Eight-year exploration of shrinkage in high-performance concrete

In this paper, an experimental and analytical exploration on the effect of water-binder ratio (w/b), silica fume and age on autogenous, carbonation, drying and total shrinkage of high-performance concrete (HPC) is outlined. Eight types of HPC were studied. Carbonation, internal relative humidity (RH) and strength were studied on specimens from the same batch of HPC that was used in the studies of shrinkage. The results indicate fairly good correlation between carbonation, shrinkage, w/b and RH. The type and amount of silica fume affected shrinkage.     

Electrochemical injection of organic corrosion inhibitors into carbonated cementitious materials: Part 1. Effects on pore solution chemistry

This series of investigations was intended to clarify phenomena associated with electrochemical injection of the organic base corrosion inhibitors, ethanolamine and guanidine, into carbonated concrete. In Part 1, experiments were conducted with laminated specimens of carbonated cement paste, that were specially designed to facilitate analysis with adequate spatial resolution to assess changes in their pore solution phase chemistry after they had been subjected to constant current electrolysis between embedded cathodes and external anodes. The anolyte solutions provided sources of ethanolamine or guanidine in contact with the exterior specimen surfaces. Effects of variations in the applied current density and duration of electrolysis on the concentration profiles of the two inhibitors and the other main constituents of the pore solution phase were determined. The results have been used to underpin the development of a mathematical model, which is described in Part 2.     

Influence of the composition of the binder and the carbonation on the zeta potential values of hardened cementitious materials

Electroosmotic experiments have been carried out on eight different mixes of hardened cementitious matrixes including concrete, mortar and pastes, different types of binders, carbonated and non-carbonated specimens and different test conditions. From these trials, the zeta potential values have been determined and the optimum experimental parameters and devices have been established. In addition, the influence of the composition of the binder on the zeta potential has been quantified indicating that higher amounts of Al₂O₃ in the binder lead to higher positive values of zeta potential, while the SiO₂ acts just on the opposite side. This has been explained in terms of the different i.e.p. (isoelectric point) for both oxides. Concerning the influence of carbonation, it increases the absolute value of the zeta potential toward more negative values; this behaviour has been attributed to the influence of the specifically adsorbed Ca²⁺ in the negative sites of the surface in the non-carbonated samples.     

An apparent kinetic model for the carbonation of calcium oxide by carbon dioxide

For the apparent kinetics of the carbonation reaction of calcium oxide by carbon dioxide, as a kind of noncatalytic gas–solid reaction, a model equation has been proposed as follows: X=kbt/(b+t), where X is the conversion of CaO; k, a kinetic rate constant (time⁻¹); b, a constant (time) equivalent to the time taken to attain half the ultimate conversion of CaO, and t, the time. As a result of analyses for some literature-reported data of CaO-carbonation conversion, it has been found that the rate of the carbonation can be well represented by dX/dt=k(1−X/X_u)², where X_u is the ultimate conversion of CaO, which is given by the product of two parametric constants, k and b. The constants k and b in the two rate control regimes of CaO-carbonation, chemical reaction control and diffusion control, have been determined as functions of temperature, respectively. The activation energy in the carbonation of surface CaO with CO₂ is estimated to about 72 kJ/mol regardless of the sources of CaO, however, that in the diffusion control regime appears differently as 102.5 (mesoporous CaO) or 189.3 kJ/mol (commercial-available CaO), possibly due to the morphological differences of the two CaO samples. From a practical point of view, the simple model equation proposed in this study deserves attention in that the CaO-carbonation behavior at working temperatures higher than 700 °C could be closely predicted.     

碱式碳酸锌生产工艺的研究

本文介绍了碳酸化法新工艺，技术先进、效益明显、产品质量可靠，具有推广应用的价值。     

Permeability characteristics of carbonated concrete considering capillary pore structure

During carbonation process, the calcium phases present in cement are attacked by CO₂ and converted into CaCO₃ and the permeability of concrete is changing due to the change in porosity. The rate of carbonation depends upon porosity and moisture content of the concrete. Especially in underground reinforced concrete structures, the interior portion of concrete surface may be exposed to carbonation and the exterior portion of concrete surface exposed to wet soil or underground water. As carbonation proceeds from outer surface into internal portion of concrete, microstructure is also changed continuously from outer surface into internal portion of concrete. Even the deteriorations in the structures due to the carbonation have been reported more, research on permeability characteristics of concrete considering carbonation and micro-structural information is very scarce.In this study, the permeability coefficient in carbonated concrete is derived by applying a capillary pore structure formation model in carbonated cement mortar and assuming that aggregates do not affect carbonation process in early-aged concrete as a function of porosity. The permeability obtained from the micro-level modeling for carbonated concrete is verified with the results of accelerated carbonation test and water penetration test in cement mortar.     

碳化法生产拟薄水铝石工业实践

介绍我厂拟薄水铝石的生产实践和工艺技术改造。     

红土镍矿为原料制备白炭黑的最佳工艺研究

以红土镍矿为原料,采用碱熔融-碳酸化分解方法制备出白炭黑产品。通过正交试验L₉(3⁴),找到碱熔融反应的最佳工艺条件：碱矿质量比150/50,反应温度823 K,反应时间3.5 h,原料粒度1.704 μm。该条件下放大试验二氧化硅转化率为79.10%。浸出液经碳酸化分解制得白炭黑产品符合国家HG/T3065-1999标准。碳酸化分解后所得溶液经苛化工艺实现碱和二氧化碳的循环利用。     

加压碳化体系对纳米碳酸钙粒度和分散性的影响

利用加压碳化体系制备粒径均一、高分散性纳米碳酸钙材料。考察氢氧化钙浓度、表面活性剂添加量、反应温度、CO2压力对制备纳米CaCO3粒子尺寸和分散程度的影响,采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、Zeta电位和傅立叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)对制备的纳米碳酸钙粒子进行表征。结果表明,最优加压碳化反应条件是Ca(OH)2质量浓度为2%、表面活性剂添加量为3%(占碳酸钙理论产量的百分比)、反应温度为40℃、CO2压力为6 MPa,所得立方形碳酸钙平均粒径为117 nm,晶型为方解石型碳酸钙。碳化反应加入表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)使CaCO3表面形成的正电荷增大至+37.7 mV并高于标准值30 mV,表明制备的CaCO3产品具有良好的分散性且稳定。通过FT-IR和Zeta电位对CTAB改性前后CaCO3纳米粒子进行表征,探讨了CTAB对合成纳米CaCO3分散性的影响机理,为纳米碳酸钙制备提供了一种新的方法。     

Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic calcium carbonate particles via a dodecanoic acid inducing process

A carbonation route for the synthesis of hydrophobic calcium carbonate was studied. In the process, dodecanoic acid was used as an organic substrate to induce the nucleation and growth of calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate particles were produced by means of carbonation of the mixture of calcium hydroxide and dodecanoic acid by bubbling CO₂/N₂ gas mixture. The operating parameters such as temperature and the concentration of the organic substrate were varied to study their influences on the active ratio and contact angle of calcium carbonate particles. The morphology of the calcium carbonate particles was characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The synthesized calcium carbonate particles in the presence of the organic substrate are rod-like and ellipse-like particles. The polymorphs were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD).