The influence of cellulose nanocrystals on the microstructure of cement paste

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 74, Issue , 2016, Pages 164-173

  Cao, Yizheng ^a   Tian, Nannan ^b   Bahr, David ^b   Zavattieri, Pablo D ^c   Youngblood, Jeffrey ^b   Moon, Robert J ^d   Weiss, Jason ^e  

^a ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Cellulose nanocrystal; Cement; Flexural strength; Nanoindentation; Ultrasonication

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BENDING STRENGTH; CELLULOSE; CEMENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOINDENTATION; POROSITY; SONICATION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); CENTRIFUGATION METHODS; DEGREE OF HYDRATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; INDENTATION MODULUS; ISOTHERMAL CALORIMETRY; ULTRA-SONICATION;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

CELLULOSE; CEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 84989311373     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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