Metakaolin sand – a promising addition for Portland cement

The kaolin sand resource at the Vyšný Petrovec quarry in Slovakia comes to a total of 20 megatonnes. The metakaolin material obtained by heating kaolin sand at 650 ºC contains from 31.5 to 40% (wt) metakaolinite, as well as illite, muscovite, quartz and feldspar. The aim of this study was to verify...

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Main Authors: I. Janotka, F. Puertas, M. Palacios, C. Varga, L. Krajči
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2010-06-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/261