Particle disintegration of calcium sulfate hemihydrate in water has been studied by Smith
1) and Lane
2), 3) . The present report describes some of the fundamental experiments on this problem by measuring particle size distribution, water demand, the Blain specific surface area and size of crystallite.
The particles of β-CaSO
4·1/2H
2O disintegrated into tiny fragments when stirred vigorously in water, while those of α-CaSO
4·1/2H
2O did not show disintegration. This phenomenon did not occur in other liquids of larger molecules than H
2O, which verified that it was not due to grinding or dissolution of particles. These facts indicated the presence of the difference in microstructure between α-and β-forms. Disintegrability of insoluble anhydrite was almost extinguished probably because of its crystal structure of higher symmetry and stability than those of the hemihydrates. The relation between particle disintegrability of the hemihydrates and the calcination conditions thereof was discussed. It was found that, with respect to particle disintegrability, the β-hemihydrate, being aged, became similar to the α-hemihydrate.
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