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In situ construction of graphdiyne based heterojunctions by a deprotection-free approach for photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Graphdiyne (GDY) with a direct bandgap, high charge carrier mobility, and ordered pore structure, is considered an excellent matrix for the construction of heterojunction photocatalysts. However, the traditional fabrication methods for GDY-based heterojunc ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2023

Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

Karen Scrivener, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva, François Henri Avet, Alastair Thomas Matthew Marsh, Mohsen Ben Haha, Shashank Bishnoi, Adrian Alujas Diaz, Anuj Parashar

The use of calcined clays as supplementary cementitious materials provides the opportunity to significantly reduce the cement industry's carbon burden; however, use at a global scale requires a deep understanding of the extraction and processing of the cla ...

SPRINGER2022

Oxidation of pyrite (FeS2) and troilite (FeS) impurities in kaolinitic clays after calcination

Karen Scrivener, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva

Valorisation of locally available clays for producing blended cements is crucial for a widespread adoption of sustainable binders incorporating these materials. In some places, clays can be intermixed with small amounts of iron sulfides, which could eventu ...

SPRINGER2022

Hydration and mixture design of calcined clay blended cements: review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

Karen Scrivener, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva, Mohsen Ben Haha, François Henri Avet, Anuj Parashar, Yuvaraj Dhandapani, Sreejith Krishnan

The RILEM technical committee 282-CCL: Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Materials, investigates all the aspects related to calcined clays, from clay exploration and characterization to calcination process, hydration reactions and concrete prope ...

SPRINGER2022

Two-dimensional atomically bridged nanoporous silicate-based membranes for gas separation

Mostapha Dakhchoune

The synthesis of molecular-sieving two-dimensional zeolitic membranes by the assembly of crystalline building blocks without resorting to the secondary growth process is highly desirable. The precise pore size for molecular sieving, ultrathin thickness, an ...

EPFL2021

The impact of calcite impurities in clays containing kaolinite on their reactivity in cement after calcination

Karen Scrivener, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva, Emmanuelle Boehm Courjault

The use of supplementary cementitious materials as a partial replacement for Portland cement is the most effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of the concrete industry. Raw clays containing kaolinite (kaolin) are promising substitute materials. In t ...

SPRINGER2020

Limestone calcined clay cements (LC3): raw material processing, sulfate balance and hydration kinetics

Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva

Limestone calcined clay cements (LC3) are blended cements that combine clinker, limestone, calcined clay and gypsum. The availability of the materials required to produce LC3 and the good performance that it achieves, makes LC3 suitable as a sustainable re ...

EPFL2020

The Influence of some calcined clays from Nigeria as clinker substitute in cementitious systems

Karen Scrivener, François Henri Avet, Akindehinde Ayotunde Akindahunsi

This paper examines the possibility of the use of some clays calcined from Nigeria as partial substitutes for clinker in the production of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3). The clays were calcined in the oven at a temperature of 800 degrees C and for o ...

2020

Impacting factors and properties of limestone calcined clay cements (LC3)

Karen Scrivener, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva, François Henri Avet, Julien Ston, Aurélie Rosine Favier, Hamed Maraghechi, Wilasinee Hanpongpun

This paper details the main factors influencing the performance of limestone calcined clay cements (LC3). The kaolinite content plays a major role in the rheological properties as well as strength development. Even in the presence of secondary phases, kaol ...

ICE PUBLISHING2019

Investigation of the use of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) applied to Thailand

Wilasinee Hanpongpun

The replacement of clinker with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) is the most interesting solution to reduce the CO2 emissions from cement production. The abundant availability of clays, which have a sufficient amount of kaolinite content in Thai ...

EPFL2019

Calcined clay limestone cements (LC3)

Karen Scrivener, Shashank Bishnoi

The use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to replace part of the clinker in cement is the most successful strategy to reduce CO2 emissions in the global cement industry. However, limited supplies of conventional SCMs make it difficult to take ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2018

Selective synthesis of dimethyl ether on eco-friendly K10 montmorillonite clay

Jeremy Luterbacher, Oliver Kröcher, Florent Emmanuel Héroguel, Alimohammad Bahmanpour, Christophe Jean Baranowski

The methanol dehydration reaction was studied over environmentally benign, easily accessible and inexpensive K10 montmorillonite clay used as the catalyst at a temperature range between 200–700 °C. Nearly 100% selectivity towards dimethyl ether (DME) at 80 ...

2018

Synthesis of mesoporous functional hematite nanofibrous photoanodes by electrospinning

Ali Dabirian

Iron(III) oxide (hematite, Fe2O3) nanofibers, as visible light-induced photoanode for water oxidation reaction of a water splitting process, were fabricated through electrospinning method followed by calcination treatment. The prepared samples were charact ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Pozzolanic reactivity of low grade kaolinitic clays: Influence of calcination temperature and impact of calcination products on OPC hydration

Karen Scrivener, Adrian Alujas Diaz, Rodrigo Fernandez Lopez

The influence of thermal activation temperature in the pozzolanic reactivity of low grade kaolinitic clay and the impact of calcination products in OPC hydration are assessed in this paper. The raw material, with approximately 40% kaolinite and 40% of 2:1 ...

Elsevier Science Bv2015

Limestone reaction in calcium aluminate cement–calcium sulfate systems

Karen Scrivener, Julien Bizzozero

This paper reports a study of ternary blends composed of calcium aluminate cement, calcium sulfate hemihydrate and limestone. Compressive strength tests and hydration kinetics were studied as a function of limestone and calcium sulfate content. The phase e ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015

Reverse precipitation synthesis and characterization of CeO2 nanopowder

Mehdi Mazaheri

In the present work, CeO2 nanopowder was synthesized via a reverse precipitation method using CeCl3 center dot 7H(2)O, NH4OH and sodium dodecyl sulfate as raw materials. The effect of thermal treatment on the crystal growth, surface area and chemical bonds ...

2010

Calcined clayey soils as a potential replacement for cement in developing countries

Rodrigo Fernandez Lopez

Concrete is the building material with the greatest potential for meeting the increasing housing demand in developing countries. Locally available materials should be considered as cement replacement in order to lower the costs and the environmental impact ...

EPFL2009

Anode dusting during the electrolytic production of aluminium

Timea Tordai

The disintegration of the carbon anodes during the electrolysis of alumina produces dust particles contaminating the electrolytic bath. This phenomenon, called dusting, is one of the most deleterious Al electrolysis failures, as it leads to a significant d ...

EPFL2007

Chemical beam deposition of titanium dioxide thin films

Giacomo Benvenuti

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a widely investigated material for its biological compatibility, high dielectric constant and refractive index, chemical and mechanical resistance, and catalytic activity. Several different techniques are available to produce TiO ...

EPFL2003