Pore structure and carbonation in blended lime-cement pastes

M. Arandigoyen; J. I. Álvarez

doi:10.3989/mc.2006.v56.i282.24

Authors

M. Arandigoyen
J. I. Álvarez Departamento de Química. Universidad de Navarra, Navarra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2006.v56.i282.24

Keywords:

kinetics, microstructure, carbonation, cement paste, lime

Abstract

The present study aims to gain a fuller understandingof the curing process in lime pastes (100, 90, 80, 70,60, 50 and 40% lime) blended with cement by analyzingcarbonation in these materials. A hydrated, airslaked lime powder and CEM II A/L 32.5 Portlandcement were used for the blends. These materialswere singled out for research primarily because theymay be used in the restoration of heritage monuments.Variation in weight was used as an indicator for carbonation.A new parameter, A, was found to vary inverselywith the percentage of the cement because of theprevalence of Knudsen diffusion in the paste, in turndue to the characteristics of the pore structure, whichwas studied by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP).The hygroscopic study conducted on the different pastesprovided information on water content at a givenhumidity and its location, i.e., adsorbed on the surfaceof the pores or condensed inside them, obstructing thediffusion of CO2. The conclusion drawn from this studyof the curing process was that neither drying nor C3Shydration retarded lime carbonation.

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