From short to medium range order in glasses and melts by diffraction and Raman spectroscopy

JWE Drewitt, L Hennet… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The structure of glasses and the melts from which they are formed is intrinsically disordered,
making their structural characterization difficult. Whilst the structure of solid minerals can be …

Quantitative study of the reactivity of fly ash in geopolymerization by FTIR

Z Zhang, H Wang, JL Provis - Journal of Sustainable Cement …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been applied to analyse the
environments of Al–O and Si–O bonds in fly ash, which are used as raw materials of …

Challenges and opportunities in atomistic simulations of glasses: a review

H Liu, Z Zhao, Q Zhou, R Chen… - Comptes …, 2022 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Atomistic modeling and simulations have been pivotal in our understanding of the glassy
state. Indeed, atomistic modeling offers direct access to the structure and dynamics of atoms …

Toward an indexing approach to evaluate fly ashes for geopolymer manufacture

Z Zhang, JL Provis, J Zou, A Reid, H Wang - Cement and Concrete …, 2016 - Elsevier
Variations between fly ashes can lead to significant differences in the geopolymers derived
from them, in both microstructural and mechanical properties. This study assesses the effect …

The structure of amorphous and deeply supercooled liquid alumina

C Shi, OLG Alderman, D Berman, J Du… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Liquid Al2O3 has been supercooled more than 500 K below its melting point (T m= 2,327 K)
using aerodynamic levitation and laser heating techniques. High energy synchrotron x-ray …

Effect of P2O5 and FetO on the Viscosity and Slag Structure in Steelmaking Slags

ZJ Wang, QF Shu, S Sridhar, M Zhang, M Guo… - … Materials Transactions B, 2015 - Springer
The present paper investigates the influence of P 2 O 5 and Fe t O on the viscosity and
structure of steelmaking slags. An understanding of the viscous behavior and structure of Fe …

Alkali-activation of CaO-FeOx-SiO2 slag: Formation mechanism from in-situ X-ray total scattering

A Peys, CE White, H Rahier, B Blanpain… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
The pursuit of low-CO 2 technologies has led to a surge in research on alternative
cementitious materials, of which alkali-activated materials are a large family. In recent years …

Re-examining the suitability of high magnesium nickel slag as precursors for alkali-activated materials

T Yang, Z Zhang, H Zhu, X Gao, C Dai, Q Wu - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
High-magnesium nickel slag (HMNS) has shown the potential as precursor in the production
of alkali-activated materials (AAMs). This study re-examines the suitability of HMNS by …

Structural role of ZrO2 and its impact on properties of boroaluminosilicate nuclear waste glasses

X Lu, L Deng, S Kerisit, J Du - npj Materials Degradation, 2018 - nature.com
Addition of zirconia (ZrO2) to nuclear waste glasses, even in small amount, significantly
affects physical properties such as chemical durability, density, viscosity, and glass transition …

Effect of Al2O3 on the Viscosity and Structure of CaO-SiO2-MgO-Al2O3-FetO Slags

Z Wang, Y Sun, S Sridhar, M Zhang, M Guo… - … Materials Transactions B, 2015 - Springer
The present paper provided a fundamental investigation on the effect of Al 2 O 3 on the
viscosity and structure of CaO-SiO 2-MgO-Al 2 O 3-Fe t O slags for the purpose of efficiently …