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The retarding action of sugars on cement hydration

Sugars retard the hydration of Portland cement. The effectiveness of different sugars is compared from studies of solution analysis, calorimetry, calcium binding ability and alkaline stability. The best retarders, sucrose and raffinose, have a remarkable ability to solubilize cement constituents and...

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Main Authors: Noreen Thomas, J.D. Birchall
Format: Default Article
Published: 1983
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/11409
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