Hydration Mechanism of Portland Cement Prepared from Stonecoal Vanadium Slag

Abstract

This paper presents an objective study on the utilization of stone coal vanadium slag in preparing cement clinker. The hydrates and hydration mechanism of this cement were analyzed and studied by means of the hydration heat analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the differential thermal gravity (DTG) analysis. The results of experiments show that the hydration mechanism is similar to ordinary Portland cement. The hydration process can be divided into five stages: (I) initial period; (II) induction period; (III) acceleration period; (IV) deceleration period; (V) final period And the hydrates are basically the same as Portland cement, mainly containing the calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H), ettringite (AFt), portlandite (CH). It is proved that stone coal vanadium slag can be used as siliceous materials to prepare cement clinker Furthermore, the addition of fine materials such as the waste and fly ash can accelerate cement hydration, which is the result of giving rise to water-to-cementitious ratio. On the other hand, the fine materials may provide the crystal nucleus for hydrates such as portlandite. Using the waste and fly ash to replace part of clinker can prepare series of cement, whose compositions and physical properties are fully complied with the requirements of national standard, and bring huge ecological and economic benefits.