Cryo-FIB-nanotomography for quantitative analysis of particle structures in cement suspensions

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-228

  Holzer, L ^a   Gasser, Ph ^a   Kaech, A ^b   Wegmann, M ^a   Zingg, A ^a   Wepf, R ^b   Muench, B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D microscopy; Aggolomeration; Dispersion; Early cement hydration; Microstructure; Superplastizicer

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CEMENTS; HYDRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

3-D MICROSCOPY; AGGOLOMERATION; CEMENT HYDRATION; CEMENT PASTE; EARLY CEMENT HYDRATION; ETTRINGITES; HIGH RESOLUTION; NANOTOMOGRAPHY; PARTICLES STRUCTURE; SUPERPLASTIZICER;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CEMENT; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDRATION; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34548363958     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01804.x     Document Type: Article

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