Ted Krapkat
Registered User
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.
Plant Chemist, Cement Australia.
Hello Abuthalib, Free silica/quartz should have no adverse effect below a particle size of about 32um. During rea...
Hello Norew, Then perhaps it is just a mixture of lime and gypsum used for soil conditioning. Regards, Ted.
Hello Dilip, I received the paper you emailed me and have sent you a reply. But for the benefit of others reading t...
Hello Norew, What is "lime-treated gypsum"? Do you mean synthetic gypsum obtained from flue gas desulfurisation us...
A common source of insoluble residue in cement is unreacted silica, due to coarse silica in the raw meal. If there...
Hello Dilip, That's strange. All other factors being equal, water demand should increase with cement fineness. Do ...
Hello Norew, Because of its rapid speed of hydration compared to the other three clinker minerals, C3A dominates wi...
Hello Norew, There are many reasons for loss or erosion of bricks. Here are a few. (The first two are related to yo...
Hello Norew, All clinker components contribute either directly or indirectly to cement strength in some degree. Ho...
Hello Norew, Red spots on the kiln shell are caused by loss or erosion of refactory bricks. Regards, Ted.
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