Microwave processing of cement and concrete materials - towards an industrial reality?

Buttress, A.J.; Jones, D.A.; Kingman, S.W.

Abstract

Each year a substantial body of literature is published on the use of microwaves to process cement and concrete materials. Yet to date, very few if any have lead the realisation of a commercial scale industrial system and is the context under which this review has been undertaken. The state-of the–art is evaluated for opportunities, and the key barriers to the development of new microwave-based processing techniques to enhance production, processing and recycling of cement and concrete materials. Applications reviewed include pyro-processing of cement clinker; accelerated curing, non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E), and end-of-life processing including radionuclide decontamination.

Citation

Buttress, A., Jones, D., & Kingman, S. (2015). Microwave processing of cement and concrete materials - towards an industrial reality?. Cement and Concrete Research, 68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.11.002

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 21, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 1, 2015
• Journal: Cement and Concrete Research
• Print ISSN: 0008-8846
• Electronic ISSN: 0008-8846
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 68
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.11.002
• Keywords: Microwave Processing; Clinker; Cement; Hydration; Radioactive; Waste
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/984992
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008884614002221
• Additional Information: NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Cement and Concrete Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Cement and Concrete Research, 68, (Feb. 2015), doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.11.002