Abstract

• The mud of mud volcano sample was collected from an eruption site named "Naga Bwet Taung", Minbu, Magway Region for characterization.X-ray fluorescence (XRF) was used to measure the chemical composition of mud of mud volcano and fly ash. Structure properties of mud and fly ash were examined by X-ray diffraction(XRD).XRD Analysis showed that the major constituents of mud are SiO2 which are higher than those in fly ash. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the microstructure and shape of the mud to compare fly ash. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was performed to determine the bonding between the particles in mud and fly ash. The crystalline sizes were also calculated. In brief, the contents in mud of mud volcano is similar to that of fly ash which is commercial product and it was shown that the mud of mud volcano has potential as a raw material in geopolymer system due to characteristic of mud which is comparable to the fly ash.