Calcium carbonate efflorescence on Portland cement and building materials

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Dow, C ^a   Glasser, F P ^b  

^a 033 Meston Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkalis; CaCO3; Carbonation; Pore solution; Thermodynamic calculations

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBONATION; CONCRETES; EFFLORESCENCE; MORTAR; PH EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PORE SOLUTIONS;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0036444074     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)00937-7     Document Type: Article

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