Evolution of iron speciation during hydration of C4AF.

NMR Studies of Cement Hydration

The raw materials constituting the Portland cement are mainly lime, silica, alumina and iron oxide. During the manufacturing process, a glassy quasicrystalline clinker is formed which is ground, normally with addition of 1-3 wt% of CaSCU in the cement powder. This powder has four major constituents: 3 CaO"SiO2 (in cement chemists' notation C3S), 2 CaOSiO2 (C2S), 3 CaOAl2O3 (C3A) and 4 GaOAl2O3F...

Selective Speciation of Ferric Iron by a New Heterocyclic Ligand

The synthesis and analytical applications of the new heterocyclic ligand are described. The complexation reaction of the ligand with some cations was studied in aqueous methanol at room temperature using the spectrophotometric method. Results revealed that only the absorption spectra of the Fe (III)–ligand complex show a high redshift of the absorption maximum in the aqueous methanol soluti...

Editorial: Could Speciation Across Evolution be Governed by Genetic Switch Codes at Short Tandem Repeats?

IMPROVING HYDRATION RESISTANCE OF MAGNESIA-DOLOMA REFRACTORIES BYIRON OXIDE ADDITION

Abstract: There have been lots of studies to control the poor hydration resistance of dolomite refractories one of themost effective solutions has been the addition of magnesia to doloma. Using a co-clinker of magnesia-doloma as astarting material would provide more homogeneity in the properties of the product and has been published recently.On the other hand, addition of iron oxide to doloma h...

Simulation of Cement Grinding Process for Optimal Control of SO3 Content

Cement is produced by co-grinding clinker, gypsum and other components defined in the Cement Standards like limestone, pozzolans, fly ash and slag. The grinding is usually performed in horizontal ball mills. Gypsum is typically the basic source of sulphates (SO3) in the cement. The effect of gypsum on the cement quality is critical and twofold. It affects two of the main properties of this prod...