C–(N)–S–H and N–A–S–H gels: Compositions and solubility data at 25°C and 50°C |
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| Authors: | Lauren Gomez‐Zamorano Magdalena Balonis Bartu Erdemli Narayanan Neithalath Gaurav Sant |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Programa Doctoral en Ingeniería de Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México;2. Laboratory for the Chemistry of Construction Materials (LC2), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California;3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California;4. Institute for Technology Advancement, University of California, Los Angeles, California;5. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona;6. California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles, California |
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| Abstract: | Calcium silicate hydrates containing sodium C–(N)–S–H], and sodium aluminosilicate hydrates N–A–S–H] are the dominant reaction products that are formed following reaction between a solid aluminosilicate precursor (eg, slags, fly ash, metakaolin) and an alkaline activation agent (eg NaOH) in the presence of water. To gain insights into the thermochemical properties of such compounds, C–(N)–S–H and N–A–S–H gels were synthesized with compositions: 0.8≤Ca/Si≤1.2 for the former, and 0.25≤Al/Si≤0.50 (atomic units) for the latter. The gels were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray microanalysis (SEM‐EDS), and X‐ray diffraction (XRD). The solubility products (KS0) of the gels were established at 25°C and 50°C. Self‐consistent solubility data of this nature are key inputs required for calculation of mass and volume balances in alkali‐activated binders (AABs), and to determine the impacts of the precursor chemistry on the hydrated phase distributions; in which, C–(N)–S–H and N–A–S–H compounds dominate the hydrated phase assemblages. |
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| Keywords: | calcium silicate hydrate cements geopolymers solubility thermodynamics |
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