Calcium aluminates hydration in presence of amorphous SiO{sub 2} at temperatures below 90 deg. C
- Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio, C.S.I.C., Campus de Cantoblanco, C/Kelsen no. 5, 28049 Madrid (Spain)
- Eduardo Torroja for Construction Sciences, C.S.I.C., C/Serrano Galvache no. 4, 28032 Madrid (Spain)
The hydration behaviour of Ca{sub 3}Al{sub 2}O{sub 6}, Ca{sub 12}Al{sub 14}O{sub 33} and CaAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} with added amorphous silica at 40, 65 and 90 deg. C has been studied for periods ranging from 1 to 31 days. In hydrated samples crystalline phases like katoite (Ca{sub 3}Al{sub 2}(SiO{sub 4}){sub 3-} {sub x} (OH){sub 4} {sub x} ) and gibbsite, Al(OH){sub 3}, were identified, likewise amorphous phases like Al(OH) {sub x} , calcium silicate hydrates, C-S-H, and calcium aluminosilicate hydrates, C-S-A-H, were identified. The stoichiometry of Ca{sub 3}Al{sub 2}(SiO{sub 4}){sub 3-} {sub x} (OH){sub 4} {sub x} (0{<=}3-x{<=}0.334), which was the main crystalline product, was established by Rietveld refinement of X-ray and neutron diffraction data and by transmission electron microscopy. - Graphical abstract: Katoite, Ca{sub 3}Al{sub 2}(SiO{sub 4}){sub 3-} {sub x} (OH){sub 4} {sub x} (0{<=}3-x{<=}0.334), was identified besides gibbsite, Al(OH){sub 3}, as a crystalline stable hydration products in Ca{sub 3}Al{sub 2}O{sub 6}, Ca{sub 12}Al{sub 14}O{sub 33} and CaAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} hydrated with added amorphous silica between 40 and 90 deg. C.
- OSTI ID:
- 20900842
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 179, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.05.017; PII: S0022-4596(06)00296-9; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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