Color control in industrial clay calcination

The combined use of calcined clays and limestone in the ternary system LC3 enables up to 50% of clinker substitution without affecting the performance. Low grade calcined clays are rich in iron. If calcined in an oxygen rich atmosphere, they turn to red. Cement producers avoid selling cement with a...

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Main Authors: José Fernando Martirena Hernández, Roger Almenares-Reyes, Franco Zunino, Adrian Alujas-Diaz, Karen Louise Scrivener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: RILEM Publications SARL 2020-06-01
Series:RILEM Technical Letters
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Online Access:http://letters.rilem.net/index.php/rilem/article/view/107