REGULARITIES OF THE PROCESSES OF FORMATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH OF A CLINKER-FREE BINDER OF ALKALINE ACTIVATION
Resource- and energy-consuming Portland cement is currently considered the most popular material in the construction industry, but its production can be attributed to the category of harmful industries in terms of the amount of emissions into the environment. Therefore, the development of a clinker-free technology for the production of binders based on mineral fine powders of aluminosilicate nature activated by an alkaline coater is a relevant and promising direction. In the work, the laws of the processes occurring during the structure formation of clinker-free binder systems of alkaline activation on alkaline cements using blast furnace granulated slags in a finely dispersed state are studied. Formulations are given and the properties of clinker-free binders of alkaline activation on mineral fine powders from rocks of sedimentary and magmatic origin are investigated. Electron probe studies and X-ray phase analysis revealed the presence of hydrated amorphous compounds close in composition to zeolites in cement stone. An analysis of the results allowed us to determine the optimal composition of clinker-free binder alkaline activation “silicified marl + volcanic tuff (70: 30%) + Na2Si03 + Na0H” with activity ranging from 42.0 - 54.5 MPa, depending on the conditions of hardening of the samples.