Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 41, Issue 7, Pages 750-763Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.03.016
Keywords
Alkali activated cements (A); Microstructure (B); Gel N-A-S-H (C); Gel C-S-H (D); Hybrid cements
Funding
- Chinese National 973 Program [2009CB6231001]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50978093, 51072050]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [BIA2010-17530]
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Preparation of this article entailed authors analyzing the contents of quite a number of papers, although the main objective was never to review the state of the art of new cements. Rather authors intend to discuss why they believe alkaline activated cement can be positioned at the epicentre of a new and necessary transition from today's Portland cement to the new cements of the future. A brief history of alkaline cements serves as an introduction to the technology itself. The interest roused around calcium sulfoaluminate-based cements is also reviewed, albeit summarily. The greater part of the article focuses, however, on alkaline cements which are classified into five categories. The fundamental chemical and structural characteristics of aluminosilicate-based alkaline cements are also described, and the key advances made in the understanding of synthetic gels are discussed. The paper ultimately finds hybrid cements to be technologically viable materials for contemporary construction. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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