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Rapid hardening β-C2S mineral and microstructure changes activated by accelerated carbonation curing

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This paper presents a study on rapid hardening behaviors of β-C2S by accelerated carbonation curing. β-C2S cubes compacted at various molding pressures were subjected to different CO2 concentration for accelerated carbonation curing. The CO2 uptake and microstructure changes were analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis (TG), QXRD, FT-IR and MAS-NMR. The results indicated that CO2 uptake was affected by molding pressure and CO2 concentration seriously. TG analysis indicated that the carbonation reaction was rapid in the first hour. The carbonation degree reached 21.6% and giving a compressive strength of 85.7 MPa after 6 h carbonation in 99.9% CO2 concentration. And it showed a much less carbonation degree in 20.0% CO2. Calcite, vaterite and amorphous silica-rich phase formed in the carbonation progress. The FT-IR and NMR analysis indicated β-C2S was decalcified to C–S–H gel and further decalcified to formation of an amorphous silica gel composed of Q 3 and Q 4 silicate tetrahedral. The chain length of C–S–H gel increased from to 2.67 to 6.36 with prolonged carbonation time, showing a lower C/S ratio and higher polymerization and also resulting in a lower C–S–H content.

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This work was financed by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51172096) and Equipment Open Sharing Test Fund of Dalian University of Technology.

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Fang, Y., Chang, J. Rapid hardening β-C2S mineral and microstructure changes activated by accelerated carbonation curing. J Therm Anal Calorim 129, 681–689 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6165-z

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