A review on alkaline activation: new analytical perspectives
- Autores: A. Palomo, P. Krivenko, María Inés García Lodeiro, E. Kavalerova, O. Maltseva, Ana Fernández Jiménez
- Localización: Materiales de construcción, ISSN 0465-2746, Vol. 64, Nº. 315, 2014
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
For many years now the idea of including alkalis in a Portland cement matrix has been regarded as a daft or inexcusably erroneous proposition: despite its absurdity, that opinion has been widely accepted as a basic premise by the scientific and technical community working in the area of the chemistry of cement. In 1957 Glukhovsky proposed a working hypothesis in which he established a close relationship between alkalis and cementitious materials. That hypothesis has become consolidated and has served as a basis for developing a new type of binders, initially called �alkaline cements�. The present paper reviews the most significant theoretical interpretations of the role played by alkalis in the formation of the �stony� structure of cement. It ends with a broad overview of the versatility of this type of materials for industrial applications and a discussion of the possibility of building on the existing legislation to meet the need for the future regulation of alkaline cement and concrete manufacture.
