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BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 2003-2010.

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Effect of Al2O3 Doping on Carbonation Performance of γ-C2S

MING Xinzhao, LIU Zhichao, WANG Fazhou, HU Shuguang, HU Chuanlin   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:2021-01-19 Revised:2021-03-03 Online:2021-06-15 Published:2021-07-08

Abstract: The effect of Al2O3 doping on the particle size, microstructure and mechanical properties of calcined γ-C2S clinker was investigated. Results indicate that Al2O3 doping has no influence on the crystal form of γ-C2S, but significantly changes its morphology. The undoped γ-C2S grains exhibit wrinkly surface morphology and the particle size is larger. After Al2O3 doping, the grain surface becomes smooth. The compressive strength and the degree of carbonation of γ-C2S carbonated for 24 h gradually increase with the increasing content of Al2O3. Based on the carbonation temperature rise, full width at half maximum of the diffraction peaks of calcium carbonate and the quantitative XRD analysis, Al2O3 doping retards the heat release of carbonation, which is beneficial for a more sustained carbonation reaction. Al2O3 doping also promotes the growth and the number of calcium carbonate crystals, which increases the degree of carbonation, densifies the carbonated matrix and increases the compressive strength.

Key words: aluminate oxide, γ-C2S, carbonation, calcium carbonate, mechanical property, full width at half maximum

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