Calcium and sulphur distribution in fired clay brick in the presence of a black reduction core using micro X-ray fluorescence mapping

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4477-4486

  Gredmaier, L ^a   Banks, C J ^a   Pearce, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black reduction core; Brick; Calcium sulphate; Edax eagle; Efflorescence; Micro X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

BLACK CORES; BLACK REDUCTION CORE; BUILDING CONSERVATION; CALCIUM SULPHATE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE; FIRED CLAY BRICKS; MICRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; RAW CLAY; SALT FORMATION; SOLID CLAY BRICKS; SULPHUR DISTRIBUTION;

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; DRYING; EFFLORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IRON ORES; KILNS; ORE REDUCTION; SULFUR; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAYS;

CALCIUM;

EID: 79960244814     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.03.054     Document Type: Article

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