The invention relates to a method for preparing a high-performance low-carbon
red mud-based
geopolymer, which comprises the following steps of: preparing
slurry, namely crushing dry Bayer
red mud, calcining, mixing the calcined
red mud with
slag powder to serve as a cementing material, mixing the cementing material, aggregate, an alkali activator and an external additive, adding water, and uniformly stirring to form the
slurry, thereby obtaining the high-performance low-carbon red mud-based
geopolymer. Wherein the external additive comprises a
polymer composition, and the
polymer composition is composed of hydroxypropyl
ethyl cellulose, polyoxyethylene and an
ethylene-
vinyl acetate copolymer. By adding the
polymer composition, the strength of the
geopolymer is effectively improved, so that the Bayer red mud can have excellent bending strength and
breaking strength at a high proportion, the curing effect of the geopolymer on heavy
metal ions is also effectively improved, the
dissolution rates of the heavy
metal ions Cr, Cu, Ni and the like are reduced by 50% or above, and the service life of the geopolymer is prolonged. The
dissolution and
diffusion of heavy
metal ions in the long-term use process are reduced, and the
environmental protection performance of the prepared geopolymer is improved.