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Early-hydration of β-Ca2SiO4 followed by FTIR/ATR spectroscopy
Fourier transform infrared/attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy was used to study the early hydration of beta-dicalcium silicate prepared by mixing calcium oxide with silica obtained from rice hulls. The hydration of mixtures with water:cement (w:c) ratios of 0.40-0.70 was studied. Hydration wa...
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Published in: | Journal of materials science 2004-09, Vol.39 (18), p.5841-5843 |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Fourier transform infrared/attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy was used to study the early hydration of beta-dicalcium silicate prepared by mixing calcium oxide with silica obtained from rice hulls. The hydration of mixtures with water:cement (w:c) ratios of 0.40-0.70 was studied. Hydration was strongly dependent upon the w:c ratio, and it is proposed that hydration in cement occurs in two steps: chemically-controlled initial hydrolysis; and a slower second step of water diffusion into cement grains, which is diffusion-controlled. It was concluded that the transition between these two stages was best studied using the 1000 cm-1 silicate absorption peak. 13 refs. |
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ISSN: | 0022-2461 1573-4803 |
DOI: | 10.1023/B:JMSC.0000040098.45251.b3 |