With portland cement and cementitious building products
(currently used in over 95% of cement applications) consuming vast
quantities of natural resources, constitutse a large proportion of
industrial waste and currently represent about 5% of anthropogenic
global CO2 emissions, there is an urgent need for innovative,
creative, cost-effective and sustainable approaches to reduce the
tremendous environmental impact of conventional cement-based
technology and applications.
Magnesia cements offer one alternative, witha unique set of
properties that set them apart from the conventional Portland based
cements, such as superior strength, fire resistance, and
exceptional ability to bond to a wide range of aggregates. Sorel
cement as well as some magnesium compounds and minerals also have
the ability to react with atmospheric carbon dioxide and
effectively sequester it via carbonation. This will have obvious
appeal as carbon dioxide sequestration is currently center stage as
an environmental concern.
This reference handbook provides detailed analysis of the
chemistry, properties, manufacture and the classical and new uses
for magnesia cements. The focus is on Sorel cement (magnesium
oxychloride), magnesium oxysulfate and magnesium phosphate cements.
The work is ideally suited for materials scientists, cement
chemists and ceramicists researching related subjects at academic
institutions, and beyond materials research, for any academic
working with construction and remediation, cement clinker, novel
cement systems (sustainability), hydration and durability,
thermodynamic modeling, waste management, and hydrate
characterization. Research engineers working on any aspect of
cement systems with environmental impacts will also be highly
interested.
Formulary information aids research into more
environmentally-friendly cement systems
Property chemistry discussion aids chemical phase analysis and
improves impact of formulation
Applications analysis and history of global uses provides
support for future environmentally stable industrial, building, and
non-building applications "
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