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Retardation of Tricalcium Aluminate Hydration by Calcium Sulfate
Author(s) -
COLLEPARDI MARIO,
BALDINI GIORGIO,
PAURI MARCO,
CORRADI MARIO
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1979.tb18800.x
Subject(s) - ettringite , aluminate , sulfate , gypsum , sodium sulfate , calcium , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , thermogravimetry , differential scanning calorimetry , potassium sulfate , mineralogy , sodium , nuclear chemistry , cement , chemical engineering , potassium , materials science , metallurgy , portland cement , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
The influence of calcium sulfate on the hydration of 3CaO· Al 2 O 3 in the presence of Ca(OH) 2 was studied using conduction calorimetry, differential thermogravimetry, and X‐ray diffraction. Sodium sulfate was also used instead of calcium sulfate. A substantial retardation of tricalcium aluminate hydration in the presence of sulfate occurs only when calcium sulfate is used and enough ettringite is formed. When ettringite disappears due to the consumption of gypsum, tricalcium aluminate hydration is renewed. Sodium sulfate does not significantly retard this hydration. The results confirm the hypothesis that ettringite formation is essential for coating 3CaO·Al 2 O 3 grains and then retarding their hydration.