Research Article

CaCl2-Accelerated Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate: A STXM Study Combined with 29Si MAS NMR

Table 1

Peak positions and splitting energy values of the reference Ca L3,2-edge and the different areas of the C3S particles in the presence of CaCl2.

SamplesPeak positions (ev)ΔCa-L3()ΔCa-L2()

CaCl2-ref348.0349.2351.3352.41.21.1
Ca(OH)2-ref347.6349.1351.0352.41.51.4
Unhydrated C3S-ref347.7349.0351.1352.31.31.2
C-S-H-ref348.1349.1351.4352.41.01.0
Area 1347.7349.0351.1352.31.31.2
Area 2347.9348.9351.2352.31.01.1
Area 3347.8349.0351.1352.31.21.2

Data from Bae et al. [22].