Effect of the SI to AL Ratio of Amorphous Nanoaluminosilicates on the Hydration Reaction of Portland Cement
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 7
Abstract
This study explored the effect of amorphous nanoaluminosilicate, with controlled silicon to aluminum ratio, on the hydration of portland cement. The effect of these nanomaterials on the early hydration reaction of cement was evaluated using isothermal calorimetry. The xerogel samples of the nanoparticles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) before and after exposure to simulated cement paste pore solution. The performance of these nanoaluminosilicates was compared against nanosilica and nanoboehmite. The results show that the nanoaluminosilicates affected principally the hydration of the calcium aluminate phase by removing sulfate from the pore solution. The same effect was reported in cement paste samples containing 10 times more concentration of metakaolin. The effect was found to be strongly dependent on the particle size, which was ultimately affected by the silicon to aluminum ratio of the original nanoparticle. Beside sulfate, it was found that the nanoparticles also incorporate alkalis, calcium, and chloride from the pore solution to form calcium aluminosilicate hydrate and hydrated calcium aluminates (AFm) phases.
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Acknowledgments
This work was funded by the fellowship of the National Research Council Research Associateship Program (for project “Comprehension and Development of Nanoadditives to Judicially Improve the Interfacial Region in Concrete and Asphalt”) and the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (for project “Study of Seeding Effect of Amorphous Nanoaluminosilicate on Calcium Alumino Silicate Gel Formation”). The authors would like to thank Professor Konstantin Sobolev for his helpful input regarding some of the concepts discussed within this manuscript.
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Volume 30 • Issue 7 • July 2018
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Received: Oct 6, 2017
Accepted: Jan 10, 2018
Published online: Apr 28, 2018
Published in print: Jul 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Sep 28, 2018
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