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The Influence of Production Parameters on Pozzolanic Reactivity of Calcined Clays

Abstract

Calcined clays are gaining increasing interest as future supplementary cementitious materials for the production of blended cements. Besides the mineralogy, the right production conditions can affect the pozzolanic activity of calcined clays. In this paper, the pozzolanic reactivity of two calcined natural clays in dependence of burning temperature, residence time in the furnace, cooling conditions and particle size of the final product is investigated. The highest pozzolanic reactivity was found at calcination temperatures between 600 and 800°C. While different cooling conditions had no identified effect on reactivity, decreased particle size and residence time increased the reactivity.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Community / Architecture, Materials and Structures

Date

15.10.2018

Year

2018

Published in

Nordic Concrete Research

ISSN

0800-6377

Volume

59

Issue

2

Page(s)

1 - 12

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