Citation: Zirui Zhu, Peng Liu, Jinhua Wang, Hongbin Zhang, Wei Luo. Effects of nano-metakaolin on the enhanced properties and microstructure development of natural hydraulic lime[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(4): 109794. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109794 shu

Effects of nano-metakaolin on the enhanced properties and microstructure development of natural hydraulic lime

Zirui Zhu ^a ,
Peng Liu ^a ,
Jinhua Wang ^b ,
Hongbin Zhang ^{a, b, *,} ,
Wei Luo ^{c, *,}

a.
Institute for Preservation and Conservation of Chinese Ancient Books, Fudan University Library, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
b.
Department of cultural heritage and museology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
c.
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China

zhanghongbin@fudan.edu.cn

wluo@dhu.edu.cn

Received Date: 20 January 2024
Revised Date: 11 March 2024
Accepted Date: 19 March 2024
Available Online: 20 March 2024

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Natural hydraulic lime (NHL) has garnered increasing attention for its sustainable and suitable performance in the field of historical building restoration. However, the prolonged hardening time and sluggish hydration rate of NHL influence the workability, strength development, and durability of construction structures in which it is used. In this study, nano-metakaolin (NMK) was applied as a highly reactive supplementary cementitious material (SCM) for NHL-based mortars to enhance their properties with various ratios. Meanwhile, the effects of NMK and its related enhancement mechanism on the physical properties and chemical structures of NHL composites were systematically investigated, mainly involving the modifications in their microstructure, chemical composition, and C-S-H structure. Results demonstrated that NMK-modified samples showed distinct and superior properties to pure NHL sample, such as shorter initial/final setting times (15.1%–49.1%, 27.1%–50.0%), and higher compactness (67.8%–81.4%, 38.1%–44.8%), lower shrinkage (25.0%–56.3%, 12.5%–25.0%), enhanced compressive strength (404.5%–546.0%, 180.8%–354.1%) and flexural strength (227.5%–351.1%, 59.9%–125.7%) for both early and late curing times (7 and 28 days). The inclusion of NMK not only acts as a fine filler, but also promotes NHL's hydrate rate by its super high pozzolanic activity, thus optimizing the pore structures and increasing the content and the average silicate chain length of hydration gel in NHL. Overall, this study can contribute to a deeper understanding of the enhancement mechanism of NMK on the physical properties and chemical structures of NHL from a meso/microscopic perspective, with a view to broadening NHL's potential applications.
- Natural hydraulic lime,
- Nano-metakaolin,
- Pozzolanic reaction,
- Properties,
- Microstructures
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