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Belay Zeleke Dilnesa - Eawag-Empa Library

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Speciation of iron(III) in hydrated cements<br />

5. GENERAL CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK<br />

Standard analytical techniques (XRD, TGA, SEM) shows C-S-H, CH, AFt and AFm<br />

phases formation during hydration. With selective dissolution using SAM the presence of<br />

Al- and Fe-containing siliceous hydrogarnet was confirmed in the hydrated cements.<br />

EXAFS spectroscopy further shows that during the first few hours of hydration Fe(OH)3<br />

formed. At later ages, Fe-containing siliceous hydrogarnet was identified as the main Fe-<br />

containing hydrate. Thermodynamic modeling of the hydration predicts that iron should<br />

be bound in siliceous hydrogarnet, possibly as a solid solution together with aluminum:<br />

Ca3(AlxFe1-x)2(SiO4)3-y(OH)4y. These modeling results are in agreement with the<br />

experimental observations.<br />

The investigations have been complemented with a study on the hydration of synthetic,<br />

aluminum free cements. In the presence of sulfate, Fe-ettringite was found to be stable<br />

besides C-S-H and CH. Possibly Fe-siliceous hydrogarnets were also present, but they<br />

could not be clearly identified standard analytical techniques. The same hydrate<br />

assemblage (Fe-ettringite, C-S-H and CH) was observed for the calcite free and calcite<br />

containing synthetic Fe-cements. The experimental findings are supported by the<br />

modeling results. In Portland cements, however, the formation of Fe-ettringite is not<br />

expected as the more stable Al-ettringite preferentially forms. The presence of aluminum<br />

in the investigated Portland cements leads to the formation of stable Al-ettringite and Al-<br />

containing AFm phases while all Fe is released during ferrite dissolution present as Fe-<br />

siliceous hydrogarnet in the long term.<br />

In general, the solubility products of Fe-containing hydrates determined in this study will<br />

help in the future to establish whether and to what extent Fe-containing hydrates are<br />

stable in blended cementitious systems, and allow further considerations on the durability<br />

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