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An FTIR and XPS investigations of the effects of carbonation on the solidification/stabilization of cement based systems-Portland type V with zinc

✍ Scribed by M. Yousuf; A. Mollah; Thomas R. Hess; Yung-Nien Tsai; David L. Cocke


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
665 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-8846

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✦ Synopsis


The effects of carbonation on the solidification/stabilization (S/S) of zinc using Portland cement Type V (OPC) has been investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The FTIR results indicate that carbon dioxide reacts with the metal-bonded and hydrogen-bonded hydroxides [CaZn2(OH)6.2H20] generally present in zinc-doped Portland cement (Zn-OPC) samples. XPS examinations of the carbonated products of the undoped and doped (Zn-OPC) samples indicate that the resulting silica phases have chemical states different from standard silica gel. Both FTIR and XPS results suggest that carbonation promotes polymerization of the SiO4units present in OPC matrix. The chemical states of the surface components obtained by XPS analysis are discussed in the light of polymerization of the silicates.