Hydration of Hybrid Alkaline Cement Containing a Very Large Proportion of Fly Ash: A Descriptive Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Portland Cement (PC) Hydration
2.2. Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Cement Hydration
3. Hybrid Alkaline Cement Hydration
4. Effect of Alkaline Activator in Hybrid Alkaline Cement Hydration
4.1. Intense Activation
4.2. Mild Activation
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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A = Anión | Na Salts | Ca Salts | |||
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Solubility g/100 g of Water Near to 25 °C | Ksp | Solubility g/100 g of Water Near to 25 °C | Ksp | (Ca2+) | |
OH− | 100 | 110 | 0.160 | 5.5 × 10−6 | 11.1 |
F− | 4.13 | – | 0.0016 | 5.3 × 10−9 | 1.1 |
CO32− | 30.7 | 1.2 | 0.00066 | 2.8 × 10−9 | 0.053 |
SO42− | 28.1 | 10.3 | 0.205 | 9.1 × 10−6 | 3.0 |
PO42− | 14.5 | 2.24 | 0.00012 | 2.0 × 10−29 | 0.019 |
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Garcia-Lodeiro, I.; Donatello, S.; Fernández-Jiménez, A.; Palomo, Á. Hydration of Hybrid Alkaline Cement Containing a Very Large Proportion of Fly Ash: A Descriptive Model. Materials 2016, 9, 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070605
Garcia-Lodeiro I, Donatello S, Fernández-Jiménez A, Palomo Á. Hydration of Hybrid Alkaline Cement Containing a Very Large Proportion of Fly Ash: A Descriptive Model. Materials. 2016; 9(7):605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070605
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcia-Lodeiro, Inés, Shane Donatello, Ana Fernández-Jiménez, and Ángel Palomo. 2016. "Hydration of Hybrid Alkaline Cement Containing a Very Large Proportion of Fly Ash: A Descriptive Model" Materials 9, no. 7: 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070605