A comparison of the performance of various synthetic gypsums in plant trials during the manufacturing of OPC clinker

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2245-2250

  Potgieter, J H ^a   Potgieter, S S ^a   McCrindle, R I ^b  

^a MATERIALS RESEARCH GROUP   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cement manufacture; Compressive strengths; Portland cement; Retardation; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; PORTLAND CEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; ULTRASONICS;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM; RETARDATION; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHETIC GYPSUMS;

GYPSUM;

EID: 10044292707     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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