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High-volume use of self-cementing spray dry absorber material for structural applications

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dc.contributor.authorRiley, Charles E., author
dc.contributor.authorHeyliger, Paul R., advisor
dc.contributor.authorAtadero, Rebecca A., advisor
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T20:12:32Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T20:12:32Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSpray dry absorber (SDA) material, or spray dryer ash, is a byproduct of energy generation by coal combustion and sulfur emissions controls. Like any resource, it ought to be used to its fullest potential offsetting as many of the negative environmental impacts of coal combustion as possible throughout its lifecycle. Its cementitious and pozzolanic properties suggest it be used to augment or replace another energy and emissions intensive product: Portland cement. There is excellent potential for spray dryer ash to be used beneficially in structural applications, which will offset CO2 emissions due to Portland cement production, divert landfill waste by further utilizing a plentiful coal combustion by-product, and create more durable and sustainable structures. The research into beneficial use applications for SDA material is relatively undeveloped and the material is highly underutilized. This dissertation explored a specific self-cementing spray dryer ash for use as a binder in structural materials. Strength and stiffness properties of hydrated spray dryer ash mortars were improved by chemical activation with Portland cement and reinforcement with polymer fibers from automobile tire recycling. Portland cement at additions of five percent of the cementitious material was found to function effectively as an activating agent for spray dryer ash and had a significant impact on the hardened properties. The recycled polymer fibers improved the ductility and toughness of the material in all cases and increased the compressive strength of weak matrix materials like the pure hydrated ash. The resulting hardened materials exhibited useful properties that were sufficient to suggest that they be used in structural applications such as concrete, masonry block, or as a hydraulic cement binder. While the long-term performance characteristics remain to be investigated, from an embodied-energy and carbon emissions standpoint the material investigated here is far superior to Portland cement.
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dc.identifierETDF_Riley_2009_3401025.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/237924
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectcoal ash
dc.subjectfly ash
dc.subjectself-cementing
dc.subjectspray dry absorber
dc.subjectcivil engineering
dc.subjectmaterials science
dc.titleHigh-volume use of self-cementing spray dry absorber material for structural applications
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thesis.degree.disciplineCivil and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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