Understanding the effect of alkali content on hydration, hardening, and performance of Portland cement-a comprehensive review

J Chen, J Jia, M Zhu - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of alkali content in Portland cement on cement hydration is crucial
for optimizing cement quality from the source and enhancing cement performance. This …

Advances in hydration and thermodynamics of cementitious systems

KL Scrivener, T Matschei, F Georget, P Juilland… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Optimising the hydration of cementitious materials is crucial to leverage their full potential
and avoid wasting resources, embodied energy and CO 2. Understanding the fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetics of Al uptake in synthetic calcium silicate hydrate (CSH)

Y Yan, E Bernard, GD Miron, D Rentsch, B Ma… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of equilibration time on the composition, structure and solubility of calcium
aluminate silicate hydrate (CASH) was investigated in 0.5 M NaOH solutions at Al/Si= 0.1 …

[HTML][HTML] Al uptake in calcium silicate hydrate and the effect of alkali hydroxide

Y Yan, B Ma, GD Miron, DA Kulik, K Scrivener… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of Al and of pH on the structure of calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), the most
important hydration product in Portland and blended cement, was studied at Ca/Si~ 1.0. The …

[HTML][HTML] Anoxic corrosion of carbon steel in high pH cementitious media and high temperature conditions: New insights on the formation of (Fe, Al) Si-hydrogarnet …

J Goethals, L De Windt, GD Miron, C Wittebroodt… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
The corrosion of carbon steel in alkaline anaerobic conditions and high temperature (80° C)
was studied through mock-up tests representative of imperfect contact between steel and …

Why geopolymers and alkali‐activated materials are key components of a sustainable world: A perspective contribution

WM Kriven, C Leonelli, JL Provis… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This perspective article delves into the transformative potential of alkali‐activated materials,
acid‐activated materials, and geopolymers in mitigating climate change and market …

Distribution of sulphate and aluminium in hydrated cement pastes

P Hemstad, B Lothenbach, K De Weerdt - Cement and Concrete Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Sulphate and aluminium play important roles in cement paste chemistry. They are closely
linked through AFm, ettringite, and CASH. This study quantifies the distributions of sulphate …

[HTML][HTML] Thermodynamic description of the Ni (II)-citrate system in alkaline, dilute to concentrated NaCl solutions. Formation of quaternary complexes with Ca

O Almendros-Ginestà, S Duckworth, PQ Fürst… - Applied …, 2025 - Elsevier
The impact of citrate (cit) on the solubility of Ni (II) was comprehensively investigated in
alkaline 0.1–3.0 M NaCl–NaOH–Na 3 cit solutions in the absence and presence of 0.02 mol …

Impact of SCMs on alkali concentration in pore solution

K De Weerdt, B Lothenbach, ME Krüger… - … Conference on Alkali …, 2024 - Springer
The alkali metal concentration and pH values within the pore solution of a concrete strongly
influence the occurrence and the extent of alkali-silica reaction (ASR). At (Na+ K) …

A model to determine the alkali concentration of cement pore solution as a function of the binder composition

E Coppens, QT Phung, E Valcke - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a simple polynomial model predicting the alkali concentration in
concrete pore solution as a function of the cement composition, the total alkali content and …