Reduction of pH of Recycled Fine Aggregate due to Natural and Artificial Treatment Method

자연 및 인위적 처리방법 변화에 따른 순환잔골재의 pH저감

This study is to comparatively analyze the characteristics of pH decrease in recycled fine aggregates for embankment and landfill produced from waste concrete by using natural process and artificial process. The result was as follows In case of recycled fine aggregates left outdoor, it was found that pH level was decreased if the thickness of embankment becomes thinner, or the materials left outdoors owing to high concentration of $CO_2$ in atmosphere caused by respirations of people. When the air was permeated, pH level was decreased more effectively. It was analyzed that this phenomenon was caused by efficient supply of $CO_2$ in the recycled fine aggregates owing to high-pressure ventilators. In case of water spraying treatment, sprayed water facilitated hydration of unhydrated cement to dissolve calcium hydroxides which neutralized $CO_2$ in the atmosphere during desiccation process and decrease pH level by a considerable margin. In case of Immersed treatment, decrease of pH was not sufficient. When facilitating the supply of $CO_2$, pH level of the recycled fine aggregates was decreased by the largest margin. It was analyzed that this phenomenon was caused by efficient supply of $CO_2$. From the above results, it was analyzed that the most effective method of reducing pH level of the recycled fine aggregates from the aspects of pH reduction performance, economic efficiency and workability was repeated wet-dry cycles of spraying water to the aggregates in the proportion of 1:0.5 by weight and then treating by forcefully blowing $CO_2$ gas into the aggregates.

본 연구는 폐콘크리트로부터 발생한 성토 복토용 순환잔골재의 pH 저감을 목적으로 자연적 처리 방법 및 인위적 처리 방법을 이용하여 순환잔골재의 pH 저감특성을 비교 분석 하고자 하였는데, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 실내방치된 순환잔골재의 경우는 사람의 호흡 등 대기중 높은 $CO_2$농도로 인해 실외방치된 순환잔골재보다, 또한 쌓기 두께가 얇을수록 pH를 저감시킨 것으로 분석된다. 공기투과의 경우 비교적 순환잔골재의 pH저감이 효과적이었는데 이는 고압의 환풍기로 인해 순환잔골재에 원활한 $CO_2$ 공급으로 pH를 저감시킨 것으로 판단된다. 살수처리의 경우 미수화 시멘트의 수화반응을 촉진시켜 수산화칼슘을 용해시키고, 건조과정중 대기중 $CO_2$에 의한 중성화로 pH를 크게 저감시키는 것으로 나타났으며 침수처리에서는 pH 저감 효과가 미흡하였다. $CO_2$촉진의 경우 순환잔골재의 pH저감 효과가 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났는데, 이는 원활한 $CO_2$공급이 가능하기 때문인 것으로 분석된다. 이상의 실험 결과를 종합하면, pH 저감성능, 경제성 및 작업성 측면을 고려할 경우 순환잔골재 질량비 1: 0.5 비율로 살수한 다음, 강제적인 $CO_2$가스의 처리로 건습을 반복한다면 순환잔골재의 pH저감에 가장 효과적인 방법이 될 것으로 분석된다.