Evolution of iron speciation during hydration of C4AF.
It is now well accepted and demonstrated that calcium silicate, calcium aluminate and calcium sulfo aluminate (ettringite, AFm) phases exhibit a good capability to fix metals and metalloids. Unfortunately the role of minor phases and especially calcium-ferric aluminate phase, shorthand C4AF is not well defined. In other systems like in soils or sediments iron phases play a key role in the fixation of pollutant. In cement sorption isotherms, indicated that various metals can be retained by the C4AF hydrated products. Therefore the capabilities of those phase to retain heavy metal should not be neglected. Previous investigations have shown that the minerals formed during the hydration of C4AF are similar to those formed from C3A (pure tri-calcium aluminate) under comparable conditions. Nevertheless no investigation was conducted at the molecular level and there is still a controversy whether Fe substitutes for Al in the hydrated minerals in whole or in part, or if it forms FeOOH clusters scattered throughout the matrix. In this context we have conducted XAS experiments using synchrotron radiation. It was found that the hydration of C4AF forms C3AH6 (hydrogarnet) in which Fe randomly substitutes for Al as well as an amorphous FeOOH phase. Intermediate products like AFm (i.e., an ill organized lamellar phase) are also formed but rapidly evolve to C3AH6; iron does not seem to be incorporated in the AFm structure.
Rose
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CEREGE Equipe physico-chimie des interfaces, UMR 6635 CNRS/Université Paul Cézanne Aix-MarseilleIII-IFRE PSME 112, Europole Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix en Provence Cedex 4, France. rose@cerege.fr
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D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014965:X-Rays
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D014867:Water; C035218:calcium aluminate ferrite; D007501:Iron