Calorimetric study of the early stages of the nanosilica - tricalcium silicate hydration. Effect of temperature

Authors

  • I. F. Sáez del Bosque Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETcc-CSIC)
  • S. Martínez-Ramírez Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETcc-CSIC) - Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM-CSIC)
  • M. T. Blanco-Varela Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETcc-CSIC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2015.06814

Keywords:

Calorimetry, Tricalcium silicate, Hydration, Temperature, Nanosilica

Abstract


The pozzolanic reaction of nanosilica in contact with C3S was monitored via isothermal conduction calorimetry. Since that reaction is affected by heat, its variations with curing temperature (25, 40 and 65 °C) were also analysed. The findings showed that while C3S hydration was accelerated by both nSA and higher curing temperature, the former impacted the reaction more intensely. Moreover, the presence of nSA was observed to shorten the acceleration stage during C3S hydration, inducing earlier precipitation of portlandite and earlier C-S-H precipitation and nucleation.

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Published

2015-12-30

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Sáez del Bosque, I. F., Martínez-Ramírez, S., & Blanco-Varela, M. T. (2015). Calorimetric study of the early stages of the nanosilica - tricalcium silicate hydration. Effect of temperature. Materiales De Construcción, 65(320), e070. https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2015.06814

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