• Cement Symposium
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• s.49
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• pp.29-30
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• 2022

Since the climate problem getting severe, carbon neutrality is rising global issue. The limestone powder addition that can substitute clinker in cement is look forward to get positive effect as filler. This study focus on the effect of limestone powder chemical characteristic on mortar workability and compressive strength. Consequently, regardless of type of limestone and subsitution amount, the compressive strength was lower then OPC. But the workability of limestone composite cement showed higher then OPC. Considering latter strength development, using unit water decreasing effect of limestone composite cement is planned further.

• Cement Symposium
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• no.23
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• pp.66-74
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• 1995

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.440-448
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• 2023

Utilizing admixture, which is one of the raw material replacement method in the cement industry, is expected to be easily and quickly put to practical use as it is relatively more accessible than other methods. Among cement admixtures, limestone powder is reported to be able to improve cement performance through nucleation effects, chemical effects, and filler effects, so it is a material expected to be suitable as a cement admixture. Meanwhile, as high-quality limestone is depleted around the world, the use of limestone with clay or high magnesia (MgO) content is becoming increasingly inevitable. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to evaluate the suitability of limestone cement as a admixture by measuring the basic properties of limestone cement mixed with limestone of different qualities commonly used in Korea. As a result, the effect of alite reaction promotion was confirmed regardless of the chemical composition of the limestone binder. However, the dilution effect depending on the substitution amount was greater than the chemical composition. It is believed that normal-grade limestone can be used as a mixture as long as the limestone content in cement is within 15 % in this scope of study. In the future, we plan to evaluate the impact of the chemical composition of the limestone mixture through additional experiments depending on the chemical composition of cement.

• Cement
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• s.66
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• pp.12-15
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• 1977

석회석과 고로수재 slag을 1.6 : 1로 혼합 분쇄한 원료를 1,450$^{\circ}C$에서 소결하여 고$C_3A$ clinker를 얻었다. 이 clinker 중에는 $C_3S$ 40$\%$, $C_2S$ 31$\%$, $C_3A$ 22$\%$, $C_4AF$ 2$\%$를 함유하고 있으며 보통 크링카 보다 $C_3A$ 함량이 2$\~$3배 정도 높고, clinker 색은 연두색을 띄는 것이 특색이다. 이와 같이 $C_3A$ 함량이 높은 시멘트의 특성 및 제조 가능성을 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 석회석과 slag를 1.6 : 1(61.5$\%$ : 38.5$\%$)로 사용할 경우 보통 시멘트 제조시 석회석 사용량 보다 약 28$\%$ 정도 절감되나 고품위의 석회석이 요구된다. 2) 동일 free CaO 0.4$\%$를 기준으로 소성할 경우 고$C_3A$ clinker가 보통 clinker 보다 소성 시간이 20분 단축된다. 3) carbonate 분해열을 비교하면 고$C_3A$ 시멘트 원료가 보통 시멘트 원료보다 116Kcal/$\cal{kg}$-cl 절감된다. 4) $C_3A$ 함량이 높아 가소성이 저하되고 표준연도의 시멘트 paste를 얻기 위하여서는 보통 시멘트 보다 많은 물량이 요구되며 응결시간도 빠르다. 5) Blaine 3,000$cm^3$/g으로 분쇄한 고$C_3A$ 시멘트의 3 일강도는 보통 시멘트 보다 40$\~$50$\cal{kg}$/$cm^3$ 더 높으나 28 일 강도는 다소 저하되는 경향이며 Blaine 5,000$cm^2$/g으로 분쇄한 고$C_3A$ 시멘트는 조강 시멘트와 같은 강도 수준이다.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

In this study, to reduce CO₂ emission in the cement manufacturing process, we evaluated the limestone that is used as a raw material for cement, substituted with steel slag by the various substituted levels. Based on the chemical composition of each raw materials including limestone, and blast furnace slow cooling slag, converter slag, and KR slag as an alternative raw material, we simulated the optimal cement raw mixture by the substitution levels of limestone. Test results indicated that the steel slags contain a certain level of CaO that can be used as alternative decarbonated raw materials, and it has enough to partially reduce the amount of limestonem. And we estimated the maximum usable levels of each raw material. In particular, it was confirmed that by using a mixture of these raw materials rather than using them one by one, the effect of reducing limestone was increased and CO₂ emission from the cement manufacturing process could be reduced.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.20-25
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• 2021

The cement clinker, the main raw material of cement, is manufactured using limestone as the main material. Depending on the quality of limestone, the use of subsidiary materials changes, and has a great influence on the production of cement clinkers. In this study, the effect of CaO content of limestone, a cement clinker material, on Raw Mill grinding and sintering of cement clinker was investigated. The grinding time of the union materials changed in the content of limestone CaO was measured to identify the grinding properties. The raw material combination was cleaned within a range of 1,350-1,500℃. The sintering performance of cement clinker by Burnability index calculation was identified. The lower the grade of limestone, the lower the grinding quality of the raw material combination. The lower the CaO content of limestone, the greater the variation in F-CaO for sintering temperature. The lower the class of limestone, the higher B. I. value was calculated, indicating the lower cement clinker sintering. In addition, the mineral analysis results of cement clinker showed that if the F-CaO value was low due to the increase in sintering temperature, the Belite content decreased and the Alite content increased. In the case of Alite, the ratio of R-type decreased and that of M-type increased as the content of limestone CaO increased.

• Cement Symposium
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• s.41
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• pp.67-71
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• 2014

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.138-144
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• 2017

In order to reduce carbon dioxide emission in construction industry, less amount of cement use can be one of the alternatives to manufacture concrete. One of the non-sintered construction materials are limestone, which is the raw material to manufacture ordinary Portland cement(OPC). A large amount of limestone have already been used as binders such as blended cement in Europe and US. Even European countries were already established the standard of blended cement, where the limestone can be used up to 35 percent. In this study, experimental researches were conducted to investigate the effects of limestone replacement on the mechanical properties and durability of concrete with 15%, 25% and 35% of limestone substitution to use limestone in blended cement. 15 percent use of limestone in blended cement developed equivalent or even higher compressive strengths compared to Plain mixture. Porosity of limestone cement with 15 percent substitution was much lower than Plain mixture. Most durability tests such as concrete carbonation, freeze-thaw cycle and drying shrinkage strains were conducted to evaluate long-term performance, and the test results indicated that 15 percent of limestone use did not significantly influence on the concrete durability compared with plain concrete.

• Cement
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• s.115
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• pp.57-65
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• 1989

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.364-372
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• 2023

By applying coarse-grained limestone and unprocessed coal ash as sintering raw materials for cement clinker, the microstructure and distribution of chemical components of cement clinker were compared and examined. Samples using coarse limestone as a raw material for cement clinker showed a decrease in sinterability compared to samples using reagent-grade raw materials. Samples using coal ash showed a tendency for some increase in sinterability. In samples using coarse limestone and coal ash, the formation of Belite was high at 1350 ℃. The conversion rate from Belite to Alite was high in the range of 1350~1450 ℃. Samples using coal ash showed stable formation of interstitial phase in the range of 1350 to 1450 ℃. The microstructure and chemical composition distribution of cement clinker sintered at 1350~1450 ℃ showed that all samples showed a form and composition distribution in which the calcium silicate phase and interstitial phase were clearly distinguished.