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The results of studying the processes of hydration of binder compositions obtained at different ratios of cement and waste of expanded perlite sand (from 5 to 10%), in a vortex jet mill, under different modes of mechanical and chemical activation - from one to three passes are presented. Comprehensive studies of hydration products by X-ray phase analysis and electron microscopy indicate that the use of highly dispersed wastes from the production of expanded perlite sand in binding compositions allows an increase in the content of hydrated neoplasms due to an increase in the degree of hydration of the main clinker phases, as well as due to the pozzolanic activity of these wastes. The contact zone between the hydrated compounds and the remnants of the grains of the original cements has a special effect on the formation of a high-strength structure of the cement stone. The structure formation of a cement stone depends on a number of factors, which can be influenced by various technological methods. When designing compositions of cement composites, it is necessary to ensure that hydration products in the created system are present along with low-basic calcium hydrosilicates and high-basic ones. Their ratio should be such that carbonization does not reduce the volume of the formed crystalline phase of the cement stone. The composition of the hydration products determines the level of supersaturation of the solution, the type and number of impurities soluble in water, the duration of the hydration process, etc. The chemistry of the reactions of the hydrated system changes accordingly. It is found that the intensity of the diffraction maxima, indicating the presence of highly basic calcium hydrosilicates in the compositions that underwent mechanical activation, increases by 18% in comparison with the ordinary PC. The strength characteristics of Portland cements, which have undergone mechanical activation, increase up to 15% compared to the original PC. The most rational binder composition is established in terms of composition (No. 6), mechanical activation and maximum compressive strength at 28 days of age – 69.1 MPa.

It is necessary to solve the ecological problems of regions where there is large-tonnage storage of various finely dispersed materials, including technogenic ones. This article presents the results of an investigation into the possible use of substandard dispersed quartz sands to obtain effective granular aggregates, with the purpose of putting them to use in mortars and concrete. The study used standard and original experimental research methods related to the analysis and preparation of raw materials, technological tests, and the study of the properties of finished composites. Investigations were carried out to obtain composite binders in the component composition of which the use of different ratios of Portland cement and substandard quartz sands prepared in a vortex jet mill was envisaged. It was found that the obtained composite binders had high physical and mechanical characteristics, which was due to the high specific surface area and hydration activity. On the basis of composite binders and finely dispersed quartz sands (fineness from ≤0.16 mm to 1 mm), the granulation of mixtures of 36 types of component compositions was performed. The developed compositions of granular aggregates (GAs) showed the possibility of obtaining them with sufficiently high strength values in cement stone. The studies carried out make it possible to recommend finely dispersed substandard and technogenic materials for the production of GAs, which would ensure the economy of binding materials as well as contribute to the reuse of large-tonnage waste of ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy and the chemical and mining industries.

A complex system is formed when grinding Portland cement and various mineral fillers. It consists of grains of various sizes with a predominance of a highly dispersed phase. The work investigates the effect of mixed binders prepared on the basis of Portland cement and volcanic ash at various dosages. The analysis of volcanic ash particles is carried out. It is found that the presence of the smallest fractions in the range from 0.3 to 0.07 microns predicts active interaction in the system and the filling of the pore space with hydration products. It has been established that mixed binders obtained by mechanical mixing (without grinding) with a content of 10% volcanic ash have a strength 13% higher than no addition cement. Mixed binders activated by milling in a vibration mill with a volcanic ash content of 10% are characterized by an increase in compressive strength by 22%, which saves Portland cement by up to 10%. Mixed binders with a volcanic ash content of 20% correspond to the strength of cement free. The results obtained indicate the effectiveness and feasibility of using volcanic ash as a mineral component of mixed binders. The microstructure of a cement stone sample from an activated mixed binder is highly homogeneous, dense intergrown plates of a secondary hydrosilicate structure are clearly visible in the sample cleavage, and crystalline products of pozzolanic reactions between ash particles and cement hydration products are formed on the surfaces of secondary hydrosilicate structures. The purpose of this article is to study the role of granulometry of mixed binders in the formation of their microstructure and strength.

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