Supplementary cementitious materials: New sources, characterization, and performance insights

MCG Juenger, R Snellings, SA Bernal - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Conventional supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as blast furnace slags or
fly ashes, have been used for many decades, and a large body of knowledge has been …

Structure, fractality, mechanics and durability of calcium silicate hydrates

S Tang, Y Wang, Z Geng, X Xu, W Yu, J Chen - Fractal and Fractional, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cement-based materials are widely utilized in infrastructure. The main product of hydrated
products of cement-based materials is calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gels that are …

Carbonation behavior of calcium silicate hydrate (CSH): Its potential for CO2 capture

X Liu, P Feng, Y Cai, X Yu, C Yu, Q Ran - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), as the main component of cementitious materials, is
susceptible to carbonation presenting a potential to capture CO 2. Although some …

Synergistic effect of CO2-mineralized steel slag and carbonation curing on cement paste

L Li, T Chen, X Gao - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement-based materials have favorable capacity of solid waste and CO 2 disposal. In this
study, a synergistic CO 2 treatment, including CO 2 mineralization of steel slag admixture …

Calcium silicate hydrates: Solid and liquid phase composition

B Lothenbach, A Nonat - Cement and Concrete Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review on the relationship between the composition, the structure and
the solution in which calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) is equilibrated. The silica chain length …

Durability of phosphogypsum-based supersulfated cement mortar against external attack by sodium and magnesium sulfate

SR Pinto, CA da Luz, GS Munhoz… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Supersulfated cements (SSCs) are composed primarily of blast furnace slag, calcium sulfate,
and a small content of alkaline activator. SSC has been discussed in the literature because it …

Incorporation of aluminium in calcium-silicate-hydrates

E L'hôpital, B Lothenbach, G Le Saout, D Kulik… - Cement and Concrete …, 2015 - Elsevier
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) was synthetized at 20° C to investigate the effect of
aluminium uptake (Al/Si= 0–0.33) in the presence and absence of alkalis on the composition …

Phase assemblage and microstructure of cement paste subjected to enforced, wet carbonation

M Zajac, J Skibsted, J Skocek, P Durdzinski… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbonation of fines from recycled concrete can significantly lower the CO 2 footprint of
concrete. Benefits of this approach come from fines' abundance, easiness of carbonation …

Comparison between natural and accelerated carbonation (3% CO2): Impact on mineralogy, microstructure, water retention and cracking

M Auroy, S Poyet, P Le Bescop, JM Torrenti… - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
The consequences of accelerated carbonation at 3% CO 2 were compared with those of
natural carbonation (0.04%). Cement pastes (CEM I and CEM V/A) as well as the three …

Application of thermodynamic modelling to hydrated cements

B Lothenbach, M Zajac - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermodynamic modelling is essential to understand the effect of binder composition on
hydrate assemblage in modern Portland composite cements and its effect on durability …