Making cement with fly ash in a microwave BY: Hidy, Emmeline, Dylan, Connor, Stuart
What is FLY ASH? Industrial waste through coal combustion Can be poisonous 100 million tons per year collected through 1) static electricity 2) Cyclone 3) Vacuum
What is cement? Fine powder made up of calcined lime and clay Calcine def. - To heat a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point Main ingredient for concrete, mortar and plaster
Why make cement from fly ash? Pozzolan Substance that is added to CaOH and water at room temperature to form a concrete like compound When added to concrete mix, less water is needed Economic benefits Its “green” You get paid Creates hydraulic cement
Limestone vs. Lime LimestoneLime CF (Chemical formula) CaCO3CaOH2 ColorGrayWhite Temperature21 C825 C
Pozzolanic Roman cement Parthenon Type F Fly ash + lime Heat lime stone untill it turns white at 825 degrees C Combine Then add sand and water Pozzolanic with 1/2 water Pozzolanic with full water
Portland (Alite)BeliteControl Fly Ash 100g Limestone 185g50g (lime) Sand 285g410g Water 150g Temp 1400 C325 C21 C Control PortlandBelite Our Samples:
General Add sand, water Mixing Tamping Put in molds to set
Results: BeliteControl (Belite) PortlandPozzolanic (1/2) Pozzolanic Set?Set very hard noSet partially Solid stateSoft set Predicted Success? yesnoyes no Control Portland Belite Pozzolanic with 1/2 water Pozzolanic
The business Is it economic? Limestone: 25$ per ton Fly ash: -20$ per ton *Math* 220KWH per ton (with.8 efficiency) -> 22$ per ton in energy costs Conventional concrete is 50$ a ton The space: 1000$/m 30 tons a day 1.11$ per ton for the space Labor: 3 people, 8 hours a day each. 12$ an hour. 30 tons a day -> 9.6$ per ton Total = profit per ton! Sell it for 49.99$ a ton
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