Abstract
The purpose of this study is to improve the application performance of foamed magnesium oxychloride cement (FMOC) and solve the problem of poor interfacial compatibility between the organic-inorganic interface of traditional inorganic composite materials. Inspired by the adhesion mechanism of barnacles to inorganic substrates through amyloid nanofibers and phosphoprotein, a simple green method was proposed to improve the strength and water resistance of the system. The FMOC composites (30×30×30 mm) were prepared by adding wood flour (WF) and phytic acid (PA) to the mixture of magnesium oxide and magnesium chloride. The influences of WF and PA on the compressive strength, composition, microstructure, pore structure, water resistance and flame retardant properties of FMOC were investigated. WF was used as a skeleton structure to induce cement particle aggregation, the PA molecule was used as a connecting bridge to activate the fiber skeleton to increase the active sites, and promote crystal nucleation and aggregation through hydrogen and ionic bond interactions to construct the biomimetic mineralized structure. The results show that the introduction of PA improves the compressive strength and water resistance of the FMOC/WF/PA composite system. When the PA addition amount is 0.8 %, the compressive strength of FMOC/WF/PA-0.8 % composites reached 6.64 MPa, which was 3 times compared to the FMOC composites. The softening coefficient and water absorption of the obtained FMOC/WF/PA-0.8 % composites were 0.81 and 13.84 %, respectively, which were superior to FMOC composites and presented better behavior in water resistance. Meanwhile, the modified composites have more stable pore structure and flame retardant properties, thus these green FMOC/WF/PA composites displayed potential application value in building energy conservation, aerospace and other fields.
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