Study on the physical and chemical properties of Portland cement with THEED

Suhua Ma, Weifeng Li, Xiaodong Shen

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Abstract

N,N,N’,N’-Tetrakis-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine (C 10 H 24 N 2 O 4 ,THEED) is a different type of alkanolamine. In this work, the physical and chemical effects of small amounts of THEED added to Portland cement were investigated. THEED can be used as an accelerator for the setting of Portland cement. The compressive strengths of standard test mortars moist-cured for 1, 3, 28 and 90 days were enhanced in some cases by the addition of THEED. THEED promoted conversion of ettringite (AFt) to monosulfoaluminate (AFm). THEED had notable effects on the morphology of AFt and C-S-H at the early age, especially on the growth direction of portlandite(Ca(OH) 2 ) crystals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)617-626
Number of pages10
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume213
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Hydration kinetics
  • Microstructure
  • Physical properties
  • Portland cement
  • THEED

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