Inhibitory performance of polyvinyl alcohol and sodium silicate on radon exhalation from CFA-containing concrete bricks
摘要
This study aimed to reduce radon exhalation from coal fly ash-containing concrete bricks (CFA-containing concrete brick). A measurement device for determining the radon exhalation rate was designed and optimized. The device can control the temperature and humidity of the environment during the CFA-containing concrete bricks are measured. Two types of CFA-containing concrete bricks were designed in this study, and their radon exhalation rates were evaluated. (1) Sodium silicate (SS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were used as additives to fabricate CFA-containing concrete bricks to evaluate the radon inhibition performance of SS and PVA when applied to the concrete. (2) The original CFA-containing concrete bricks that had been cured for 28 days were pre-immersed in a saturated SS solution to evaluate the radon inhibition performance of the SS solution under different temperature and humidity conditions. The results showed that: (1) SS exhibited the best radon inhibition effect when used as an additive, achieving an inhibition rate of 52.95% at 35 °C and RH 72%. (2) SS also exhibited the good radon inhibition effect when applied through immersing, yielding an inhibition rate of 15.91% at 10 °C and RH 59%. (3) Incorporating SS as an additive into the concrete mixture was more effective in reducing the radon exhalation rate compared to immersing the CFA-containing concrete bricks in a saturated SS solution.