Imperial College London
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Paul Fennell

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Professor of Clean Energy
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6637p.fennell

 
 
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228aBone BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Citation

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@article{Zheng:2016:10.1039/c6fd00032k,
author = {Zheng, L and Hills, TP and Fennell, P},
doi = {10.1039/c6fd00032k},
journal = {Faraday Discussions},
pages = {113--124},
title = {Phase evolution, characterisation, and performance of cement prepared in an oxy-fuel atmosphere},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6fd00032k},
volume = {192},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Cement manufacture is one of the major contributors (7-10%) to global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been identified as a vital technology for decarbonising the sector. Oxy-fuel combustion, involving burning fuel in a mixture of recycled CO2 and pure O2 instead of air, makes CO2 capture much easier. Since it combines a theoretically lower energy penalty with an increase in production, it is attractive as a CCS technology in cement plants. However, it is necessary to demonstrate that changes in the clinkering atmosphere do not reduce the quality of the clinker produced. Clinkers were successfully produced in an oxy-fuel atmosphere using only pure oxides as raw materials as well as a mixture of oxides and clay. Then, CEM I cements were prepared by the addition of 5 wt% gypsum to the clinkers. Quantitative XRD and XRF were used to obtain the phase and elemental compositions of the clinkers. The particle size distribution and compressive strength of the cements at 3, 7, 14, and 28 days' ages were tested, and the effect of the particle size distribution on the compressive strength was investigated. Additionally, the compressive strength of the cements produced in oxy-fuel atmospheres was compared with those of the cement produced in air and commercially available CEMEX CEM I. The results show that good-quality cement can be successfully produced in an oxy-fuel atmosphere and it has similar phase and chemical compositions to CEM I. Additionally, it has a comparable compressive strength to the cement produced in air and to commercially available CEMEX CEM I.
AU  - Zheng,L
AU  - Hills,TP
AU  - Fennell,P
DO  - 10.1039/c6fd00032k
EP  - 124
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1364-5498
SP  - 113
TI  - Phase evolution, characterisation, and performance of cement prepared in an oxy-fuel atmosphere
T2  - Faraday Discussions
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6fd00032k
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/39010
VL  - 192
ER  -
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