Efeito da carbonatação em compósitos cimento-pó de coco

Abstract

This work comprises two studies on the evaluation of cement-coconut powder composite in curing and aging conditions. In the first study the composites were subjected to the accelerated carbonation process during the first 48 hours of cure, then were dried and subjected to curing conditions until saturated at 28 days. The results shows that the composites had a reduction in the water absorption and increased bulk density. The carbonated composites had a 26% increase in compression strength and 16% in the flexural strength as compared to no-carbonate composite. The interaction between the reduction of the Ca(OH)2 and increasing CaCO3 content was observed by thermogravimetric analysis. In the second study, the composites was evaluated by methods of external and internal natural aging for 6 months and by the accelerated carbonation for 84 days. Increased measurements from electrical resistivity and ultrasonic during cure age were related to the increase in the mechanical properties, reduction of porosity and hydration process of these composites. Three types of age showed similar mechanical and physical properties, the electrical resistivity measurements was related to the increase of CaCO3 content, verified by thermogravimetry. The different stages of this work the composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy and were evaluated for their physical and mechanical properties.