TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of filler type and surface area on the hydration rates of calcium aluminate cement
AU - Puerta-Falla, Guillermo
AU - Kumar, Aditya
AU - Gomez-Zamorano, Lauren
AU - Bauchy, Mathieu
AU - Neithalath, Narayanan
AU - Sant, Gaurav
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge full financial support for this research provisioned by the University of California, Los Angeles ( UCLA ) and the National Science Foundation (CMMI: 1066583). The authors acknowledge the provision of materials by OMYA A.G., Kerneos Aluminates and U.S. Silica. The contents of this paper reflect the views/opinions of the authors, who are responsible for the accuracy of the data presented herein. This research was conducted in the Laboratory for the Chemistry of Construction Materials (LC 2 ) and Molecular Instrumentation Center (MIC) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As such, the authors gratefully acknowledge the support that has made these laboratories and their operations possible.
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PY - 2015/8/24
Y1 - 2015/8/24
N2 - The addition of finely pulverized materials such as limestone and quartz has been observed to increase the reaction rates of ordinary portland cement. This study describes the effects of mineral fillers including: limestone, dolomite and quartz on the hydration rates of calcium aluminate cements. By detailed analysis of isothermal calorimetry data and application of a phase boundary nucleation and growth model, it is shown that finely ground minerals enhance reaction rates in relation to: (1) their surface area, which increases with increasing proportion of CAC replacement by a fine mineral filler, and (2) the increase in the amount of water available for CAC hydration, i.e., dilution, that occurs as the CAC is replaced by a filler. Unlike in the case of OPC, CAC hydration rates, and enhancements therein in the presence of fillers are independent of the mineral type and are only a function of available surface area.
AB - The addition of finely pulverized materials such as limestone and quartz has been observed to increase the reaction rates of ordinary portland cement. This study describes the effects of mineral fillers including: limestone, dolomite and quartz on the hydration rates of calcium aluminate cements. By detailed analysis of isothermal calorimetry data and application of a phase boundary nucleation and growth model, it is shown that finely ground minerals enhance reaction rates in relation to: (1) their surface area, which increases with increasing proportion of CAC replacement by a fine mineral filler, and (2) the increase in the amount of water available for CAC hydration, i.e., dilution, that occurs as the CAC is replaced by a filler. Unlike in the case of OPC, CAC hydration rates, and enhancements therein in the presence of fillers are independent of the mineral type and are only a function of available surface area.
KW - Calcium aluminate cement
KW - Calorimetry
KW - Dolomite
KW - Limestone
KW - Quartz
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U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.094
DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.094
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939798290
SN - 0950-0618
VL - 96
SP - 657
EP - 665
JO - Construction and Building Materials
JF - Construction and Building Materials
ER -