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. 2022 Mar 30;14(7):1421. doi: 10.3390/polym14071421

Table 1.

Shows the use of nanomaterials as additives in binders.

Binder Size % of
Variation
Max.
CS/STS/FS/WA
Tests Molarity Code References
Kaoline + Silica fume 50 mm3 5, 10, 15 10%–46 MPa CS, EDS, XRD - ASTM C109 [45]
Metakaolin + NS 40 mm3 1, 2, 3 2%–28 MPa Efflorescence, CS, WA, FTIR, SEM, EDX, XRD - ASTM C109 [4]
FA + NS + Micro Silica - 5, 10, 15 5%–15.2 MPa Flow test, CS, WA, FTIR, XRD - ASTM C109, Flow test-ASTM1437-16WA-ASTM, C1403-15 [46]
FA + Pumice (Sand) 50 mm3-CS, 40 × 40 × 160
mm-FS
35 14 M–29 MPa-CS

14 M–4 MPa-FS
Flow tests, CS, FS, Ultrasonic pulse velocity, Rheology 10, 12, 14 CS-ASTM C109
Flow Test-ASTM C 1437, FS-ASTM C348-18 UPV-ASTM C597-16
[42]
FA + NS + NCC 40 × 40 × 160, mm-FS 1, 2, 3 12 M–69.7 MPa-CS
12 M–10.7 MPa-FS
CS, FS, FESEM, Ultrasonic pulse velocities 8, 10, 12 FS-TS EN 1015–11, Flow test-TSEN 1015–3 [8]
Metakaolin + NZ Dia. of 30 mm and ht. of 60 mm-CS 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 0.5%–38 MPa CS, SEM, XRD, FTIR, RXF, MIP, thermogravimetric,
Density and WA
10 WA-ASTM C140, CS-ASTM D1633-00 [47]
FA + GGBS + NS 70.6 mm3-CS, 0, 1, 2 2%–70.20 MPa-CS
2%–5.22 MPa-STS,
2%–5.57 MPa-FS
CS, STS, FS, WA, RCPT, Water Sorptivity 3 CS-ASTM (2001) C 109, STS-ASTM (2001) C496, FS-ASTM (2001) C 78 [48]
FA + GGBS + Glass bottles waste Nano powder 50 mm3 CS, 40 × 40 × 160, mm-FS, 150(L), 75(D) mm-STS 5, 10, 15, 20 5%–65 MPa-CS, 5%–6.8 MPa-FS, 5%–4.7 MPa-STS, 20%–10.2%-WA Flow test, CS, STS, FS, TGA, FTIR, SEM, XRD, WA 2 FS-ASTM C78, STS-ASTM C496/C496M-11, CS-ASTM C109/109M [41]
FA + NS + NT 50 mm3-CS 2% 35.8 MPa and 33.7 MPa for NS + NT CS, XRD, SEM, TGA, Hydration heat test - CS-ASTM C109 [49]
FA + GGBS + NS 75(D) × 150 (H) mm-CS 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 2.5%–53.2 MPa-CS Flow test, CS, ATR-FTIR, FESEM, TGA 10 Flow tests-ASTM C1437 [26]
FA + OGPC + GGBS + NS 50 mm3-CS 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 3%–56 MPa Flow, CS, SEM, EDX, XRD 8 CS-ASTM C109, C1437 [27]
FA + NT 40 mm3-CS 1, 3, 5 5%–22% higher than reference sample Workability, CS, SEM, XRD 10 Workability-ASTM C230 [50]
Metakaolin + NS - 0, 1, 2, 3 1%–15.8 MPa-FS FS, MAS NMR, TG/DTA - - [28]
Metakaolin + NS 70.6 mm3-CS 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 4%–52.77 MPa-CS CS, SEM 14 - [31]
Air cooled slag + Water cooled slag + MVCNT 25 mm3-CS 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 0.1%–20.5 MPa-CS SEM, XRD, FTIR 6 - [7]