Exploitation Of The Solid Waste Of Porfiritis InPozzolanic Cements

The objective of this paper is to investigate the possibility of introducing a natural pozzolan named porfiritis, a natural waste product from the gold mines located in N.E. Chalkidiki Greece, as a supplementary cementing material. Blended cement was produced by replacing PC with 20% w/w porfiritis for the evaluation of the pozzolanic cement properties. Reinforced mortar specimens were either partially immersed in 3.5% w/w NaCl solution or exposed to atmospheric conditions, for a period of 6 months. The experimental methods used were: corrosion potential, corrosion rate by the Linear Polarization method, mass loss, carbonation depth and compressive strength. Based on the results of this study, it is concluded that the use of the porfiritic deposit as a blended cement constituent improves the corrosion behaviour of the mortar specimens, while no serious detrimental effect on the mechanical behaviour of the concrete is detected.