Sulfoaluminous clinker without iron and without free lime, its process of preparation and its use in white binders

Abstract

The lightly colored sulfoaluminous clinker contains: more than 55% by weight of calcium sulfoaluminate phase (C4A3S), more than 10% by weight of belite phase (C2S), less than 10% by weight of anhydrite (C{overscore (S)}), and contains practically no ferrite phase, nor a gehlenite phase (C2AS), nor free lime. It is prepared by a process of roasting carried out at temperatures comprised between about 1250° C. and 1350° C. It can be used for a wide range of applications by combining it with a source of calcium sulfate and/or Portland cement, to obtain binders having specific properties (color, setup time, mechanical strength, expansion or contraction . . . ).

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