• Al uptake in calcium silicate hydrate and the effect of alkali hydroxide 

      Yan, Yiru; Ma, Bin; Miron, G. Dan; Kulik, D.A.; Scrivener, Karen; Lothenbach, Barbara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The effect of Al and of pH on the structure of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), the most important hydration product in Portland and blended cement, was studied at Ca/Si ~1.0. The presence of Al led to higher amounts of ...
    • Effect of alkali hydroxide on calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) 

      Yan, Yiru; Yang, Shen-Yu; Miron, G. Dan; Colings, Ines E.; L'Hôpital, Emilie; Skibsted, Jorgen; Winnefeld, Frank; Scrivener, Karen; Lothenbach, Barbara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper investigates the effect of KOH and NaOH on C-S-H structure and solubility. Both KOH and NaOH have a similar effect, they increase pH values and silicon concentrations, and decrease calcium concentrations. At ...