Abstract
Influences of chlorides(CaCl2, MgCl2, NaCl) on the colouring effect of Fe component in white portland cement was investigated. Chlorides enhance the whiteness of the white portland cement owing to volatilization of Fe2O3 and translation of ferrite composition toward C2F. This translation is caused by consumption of alumina at the formation of C12A7, the formation of which is promoted in the presence of chloride. With decrease of p in ferrite composition C6F1-pAp, transfer of Fe3+ from 4 to 6 coordinated cite is occurred, and as a result, whiteness is raised. Hydration process of the cement containing a small amount of chloride differs little from the one without chloride.