DOI

  • Vilma Petkova
  • Ventseslav Stoyanov
  • Bilyana Kostova
  • Vladislav Kostov-Kytin
  • Alexander Kalinkin
  • Irina Zvereva
  • Yana Tzvetanova

The advanced tendencies in building materials development are related to the design of cement composites with a reduced amount of Portland cement, contributing to reduced CO2 emissions, sustainable development of used non-renewal raw materials, and decreased energy consumption. This work deals with water cured for 28 and 120 days cement composites: Sample A—reference (white Portland cement + sand + water); Sample B—white Portland cement + marble powder + water; and Sample C white Portland cement + marble powder + polycarboxylate-based water reducer + water. By powder X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy, the redistribution of CO32−, SO42−, SiO44−, AlO45−, and OH (as O-H bond in structural OH anions and O-H bond belonging to crystal bonded water molecules) from raw minerals to newly formed minerals have been studied, and the scheme of samples hydration has been defined. By thermal analysis, the ranges of the sample’s decomposition mechanisms were distinct: dehydration, dehydroxylation, decarbonation, and desulphuration. Using mass spectroscopic analysis of evolving gases during thermal analysis, the reaction mechanism of samples thermal decomposition has been determined. These results have both practical (architecture and construction) and fundamental (study of archaeological artifacts as ancient mortars) applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4793
Number of pages25
JournalMaterials
Volume14
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Aug 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science(all)

    Research areas

  • Cement replacement materials, Marble powder, Reaction mechanism, Thermal proper-ties, White Portland cement, marble powder, ACTIVATION, PERFORMANCE, EARLY HYDRATION, DECOMPOSITION, SPURRITE, LIMESTONE, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, white Portland cement, thermal properties, reaction mechanism, CARBONATE, KINETICS, PORTLAND-CEMENT, cement replacement materials

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