Influence of pH on the Kinetics of Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate
An investigation has been made of the influence of pH on the kinetics of hydration of tricalcium silicate in a large excess of water. The rate constants increase with increasing hydrogen ion activity [Formula: see text] in the liquid phase when the [Formula: see text] is low; however, as the [Formula: see text] is increased further the rate constants become independent of the[Formula: see text] The results have been interpreted by proposing that the rate constants are proportional to the hydrogen ion activity adsorbed, [Formula: see text] on the solid surface. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm was used to correlate the hydrogen ion activity on the surface to the hydrogen ion activity in the liquid phase.Several particle sizes of tricalcium silicate were investigated and a surface area effect is indicated.