Collaborative disposal of multisource solid waste: Influence of an admixture on the properties, pore structure and durability of foam concrete

Abstract

Solid waste building material treatment is an essential means of disposal and an active research area. Despite this, the multisource characteristics, large volumes and complex compositions of solid waste necessitate new requirements for its treatment. In this paper, a typical resource-based coastal city is considered the research object. Fly ash (FA), furnace slag (FS) and mineral powder (MP) are taken as samples to investigate the influence of admixtures on the properties, pore structure and durability of foam concrete by three-factor and three-level orthogonal tests. Results indicate that foam concrete with different admixtures can have various mechanical and thermal insulation properties. The compressive strength of foam concrete can increase to 3.90 MPa, and its thermal conductivity can reach 0.1347 W/M·k. MP has the largest apparent effect on the compressive strength, while FS has the most obvious impact on the thermal conductivity. The durability analysis shows that the number of freeze-thaw cycles foam concrete can withstand is 25–100 cycles. The collaborative disposal of multisource inorganic solid waste has high potential for being applied as inner partition walls and thermal insulating components in buildings. This paper provides valuable guidance for the sustainable and clean utilization of multisource inorganic solid waste.