Lectures:
1. Introduction to problematic related to binding systems.
2. Methods for the determination of the particle size distribution.
3. Chemical and phase analysis. X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis.
4. Thermodynamic equilibrium.
5. Phase diagrams, their utilization. Crystallization and related phenomenon. Main types of isobaric phase diagrams.
6. Lime, production, characterization, and properties. Mechanism of the reaction of CaO with H2O, hardening.
7. Gibsum, production, characterization, and properties. Mechanism of the reaction of CaSO4 with H2O, hardening.
8. Cement. Ternary system CaO-SiO2-Al2O3. Clasification, production.
9. Chemical vs. phase composition of the clinker. Binary phase diagrams SiO2-CaO, SiO2-Al2O3, ternary diagram SiO2-CaOAl2O3. Clinker minerals.
10. Hydration of the clinker minerals, Portland cement hydration. Porous structure.
11. Latent hydraulic materials, alkali activators, pozzolanic materials, determination of the pozzolanic activity.
12. Granulated blast furnace slag, fly-ash, their characterization and alkali activation.
13. Metakaoline, and other burnt clay minerals, their characterization and alkali activation.
14. Special inorganic cement.
Practical lessons:
1. Review of the general chemical computation.
2. Thermodynamical computation.
3. Particle size analysis, determinativ of specific surface area.
4. Thermal analysis. Determination of absorption loss and loss on ignition.
5. X-ray fluorescence analysis.
6. Electron microscopy and microanalysis.
7. Students presentation: (lime, gypsum).
8. Infrared spectroscopy, Raman microscopy.
9. Students presentation: Cement.
10. Interpretation of the binary and ternary phase diagrams.
11. Scanning electron microscopy.
12. X-ray powder diffraction analysis of the samples related to inorganic binders.
13. Determination of the phase composition based on the evaluation of powder diffraction patterns.
14. Summary.
1. Introduction to problematic related to binding systems.
2. Methods for the determination of the particle size distribution.
3. Chemical and phase analysis. X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis.
4. Thermodynamic equilibrium.
5. Phase diagrams, their utilization. Crystallization and related phenomenon. Main types of isobaric phase diagrams.
6. Lime, production, characterization, and properties. Mechanism of the reaction of CaO with H2O, hardening.
7. Gibsum, production, characterization, and properties. Mechanism of the reaction of CaSO4 with H2O, hardening.
8. Cement. Ternary system CaO-SiO2-Al2O3. Clasification, production.
9. Chemical vs. phase composition of the clinker. Binary phase diagrams SiO2-CaO, SiO2-Al2O3, ternary diagram SiO2-CaOAl2O3. Clinker minerals.
10. Hydration of the clinker minerals, Portland cement hydration. Porous structure.
11. Latent hydraulic materials, alkali activators, pozzolanic materials, determination of the pozzolanic activity.
12. Granulated blast furnace slag, fly-ash, their characterization and alkali activation.
13. Metakaoline, and other burnt clay minerals, their characterization and alkali activation.
14. Special inorganic cement.
Practical lessons:
1. Review of the general chemical computation.
2. Thermodynamical computation.
3. Particle size analysis, determinativ of specific surface area.
4. Thermal analysis. Determination of absorption loss and loss on ignition.
5. X-ray fluorescence analysis.
6. Electron microscopy and microanalysis.
7. Students presentation: (lime, gypsum).
8. Infrared spectroscopy, Raman microscopy.
9. Students presentation: Cement.
10. Interpretation of the binary and ternary phase diagrams.
11. Scanning electron microscopy.
12. X-ray powder diffraction analysis of the samples related to inorganic binders.
13. Determination of the phase composition based on the evaluation of powder diffraction patterns.
14. Summary.