Reduction of the calcium leaching rate of cement paste by addition of silica nanoparticles

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1112-1118

  Gaitero, J J ^a   Campillo, I ^b   Guerrero, A ^c  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

^b CIC NANOGUNE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

B: Calcium silicate hydrate (C S H); C: Calcium leaching; Characterization; D: Nanosilica; Portlandite

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; LEACHING; NANOPARTICLES; POROSITY; SILICA;

CALCIUM LEACHING; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE (C-S-H); NANOSILICA;

CALCIUM;

EID: 46549085579     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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