The synthesis mechanism of Ca3Al2O6 from soft mechanochemically activated precursors studied by time-resolved neutron diffraction up to 1000°C |
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| Authors: | J.M Rivas Mercury A.H De Aza P Pena |
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| Affiliation: | a Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, Camino de Valdelatas s/n, Madrid 28049, Spain
b E. Torroja Institute for Construction Sciences (IETcc), CSIC, C/. Serrano Galvache s/n., Madrid 28033, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The reaction pathway for the Ca3Al2O6 formation up to 1300°C, from mechanochemically treated mixtures of amorphous aluminum hydroxide and CaCO3, was studied in situ by differential thermal analysis, constant heating rate dilatometry and time-resolved neutron powder diffraction. The experiment was carried out, in an open system, on a sample with the nominal Ca3Al2O6 stoichiometry. The results obtained by neutron diffractometry and thermal analysis were in good agreement with the data obtained by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction on heat-treated and-quenched samples. The synthesis path implied the formation of cryptocrystalline Al2O3, crystalline CaO, CaAl2O4 and Ca12Al14O33 as transitory phases. Finally the nucleation and growth of the single phase Ca3Al2O6 took place at 1300°C and exhibited porous structure due to CO2 and H2O release. |
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| Keywords: | Neutron thermodiffractometry Solid-state reactions Ca3Al2O6 Mechanochemical synthesis Processing |
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