Article
Engineering, Environmental
Mingshun Wang, Xing Yuan, Wenyan Dong, Qiang Fu, Xianquan Ao, Qianlin Chen
Summary: In this study, a two-step gradient method was used to remove silicon and phosphorus impurities in phosphogypsum. The impurities were successfully extracted and the gypsum lattice was transformed into anhydrous calcium sulfate through a series of chemical reactions. The results show that the addition of a silane coupling agent (KH590) and tributyl phosphate (TPB) effectively remove SiO2 impurities, while a dilute mixed solution of H2SO4-NaCl facilitates the deep removal of P. This research provides practical bases for the disposal and resource recycling of industrial by-product gypsum.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Changrong Liu, Lu Wang, Hongbin Tan, Faqin Dong, Xiaoling Ma, Feihua Yang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of calcined temperature and high strength gypsum on the properties of anhydrite. It was found that the normal consistency of anhydrite decreased with increasing calcined temperature and high strength gypsum content, while the strength and density increased.
JOURNAL OF CERAMIC PROCESSING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yutong Liu, Zeliang Yang, Hui Luo, Lei Xi
Summary: In this study, anhydrous calcium sulfate whiskers (ACSW) were surface-treated with sodium carbonate and stearic acid to prepare inorganic-organic surface-co-treated ACSW modified asphalt. The effects of the co-treated ACSW on asphalt binder properties were examined using various tests, and the results showed that the co-treated ACSW improved the high-temperature stability and deformation resistance properties of the asphalt. Microstructural analysis confirmed that the co-treated ACSW were physically modified with asphalt and uniformly distributed in the modified asphalt binder. This study provides a new concept for the surface treatment of ACSW for practical applications in asphalt road pavement engineering in high-temperature regions.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shun Chen, Qiao Liu, Xingyang He, Ying Su, Bo Zhang, Hui Xu
Summary: Gypsum whiskers have a vital role in building materials, but traditional methods for their preparation are energy-intensive and environmentally impactful. This study introduces a new method to directly fabricate anhydrous calcium sulfate nano-whiskers and enhance the compressive strength of cement through modification.
JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xiao Wang, Biao Jin, Mengke Fan, Xueping Liu, Xiaoting Zhang, Jianwu Zhang, Shanying Li, Wei Zhang
Summary: Calcium sulfate whiskers were synthesized using purified flue-gas desulfurization gypsum through a hydrothermal method. The impact of pH and Cu2+ concentration in the reaction solution, with or without reagent compensation, was investigated. The study found that the crystal morphology and quality of the whiskers deteriorated as the cycle number increased without reagent compensation. However, adding a specific amount of H2SO4 and CuCl2 to the slurry with filtrate recycle maintained the long fibrous shape of the products while increasing their productivity.
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Laimara da Silva Barroso, Mariana Gomes Pinto Cherene, Gustavo de Castro Xavier, Afonso Rangel Garcez de Azevedo, Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira
Summary: This article reviews previous studies on the use of gypsum residues in cement hydration and as a partial substitute for cement and sand. The chemical composition of gypsum residues and by-products are similar, and their recycling does not change their composition. However, the type of calcium sulfate can affect hydration reactions. When used as a partial replacement for cement, gypsum reduces mechanical resistance, but when used with fly ash, it provides better long-term resistance. The replacement of sand with gypsum decreases apparent density values and compressive strength, but increases flexural strength.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Sicheng Li, Monu Malik, Gisele Azimi
Summary: A hydrometallurgical process has been developed to leach yttrium, neodymium, and dysprosium from phosphogypsum using mineral acids. Hydrochloric acid is identified as the best leachant, resulting in high leaching efficiency under specific conditions. Thorough characterization techniques, thermodynamic modeling, and kinetic analysis are utilized to elucidate the leaching mechanism and the occurrence modes of rare earth elements in phosphogypsum.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Reza Taherdangkoo, Tao Meng, Menad Nait Amar, Yuantian Sun, Ali Sadighi, Christoph Butscher
Summary: The swelling of clay-sulfate rocks is a threat to geotechnical projects, and this study uses neural network models to determine the solubility of gypsum. The results show that the model is accurate and can be used to solve engineering problems related to clay-sulfate rock swelling.
ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qiang Cai, Bing Ma, Jun Jiang, Jiaqing Wang, Zhiyuan Shao, Yueyang Hu, Binbin Qian, Luming Wang
Summary: The study found that replacing fly ash with red gypsum can increase the relative strength of autoclaved aerated concrete, with the optimal replacement ratio being 20%.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Di Zhou, Rufei Wei, Yulong Zhu, Hongming Long, Bangfu Huang, Yifan Wang, Shoucang Wu
Summary: The one-step preparation of calcium sulfate whiskers from flue gas desulfurization ash was successfully achieved using a hydrothermal method, with control of temperature, time, and speed parameters being crucial. Adding a medium solution purification link in the hydrothermal system contributes to the production of high-quality calcium sulfate whiskers products.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Crystallography
Yan Yan, Tao Yu, Huan Zhang, Jiayu Song, Chengtun Qu, Jinling Li, Bo Yang
Summary: This study investigated the co-precipitation of calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate in scaling processes, comparing the results with single salt crystallization. It was found that in the co-deposition process, the form of calcium sulfate was gypsum, while calcium carbonate was stable in calcite form with some vaterite forms present. The presence of SO42- ions lowered the energy barrier of calcium carbonate, hindering its transformation to calcite, while an increase in HCO3- content inhibited the formation of calcium sulfate.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Fentian Ma, Chang Chen, Yubin Wang
Summary: The study found that CSW-reinforced PA/gypsum composites exhibited superior mechanical properties, with gypsum containing 15 wt% PA showing the best performance. The flexural and compressive strength values of the composites increased by 131% and 278%, respectively, when the CSW content was 3.5 wt%.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ma Wen-Jing, Gao Li-Li, Li Yun, Chen Xue-Qing, Guo Hong-Fei, Li Zhi-Shui, Cao Ji-Lin
Summary: In this study, quasi-spherical alpha-calcium sulfate hemihydrate (alpha-CSH) was synthesized from flue gas desulphurization gypsum using a two-step hydrothermal method, with N,N'-methylenediacrylamide (MBA) playing a crucial role in regulating the morphology and size of the product. The addition of MBA inhibited the growth of alpha-CSH along the c-axis and improved the whiteness of the synthesized alpha-CSH after undergoing physical washing and two-step chemical hydrothermal treatment.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Benjamin Madeja, Jonathan Avaro, Alexander E. S. Van Driessche, Markus Rueckel, Elisabeth Wagner, Helmut Coelfen, Matthias Kellermeier
Summary: In this study, a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and acrylic acid (PVP-co-PAA) was found to be a powerful growth modifier for controlling the morphology of gypsum crystals. The newly identified growth modifier could stabilize a highly reactive face of gypsum and promote the formation of unconventional crystal structures. This finding has important implications for additive design in the fields of plasters and cementitious materials, gypsum wallboard production, and scale prevention.
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jae-In Lee, Jin-Kyu Kang, Chang-Gu Lee, Seong-Jik Park
Summary: This study proposes the valorization of waste gypsum board (WGB) as an environmental purification agent. The WGB exhibits a high fluoride adsorption capacity and demonstrates excellent fluoride removal performance in real wastewater and groundwater.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)