Feasibility study on the suitability of dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of desert sand for concrete production purposes

Yorick FENNER; Martin BELLMANN; Andreas TÜMMEL; Christoph GERHARD

doi:10.1088/2058-6272/ad94cd

Plasma Science and Technology > 2025 > 27(1): 015504. > DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ad94cd CSTR: 32219.14.2058-6272/ad94cd

Yorick FENNER, Martin BELLMANN, Andreas TÜMMEL, Christoph GERHARD. Feasibility study on the suitability of dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of desert sand for concrete production purposes[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2025, 27(1): 015504. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ad94cd

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Feasibility study on the suitability of dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of desert sand for concrete production purposes

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Faculty of Engineering and Health, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Göttingen 37085, Germany
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Application Center for Plasma and Photonics, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films, Göttingen 37085, Germany
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School of Industrial and Information Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy

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Christoph GERHARD: christoph.gerhard@hawk.de
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Christoph GERHARD, christoph.gerhard@hawk.de
Received Date: August 13, 2024
Revised Date: November 04, 2024
Accepted Date: November 18, 2024
Available Online: November 19, 2024
Published Date: December 23, 2024

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Due to the continuously increasing building and construction industry, sand has become one of the most questioned raw materials worldwide. However, the available amount of sand suitable for concrete production is orders of magnitude lower that the demand and consumption. Even though desert sand is sufficiently available, it is not usable for realizing stable concrete due to its surface shape. Against this background, the suitability of energy-efficient ‘cold’ dielectric barrier discharge plasma operated at atmospheric pressure for improving the properties of concrete produced from desert sand was investigated in this contribution. It is shown that such plasma treatment allows for a certain roughening and re-shaping of sand grains. As a result, the mass flow of treated sand is decreased due to an improved wedging of sand grains. This leads to a certain increase in compressive strength of concrete samples. Even though this increase is marginal, the suitability of the applied type of plasma for modification of the geometry and surface chemistry of sand grains was proven, showing its basic potential for the treatment and preconditioning of sand used for concrete, mortar or plastering.
- plasma treatment,
- atmospheric pressure plasma,
- sand,
- concrete,
- surface roughening,
- mass flow,
- compressive strength

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This research was funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Nos. 13FH6I06IA and 13FH6I08IA).

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