Journal article
Constructing a novel nano-TiO2/Epoxy resin composite and its application in alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes
Jie Ren, Si-Yao Guo, Tie-Jun Zhao, Ji-Zhou Chen, Rackel San Nicolas, Lihai Zhang
Construction and Building Materials | Elsevier | Published : 2020
Abstract
A novel in-situ synthetic method is developed for fabrication of inorganic-organic hybrid structured TiO2/Epoxy resin composite without adding any surfactants. It is discovered for the first time that the inorganic-organic micro-structured TiO2/Epoxy composite can be homogeneously dispersed in one type of alkali-activated binders: alkali-activated slag/fly ash (AASF) pastes with slag/fly ash at 50/50. Besides, it is found that TiO2/Epoxy composite is capable of enhancing the mechanical properties including compressive and flexural bending strengths, improving porous structures and reducing drying shrinkage of the AASF paste. Moreover, scanning electron microscopy results showed that the AASF..
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Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Awarded by major program of Shandong province
Awarded by China Ministry of Science and Technology
Awarded by Major International Joint Research Project
Awarded by Tai Shan Scholar Programme, Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51978354), major program of Shandong province (GG201809170147). The China Ministry of Science and Technology under Grant 2015CB655100, and Major International Joint Research Project under Grant 51420105015 are gratefully acknowledged. The corresponding author also would like to acknowledge the fellowship support received from the Tai Shan Scholar Programme, Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education (TUE2017-03). The first author would like to express his great thanks to Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for financial support and the University of Melbourne as well as Australian Research Council (IH150100006) for providing basic laboratory conditions.