Original paper

UDC 628.477.7 © B.P. Kulikov, R.A. Nazirov, A.I. Bezrukikh, A.M. Zhzhonykh, N.S. Novikov, P.Yu. Vede, I.V. Tarasov, I.L. Konstantinov, D.S. Voroshilov, 2025

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, №11, pp. 57-63

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-11-57-63

STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF USING FLY ASH FROM THE BEREZOVSKAYA SDPS IN CONSTRUCTION

Authors

B.P. Kulikov, R.A. Nazirov, A.I. Bezrukikh, A.M. Zhzhonykh, N.S. Novikov, P.Yu. Vede, I.V. Tarasov, I.L. Konstantinov, D.S. Voroshilov

Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation е-mail: kulikov-boris@yandex.ru

Authors Information

Kulikov B.P. – Doctor of Chemical Sciences, leading Researcher, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, е-mail: kulikov-boris@yandex.ru

Nazirov R.A. – Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Building Design and Real Estate Expertise, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, e-mail: rnazirov@sfu-kras.ru

Bezrukikh A.I. – PhD (Engineering), leading Researcher of the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Metallurgical Processes and Materials, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, е-mail: ai@bezru.ru

Zhzhonykh A.M. – Head of the Laboratory of Construction Ecology and Energy Efficiency, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, e-mail: AZhzhonykh@sfu-kras.ru

Novikov N.S. – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Building Materials and Construction Technology, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, e-mail: novikov.nick.s@gmail.com

Vede P.Yu. – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Building Design and Real Estate Expertise, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, e-mail: pvede@sfu-kras.ru

Tarasov I.V. – Ph.D. (Engineering), Associate Professor, Director of the Civil Engineering Institute, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, e-mail: ivtarasov@sfu-kras.ru

Konstantinov I.L. – PhD (Engineering), Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Low-Carbon Metallurgy and Energy, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, е-mail: ilcon@mail.ru

Voroshilov D.S. – PhD (Engineering), Head of the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Metallurgical Processes and Materials, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation, е-mail: d.s.voroshilov@gmail.com

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of the properties of fly ash from the Berezovskaya SDPS to assess the possibility of using it as an active mineral additive to cement. It demonstrates the feasibility of using fly ash as an expanding or stressing binder and as part of silent chemical agents for the destruction of various structures. It has been experimentally found that the addition of fly ash together with burnt rock and a plasticizer in a total amount of no more than 20% ensures cement strength no lower than that of a standard composition of cement and sand.

Keywords

Fly ash, burnt rock, cement, active mineral additive, plasticizer, calcium oxide, clinker, X-ray phase analysis.

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For citation

Kulikov B.P., Nazirov R.A., Bezrukikh A.I., Zhzhonykh A.M., Novikov N.S., Vede P.Yu., Tarasov I.V., Konstantinov I.L., Voroshilov D.S. Study of the possibility of using fly ash from the Berezovskaya SDPS in construction. Ugol’. 2025;(11):57-63. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-11-57-63.

Paper Info

Received March 21, 2025

Reviewed October 18, 2025

Accepted October 30, 2025