Microwave processing of cement and concrete materials – towards an industrial reality?

Journal Article · Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Cement and Concrete Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEMCONRES.2014.11.002· OSTI ID:22475485

Buttress, Adam; Jones, Aled; Kingman, Sam

Each year a substantial body of literature is published on the use of microwave to process cement and concrete materials. Yet to date, very few if any have lead the realisation of a commercial scale industrial system and is the context under which this review has been undertaken. The state-of the–art is evaluated for opportunities, and the key barriers to the development of new microwave-based processing techniques to enhance production, processing and recycling of cement and concrete materials. Applications reviewed include pyro-processing of cement clinker; accelerated curing, non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E), and end-of-life processing including radionuclide decontamination.

• OSTI ID: 22475485
• Journal Information: Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 68; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0008-8846
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
37 INORGANIC
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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CEMENTS
CONCRETES
DIFFUSION BARRIERS
EVALUATION
HYDRATION
MICROWAVE RADIATION
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RECYCLING