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Solution-Controlled Dissolution of Supplementary Cementitious Material Glasses at pH 13: The Effect of Solution Composition on Glass Dissolution Rates

Snellings, Ruben
2013
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society

Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are widely used to partially replace portland clinker in blended cements. Reducing clinker contents further without compromising the development of early strength necessitates a better assessment and enhancement of the reactivity of the available SCMs. To this purpose, the reactivity of synthesized calcium aluminosilicate glasses covering a compositional range from blast-furnace slags (BFS) over fly ashes to silica fume was analyzed by dissolution experiments. Initial glass dissolution rates were measured at 20 degrees C and pH 13, and with varying initial concentrations of aqueous Al, Ca, and Si. At pH 13, glass dissolution rates were observed to scale linearly with the glass Ca/(Al+Si) molar ratio. Ca-rich blast-furnace type glass dissolution was shown to be up to one order of magnitude faster than tectosilicate fly ash and silica fume type glass dissolution, supporting different pathways to dissolution. In solutions that are strongly undersaturated with respect to hydrous glass and hydration products, glass dissolution rates are independent of changes in solution undersaturation and aqueous Si activity. In contrast, dissolution rates decrease with aqueous Ca concentration for all glasses and with aqueous Al concentration for tectosilicate-type glasses. The insights gained are instrumental in finding ways to enhance SCM reactivity.

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DOI
10.1111/jace.12480
Web of Science ID

WOS:000322965300019

Author(s)
Snellings, Ruben
Date Issued

2013

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published in
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society
Volume

96

Issue

8

Start page

2467

End page

2475

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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October 1, 2013
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