Polymergesteuerte Kristallisation von Calciumhydroxid und Calciumsilicathydrat

The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of organic additives in the
crystallization of calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate hydrate. The mineral phases calcium
hydroxide and calcium silicate hydrate represent the major mineral phases used as building
materials in construction industry and have an important influence on the mechanical properties of these materials. In this work, these mineral phases were synthesized in different ways. Organic additives, which have a similar basic structure as the ones used in practice were added to the synthesis. By scanning electron microscopy-images of the obtained crystals
modifications of the surface morphology due to the additive concentration could be determined. By thermo gravimetric analysis it could be shown that the additives are not incorporated in the crystal structures and from solid state NMR-analysis it could be demonstrated that there are no changes in the crystal structure of calcium hydroxide but that the condensation degree of the silicon tetrahedra in calcium silicate hydrate changes. With the determination of the electro kinetic surface potential of the crystals a conclusion about the mode of action of the additives at the crystal surface was be developed. The accumulation of the additives at certain crystal faces causes hindering of the crystal growth and yields a modification of the surface morphology. In the diffusion synthesis of calcium hydroxide a so far unknown crystal phase has been detected. The phase is calcium chloride hydroxide hydrate.