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Volume 12, Issue 1 (July 1990)

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ISSN: 0149-6123
Page Count: 3

Molybdenum Trioxide—An Accelerator of Portland Cement Hydration
Fischer, HC
Principal, H. C. Fischer Sc.D. Materials Consultant, Inc., KY

Abstract

Technical-grade molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) significantly accelerated the hydration of portland cement at 5 to 10% (by weight of cement) dosages. This somewhat unusual reactivity was observed and qualitatively measured via calorimetry.



Keywords:
portland cement hydration, acceleration, molybdenum trioxide, calorimetry

Paper ID: CCA10389J
DOI: 10.1520/CCA10389J
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