Magnesia-based cements: a journey of 150 years, and cements for the future?

SA Walling, JL Provis - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review examines the detailed chemical insights that have been generated through 150
years of work worldwide on magnesium-based inorganic cements, with a focus on both …

Review of reactive magnesia-based cementitious materials: Current developments and potential applicability

Y Tan, C Wu, H Yu, Y Li, J Wen - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous research on reactive cementitious materials shows that, compared with traditional
calcium-based cementitious materials, reactive magnesia-based cementitious materials (an …

Fractal analysis on pore structure and hydration of magnesium oxysulfate cements by first principle, thermodynamic and microstructure-based methods

J Huang, W Li, D Huang, L Wang, E Chen, C Wu… - Fractal and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Magnesium oxysulfate (MOS) cement is a typical eco-friendly cementitious material, which
presents excellent performances. In this work, a novel multiscale modeling strategy is …

Experimental study of brucite dissolution and precipitation in aqueous solutions: surface speciation and chemical affinity control

OS Pokrovsky, J Schott - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2004 - Elsevier
Dissolution and precipitation rates of brucite (Mg (OH) 2) were measured at 25° C in a mixed-
flow reactor as a function of pH (2.5 to 12), ionic strength (10− 4 to 3 M), saturation index …

Thermodynamical analysis of the effects of modifiers and carbonation on the phase assemblages of magnesium oxychloride cement

W Han, H Chen, S Song - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
The influences of modifier and carbonation on the phase assemblage of magnesium
oxychloride cement (MOC) are little concerned in the literature. A thermodynamic modeling …

Optimization of struvite precipitation in synthetic biologically treated swine wastewater—determination of the optimal process parameters

A Capdevielle, E Sýkorová, B Biscans, F Béline… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
A sustainable way to recover phosphorus (P) in swine wastewater involves a preliminary
step of P dissolution followed by the separation of particulate organic matter. The next two …

MgO-based cements–Current status and opportunities

E Bernard, H Nguyen, S Kawashima… - RILEM Technical …, 2023 - letters.rilem.net
The cement industry is a major contributor to the anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, with about
8% of all emissions coming from this sector. The global cement and concrete association …

Film breakdown and nano-porous Mg (OH) 2 formation from corrosion of magnesium alloys in salt solutions

MP Brady, G Rother, LM Anovitz… - journal of the …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and scanning transmission electron microscopy
(STEM) were used to study film formation by magnesium alloys AZ31B (Mg-3Al-1Zn base) …

Thermodynamic modeling of magnesium ammonium phosphate cement and stability of its hydration products

W Han, H Chen, X Li, T Zhang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnesium ammonium phosphate cement (MAPC) is commonly applied as a repair
material. However, its hydration mechanism remains unclear. A thermodynamic modeling …

Evaluation and refinement of thermodynamic databases for mineral carbonation

M Voigt, C Marieni, DE Clark, SR Gíslason, EH Oelkers - Energy Procedia, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermodynamic models are often used to quantify fluid-rock interactions. The validity of such
models critically depends on the accuracy of the thermodynamic database used. This study …