The mechanism of hydration of MgO-hydromagnesite blends

The hydration of reactive periclase (MgO) in the presence of hydromagnesite (Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O) was investigated by a variety of physical and chemical techniques. Hydration of pure MgO-water mixtures gave very weak pastes of brucite (Mg(OH)2), but hydration of MgO-hydromagnesite blends gave pastes...

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Published in:Cement and concrete research 2018-01, Vol.103, p.123-129
Main Authors: Kuenzel, C., Zhang, F., Ferrándiz-Mas, V., Cheeseman, C.R., Gartner, E.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artinite
Brucite
Calcite
Cement
Crystals
Hydration
Hydromagnesite
Kinetics
Magnesium hydroxide
Magnesium oxide
MgO
Minerals
Mixtures
Pastes
Periclase
Spectrum analysis
Thermodynamics
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Summary:The hydration of reactive periclase (MgO) in the presence of hydromagnesite (Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O) was investigated by a variety of physical and chemical techniques. Hydration of pure MgO-water mixtures gave very weak pastes of brucite (Mg(OH)2), but hydration of MgO-hydromagnesite blends gave pastes which set quickly and gave compressive strengths of potential interest for construction applications. The strengths of the blends increased with hydration time at least up to 28days, and were not significantly decreased by increasing the hydromagnesite content up to 30%. Raman spectroscopy suggests that an amorphous phase, of composition between that of brucite, hydromagnesite and water, may form. Small amounts of calcite also form due to CaO in the MgO source. Thermodynamic calculations imply that the crystalline phase artinite (MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·3H2O) should be the stable product in this system, but it is not observed by either XRD or FTIR techniques, which suggests that its growth may be kinetically hindered.
ISSN:0008-8846
1873-3948
DOI:10.1016/j.cemconres.2017.10.003