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{sup 17}O MAS NMR investigation of the structure of calcium silicate hydrate gel

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society
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  1. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)

This paper presents the results of a systematic investigation of the structure of hydrothermally synthesized calcium silicate hydrate gel using {sup 17}O MAS NMR at 11.7 T and MAS frequencies up to 12 kHz. The results support the previously proposed defect-tobermorite structural model for C-S-H. At least six O-sites have been identified, two NBO, BO, Ca-OH, Si-OH, and H{sub 2}O. The compositional variation of the relative intensities of the signal for different sites measured by {sup 17}O NMR is consistent with that calculated from {sup 29}Si NMR results for the same samples. The chemical shifts of the NBO and BO sites become more deshielded (more positive) with increasing C/S ratio.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
271671
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 79; ISSN 0002-7820; ISSN JACTAW
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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