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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40069-014-0079-y

Effects of Carbonation on the Microstructure of Cement Materials: Influence of Measuring Methods and of Types of Cement  

Pham, Son Tung (Laboratory of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences)
Prince, William (Laboratory of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences)
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International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials / v.8, no.4, 2014 , pp. 327-333 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this work was to examine the influence of carbonation on the microstructure of cement materials. Different materials, which were CEM I mortar and paste, CEM II mortar and paste, were carbonated at $20^{\circ}C$, 65 % relative humidity and 20 % of $CO_2$ concentration. The specific surface area and pore size distribution were determined from two methods: nitrogen adsorption and water adsorption. The results showed that: (1) nitrogen adsorption and water adsorption do not cover the same porous domains and thus, we observed conflicts in the results obtained by these two techniques; (2) the CEM II based materials seemed to be more sensible to a creation of mesoporosity after carbonation than the CEM I based materials. The results of this study also helped to explain why observations in the literature diverge greatly on the influence of carbonation on specific surface area.
Keywords
nitrogen adsorption; water adsorption; carbonation; specific surface BET; pore size distribution;
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