Research Article

Influence of Concrete Sludge Addition in the Properties of Alkali-Activated and Non-Alkali-Activated Fly Ash-Based Mortars

Table 6

FTIR assignments (wavenumber in cm−1) for the FS50 and FF50 mixtures at 90 days.

AssignmentsFS50FF50

Hydrogen bonds O-H (Ca(OH)2) (stretching vibration)3647
Hydrogen bonds O-H (H2O) (stretching vibration)34013427
HOH (bending vibration)16261612
Carbonates, O-C-O (stretching vibration)14101407
Sulphates, SO4 = (anhydrite)11031144/1092
Si-O (C-S-H) (stretching vibration)965971
Carbonates, O-C-O (stretching vibration)874/711872/711
Si-O-Si, Si-O-Si/Si-O-Al (bending vibration)663, 602661, 600
Si-O (SiO4) (bending vibration)464471