Tobermorite as fibrous CaO-SiO
2-H
2O compound is generally synthesized by hydrothermic reaction at high temperatures over 180°C but produced from unhomogeneous mixture between CaO (solid), SiO
2 (solid) and H
2O (liquid).
Study was made to synthesize fibrous CaO-SiO
2-H
2O compound at comparatively low temperatures of 60-95°C under atmospheric pressure after completely homogeneous mixing CaCl
2+HCl (liquid) and Si (OC
2H
5)
4+C
2H
5OH (liquid) in atomic ratio Ca/Si 0.8-1.2 as required.
The homogeneous mixture of Ca/Si ratio 0.8 1.2 as liquid phase was rapidly converted to gelatinous state by adding KOH or NH
4OH solutions. Then the gelatinous suspension (pH 7.5-11.0) was aged at 60-95°C for 1-21 days to crystallize as fibrous state. Atomic ratio Ca/Si of the CSH gel was almost equal to starting Ca/Si ratio at pH 11.0 controlled by KOH solution and free lime was not found in the gel.
The crystallization and fibrousfication of the CSH gel were very affected by the synthetic conditions such as starting Ca/Si ratio 1.2, 95°C and pH 11.0, plate-like 11Å tobermorite was crystallized from the gel after 7 days and after 3 days with additive Al
3+. Otherwise, in the case of Ca/Si ratio 0.8, the crystallization of 11Å tobermorite was depressed by adsorption of K
+ and fibrous tobermorite gel grew up (aspect ratio 60-120) from the gel so that K
+ effectived as accelerator for fibrous crystal.
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