Effect of Adding Hydrogen Peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) and Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS) to the Properties of Fly Ash (FA)-Based Geopolymer Mortar

Abstract

Geopolymer is an alternative cementitious material produced by rich aluminosilicate mineral materials (Si-Al) combine with an alkaline activator. The objectives of this study are to study the effect of adding hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as foaming and stabilizing agents, respectively to the fly ash (FA)-based geopolymer mortar properties. The geopolymer mortars were synthesized with a mixture of FA, alkaline activator and SDS with different H2O2 content. The geopolymer mortars were analyzed using compressive strength test, porosity test and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis. Geopolymer mortar with 1 wt% H2O2 content and 0.5 wt% SDS has the lowest compressive strength (8.67 N) compare to the other geopolymer mortar composition. As H2O2 content increase with presence of SDS, the formation of the pores also increased hence resulting in the low compressive strength of geopolymer mortar.