Preliminary assessment of utilization of al-Jaif scoria (NW Sana’a, Yemen)‎ for cement production

Other Title(s)

التقييم الأولي لاستخدام أسكوريا الجائف (شمال غرب صنعاء، اليمن)‎ في إنتاج الإسمنت

Joint Authors

al-Akhali, Ibrahim Abd al-Hamid
al-Annuah, Ahmad Muhammad
al-Anbawi, Muhammad Ibrahim

Source

Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science

Issue

Vol. 23, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.111-119, 9 p.

Publisher

Sultan Qaboos University College of Science

Publication Date

2018-12-31

Country of Publication

Oman

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Materials Science , Minerals

Abstract EN

This paper presents the results of investigations on the potential industrial utilization of scoria, collected from Al-Jaif quarry, NW Sana'a, Yemen as a cement additive.

Scoria was chosen as a cement additive material due to its availability and low cost from the Sana’a-Amran volcanic field in Yemen.

The chemical composition of scoria was determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF).

The studied scoria is mainly composed of volcanic glass with a few zeolites (e.g.

clinoptilolite) as revealed from petrographic investigation and X-ray diffraction (XRD).

The scoria was added to the clinker in the range of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12% by weight.

The fineness, surface area, water demand, setting time and compressive strength were conducted on scoria blended cement.

According to experimental results, the high volcanic glass allows the addition of up to 12% scoria to the clinker to maintain a good potential of manufacturing blended cement.

The results satisfy the European Standard EN requirements and confirm the viability of using scoria as a cement additive

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Akhali, Ibrahim Abd al-Hamid& al-Annuah, Ahmad Muhammad& al-Anbawi, Muhammad Ibrahim. 2018. Preliminary assessment of utilization of al-Jaif scoria (NW Sana’a, Yemen) for cement production. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science،Vol. 23, no. 2, pp.111-119.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853256

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Akhali, Ibrahim Abd al-Hamid…[et al.]. Preliminary assessment of utilization of al-Jaif scoria (NW Sana’a, Yemen) for cement production. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science Vol. 23, no. 2 (2018), pp.111-119.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853256

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Akhali, Ibrahim Abd al-Hamid& al-Annuah, Ahmad Muhammad& al-Anbawi, Muhammad Ibrahim. Preliminary assessment of utilization of al-Jaif scoria (NW Sana’a, Yemen) for cement production. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2018. Vol. 23, no. 2, pp.111-119.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853256

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 118-119

Record ID

BIM-853256