Cement hydration and microstructure formation in the presence of water-soluble polymers

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Knapen, E ^a,b   Van Gemert, D ^a  

^a Building Materials and Technology Division ^*  (Belgium)

^b De Nayer University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hydration products (B); Microstructure (B); Polymers (D); Retardation (A); SEM (B)

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CEMENTS; CONCRETE MIXING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BULK POLYMERS; CEMENT HYDRATIONS; CEMENT MORTARS; CEMENT PARTICLES; CEMENT PASTES; DEGREE OF HYDRATIONS; HYDRATION PRODUCTS (B); HYDRATION REACTIONS; INTERNAL COHESIONS; IR SPECTROSCOPIES; ISOTHERMAL CALORIMETRIES; LAYERED CRYSTALS; MICROSTRUCTURE FORMATIONS; POLYMER BRIDGES; POLYMER FILM FORMATIONS; PRESENCE OF WATERS; RETARDATION (A); SEM (B); THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS;

HYDRATION;

EID: 57749180873     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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