Abstract
The effects of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration on setting time, compressive strength and electrical properties at the frequencies of 100Hz–10MHz of high calcium fly ash geopolymer pastes were investigated. Five NaOH concentrations (8, 10, 12, 15 and 18molar) were studied. The liquid to ash ratio of 0.4, sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide ratio of 0.67 and low temperature curing at 40°C were selected in making geopolymer pastes. The results showed that NaOH concentration had significant influence on the physical and electrical properties of geopolymer paste. The pastes with high NaOH concentrations showed increased setting time and compressive strength due to a high degree of geopolymerization as a result of the increased leaching of silica and alumina from fly ash. The dielectric constant and conductivity increased with NaOH concentration while tanδ decreased due to an increase in geopolymerization. At the frequency of 103Hz, the dielectric constants of all pastes were approximately 104S/cm and decreased with increased frequency. The relaxation peaks of tanδ reduced with an increase in NaOH concentration and ranged between 2.5 and 4.5. The AC conductivity behavior followed the universal power law and the values were in the range of 3.7×10−3–1.5×10−2 at 105–106 Hz.
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