Ted Krapkat

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re Wall Putty

Hello Ddp, The reaction of lime and clays involves two distinct phases, modification and stabilisation. Modific...

re Impact of P2O5 in clinker and cement chemically?

Hello Raju, At lower concentrations <1% P2O5 causes a partial decomposition of C3S into a stabilised form of C2...

re Sulphure Volatility, Sulpatisation ,Sulphure in clinker and Alkali EQUIVALENT

Hello Raju, These days, the sulphur content of clinker can vary over a wide range, depending on the SO3 cont...

re Sulphure Volatility, Sulpatisation ,Sulphure in clinker and Alkali EQUIVALENT

Hello Raju, There are different ways of expressing the ratio between alkalis and sulphur, and quite a few diffe...

re Role of SR and AR

Hello Raju, The C-S-A-F quaternary diagram (and other phase diagrams) can be found in section  2.3.2 "Portland...

re Impact of ALKALY, SULPHURE and CHLORINE in Kiln operation and clinker quality ?

Hello Raju, To answer your questions;- 1. The alkali/sulphur ratio is used in two ways in kiln operation....

re Importance of Thermal treatment in Kiln on clinker reactivity

Hello COE, The hydration reactivity of clinker minerals is determined by five main influencing factors;- 1. ...

re Raw mix adjustment for courser quartz and calcite

Hello Daram, You can estimate the coarse silica (quartz) in any size fraction gravimetrically by determination ...

re Raw mix adjustment for courser quartz and calcite

Hello COE, Thanks for the clarification of your C3S calculation. Due to your high free lime content, your actua...

re Raw mix adjustment for courser quartz and calcite

Hello COE, In addtion to the extra data requested by Raj, could you also let me know the normal % residue on 45...