introducing CO2 for carbonization. In this comparative example, the strength of the obtained test blocks is evaluated based on GB/T 17671-1999 Method of testing cements—Determination of strength (ISO method) to show the compressive strength of 7 d is 15.4 MPa and the compressive strength of 28 d is 30.0 MPa. Thus, the strength of the test blocks is decreased compared with the example 1.
The comparative example includes the following steps.
The wet grinding parameters in step (1) were: selecting zirconia balls with ball diameters of 1.5 to 2.0 mm and ball diameters of 2.5 to 3.0 mm and mixing the balls at a ratio of 1:1, a ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground of 1:1 and a rotation speed of 400 r/min.
Carbide slag, water and a water reducer with a mass ratio of 100:60:5 were added to a wet planetary ball grinder tank for 60 min of wet grinding to achieve slurry refining treatment. By using a 100-mesh square hole sieve, the wet grinding balls were removed to obtain a slurry B. The particle size of the solid particles in the slurry B reached 5.2 μm. In this comparative example, the water reducer was obtained by compounding a phenolsulfonate series high-efficiency water reducer and a polycarboxylate series high-efficiency water reducer at a mass ratio of 1:1.
In this step, the wet grinding balls were obtained by mixing zirconia balls of ball diameters of 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm and ball diameters of 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm at a mass ratio of 2:1. A ratio of the balls to red mud to be ground was 3:1 and a rotation speed of wet grinding was 600 r/min.
Compared with the example 3, the comparative example 2 has differences in that: in step (1), no crystalline control agent was added when the red mud is wet-ground. In this comparative example, the strength of the obtained test blocks is evaluated based on GB/T 17671-1999 Method of testing cements—Determination of strength (ISO method) to show the compressive strength of 7 d is 17.4 MPa and the compressive strength of 28 d is 32.6 MPa. Thus, the strength of the test blocks is decreased compared with the example 3.
Table 1 test data of test blocks of the examples 1 to 4 and the comparative examples 1 to
The data of the compressive strength of the test blocks of the examples 1 to 4 and the comparative examples 1 to 2 are listed in the above Table 1. It can be seen from the Table that in the comparative example 1, no CO2 is introduced and the alkalinity of the red mud is not decreased, and further, the Na2CO3 component capable of compound activation with the Ca(OH)2 component in the carbide slag is not generated, and thus strength is decreased. In the comparative example 2, no crystalline control agent is added and the effect of adding the crystalline control agent is to convert CaCO3 generated during red mud wet grinding and carbon sequestration into a needle-rod-like calcium carbonate capable of making contribution to the strength. Further the needle-rod-like calcium carbonate is seldom agglomerated and easier to disperse and thus can give better strengthening and toughening function to the system. Therefore, no addition of the crystalline control agent may lead to decrease of the strength.
The above descriptions for the specific examples of the present invention are used for the purpose of illustration and exemplification. These descriptions are not to limit the present invention to the disclosed accurate form, and apparently, based on the above teaching, there may be many changes and modifications. Selection and description for the illustrative examples are to explain the specific principle and actual application of the present invention, such that those skilled in the art can achieve and use different illustrative implementations of the present invention and different selections and changes. The scope of the present invention is intended to be defined by the claims and its equivalents.
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