简介:BycarbothermalreductionofMgOwithblackcarbonasreductionagentatahightemperature,MgOwasdepositedonthesurfaceofMgO-CaOclinker(ascoating)toimprovetheclinker'shydrationresistance.Inthepaper,effectofdepositiontemperatureandholdingtimeonthehydrationresistanceofthetreatedMgO-CaO,thedepositionmechanismandMgOcoatingkineticswereinvestigatedwithhydrationresistancetest,X-raydiffractometry(XRD)andscanningelectronicmicroscope(SEM).ResultsshowedMgOcoatinggrewina2DmodeonthesurfaceofMgO-CaOparticles;theMgOcoatingimprovedthehydrationresistanceofthecoatedMgO-CaOclinker,andthecoatedclinkerwouldbecomestrongerwhencoatedathigherdepositiontemperatureandlongerholdingtime.ThemeasurementsalsofoundthatMgOdepositionprocessvariedwiththedepositiontemperature:itwasmainlyachemical-controlledprocessattemperaturesbetween1400-1500℃,withanapparentactivationenergy(AAE)of97.8kJ·mol~(-1);itwouldchangeintoadiffusion-controlledprocesswhenthetemperaturerisingto1500-1600℃,withapparentactivationenergyof19.2kJ·mol~(-1).