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Mechanisms and kinetics of the decomposition of calcium barium sulfoaluminate

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To control the manufacturing process of the new clinker system of belite-calcium barium sulfoaluminate cement, the mechanisms and kinetics of the decomposition of calcium barium sulfoaluminate (2.75CaO·1.25BaO·3Al2O3·SO3, Ca2.75Ba1.25Al6$O16, C2.75B1.25A3$) were investigated by SEM–EDS (scanning electron microscope–energy dispersive spectroscope), DSC–TG (differential scanning calorimetry–thermogravimetry), and X-ray diffraction analyses. Isothermal decomposition kinetics was studied by the model fitting and differential isoconversional method. The results show that the C2.75B1.25A3$ starts to decompose at around 1,370 °C, and generates mainly BaO·Al2O3, 3CaO·Al2O3, and SO3. The model fitting result indicates that the decomposition of C2.75B1.25A3$ is controlled by the interfacial chemical reaction mechanism and that the decomposition kinetics is well characterized by the spherical model equation R 3 = 1 − (1 − α)1/3 (R 3 is the equation symbol, and α is the degree of decomposition) with an apparent activation energy of 518 kJ mol−1. The results of the differential isoconversional method match the results of the model fitting method.

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The above study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (No. 51272091 and No. 51102113). In addition, this study was supported by the Program for Scientific Research Innovation Team in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province.

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    Yongbo Huang, Shoude Wang, Pengkun Hou, Yaming Chen, Chenchen Gong & Lingchao Lu

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Huang, Y., Wang, S., Hou, P. et al. Mechanisms and kinetics of the decomposition of calcium barium sulfoaluminate. J Therm Anal Calorim 119, 1731–1737 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-014-4340-z

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