Lightweight bricks made of diatomaceous earth, lime and gypsum

Ceramics International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 471-478

  Pimraksa, K ^a   Chindaprasirt, P ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alumino calcium silicate hydrate; Calcium silicate hydrates; Diatomaceous earth; Lightweight brick; Pozzolanic reaction

Indexed keywords

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CALCINATION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CLAY MINERALS; CURING; GYPSUM; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; KAOLINITE; LIME; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER CONTENT;

ALUMINO-CALCIUM-SILICATE-HYDRATE; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATES; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; LIGHTWEIGHT BRICK; POZZOLANIC REACTION;

HYDRATED LIME;

EID: 56249098244     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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