Investigation of the Transition Reaction of Tobermorite to Xonotlite under Influence of Additives

Andrea Hartmann, David Schulenberg, Josef-Christian Buhl

Institute of Mineralogy, Hannover University, Hannover, Germany.

DOI: 10.4236/aces.2015.52022                

Abstract

The objective of the present work was to investigate the transition reaction of the calcium silicate hydrate tobermorite into xonotlite under influence of additives. Tobermorite is the main binding agent in steam hardened building materials and the appearance of xonotlite indicates the progress of hardening and an overcuring of the material. Hydrothermal experiments under addition of sucrose, calcium formate and calcium chloride dihydrate to the main components quartz and lime were done using temperatures of 220°C and a reaction time of 40.5 h. All experiments were performed with powders as well as with pressed educts. The products of all syntheses were analyzed with XRD, SEM/EDX and FTIR. The references as well as the syntheses with calcium chloride dihydrate led to the formation of 11 Å tobermorite and xonotlite. The former showed the best results and even synthesis with pressed educts and calcium chloride dihydrate revealed an accelerating effect of the additive. In contrast syntheses with sucrose had the worst reactivity and led to the formation of calcite beside the CSH-phase scawtite. The additive calcium formate was only slightly oppressing the crystallization of tobermorite and favouring the formation of xonotlite. Syntheses with pressed pellets and sucrose or calcium formate showed generally worse results.

Keywords

CSH-Phases, Tobermorite, Xonotlite, Additives, Retarder, Accelerator

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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