Research Article
Low Temperature Synthesis of Belite Cement Based on Silica Fume and Lime
Table 3
Result of thermal analysis.
| Number | Phases | Temperature (°C) | Peak temperature (°C) | Weight loss (%) | Weight loss (mg) |
| 1 | Loss of absorbed water | 30–287 | 109 | 6.85 | 0.555 | 2 | Hillebrandite partial dehydration | 288–590 | 422, 508 | 2.53 | 0.205 | 3 | Hillebrandite complete dehydration (formation of -C2S) | 593–781 | 734 | 19.6 | 1.60 | 4 | --C2S transformation | 850–985 | 955 | — | — |
| Total | | | | 28.98 | 2.36 |
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