Low-Temperature Calcination of Belite-Calcium Sulphoaluminate Cement Clinker and the Hydration Process
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 12
Abstract
To reduce the calcination temperature of belite ()-calcium sulphoaluminate () cement clinker, hydrothermal curing was applied to mixed raw materials before calcination. The influences of calcination temperature on the mineralogical composition of cement clinker were investigated, and the optimum ratio was deduced. The phase and microstructure evolution of the hydrated paste were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The compressive strength development was also tested. The results showed that after hydrothermal curing at 95°C, the belite-calcium sulphoaluminate cement clinker can be prepared with a low-temperature calcination of 1,200°C. When the ratio reached 50%/50%, the cement pastes had the highest 3- and 28-day compressive strengths of 37.34 and 62.94 MPa, respectively. The main hydration product formed in the cement paste was ettringite.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful for the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51872252).
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Received: Sep 22, 2020
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Published online: Sep 27, 2021
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