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Natural hydraulic lime (NHL) is produced by burning a form of low-grade limestone containing silica and alumina which, above certain temperatures, combine with calcium oxide. The resulting silicates and aluminates impart hydraulic properties to the product. This study aims to determine the calcined characteristics of NHL using domestic low-grade limestone with maximized hydraulic properties. Six types of low-grade limestone containing SiO2 were selected and experiments were carried out with different burning temperatures and holding times. The burning temperature and holding time as the most suitable burning conditions were 1,200oC to 1,300oC and 3 to 7 h, respectively, for the manufacturing of NHL from domestic low-grade limestone. These results demonstrate the feasibility of NHL using domestic low-grade limestone to produce NHL.

The main mineral phases of natural hydraulic lime (NHL) as a hydraulic lime binderare Ca(OH)2, C2S, C3S, C3A, and SiO2 residues. Also, NHL has the characteristic of setting and hardening by a hydration reaction with water and by carbonation reactions with carbon dioxide from the air. In this study, in an effort to investigate changes of the mineral phases by NHL hydration and carbonation reactions, transitions of mineral phases and the microstructures of hardened pastes were analyzed by XRD, DSC, SEM, and by pore size distributions using domestic and foreign-sourced NHL pastes after curing at 1, 3, 7, and 28 days. On the basis of the analysis results, it was confirmed that domestic low-grade limestone can be used for the manufacturing of NHL. The main hydration mineral phases were Ca(OH)2, CaCO3, C2S, and SiO2 residues, while in the case of foreign-sourced NHL, a small amount of an aluminium hydration phase formed. Also, the CaCO3 content after the carbonation reaction increased with an increase in the curing time. After hydration for 28 days, NHL containing considerable amounts of C2S and C3S showed higher carbonation ratios than others types.

The effect of the impurity ions Al3+, Fe3+ and Mg2+ on the formation yield and crystal properties of precipitated calcium carbonate(PCC) produced by the carbonation process was investigated in Ca(OH)2-H2O-CO2 system. The effect of the impurity ions Al3+, Fe3+ and Mg2+ on the formation yield using particle size distribution and morphology of PCC were discussed. The particle size distribution of PCC was increased with increase of impurity ions. The morphology was transformed in order of spheroidal, scalenohedral, rhombohedral calcite for Al3+, Fe3+ and rhombospheroidal, spherical, scalenohedral for Mg2+ with increase of impurity ions.

Non-isothermal behaviors of calcium carbonate using Danyang limestone were investigated. It was attempted to provide non-isothermal data with a precision sufficient for the determination of reliable decomposition behaviors and for the estimation of accurate kinetic parameter. The decomposition temperature of calcium carbonate on the onset, peak and final point were measured. Reaction rate was decreased and maximum reaction temperature was increased with increasing heating rate. Activation energy of Danyang limestone was 45.14㎉/㏖ and 50.80㎉/ ㏖ by Kissinger method and Freeman method, respectively.

The effect of alkali activator and fineness of slag on the physical properties of blast furnace slag cement was investigated. Na2SO4 was used as an alkali activator in this study. Blast furnace slag cement was prepared from mixture of blast furnace slag, ordinary Portland cement, and anhydride gypsum. The fluidity and the compressive strength according to each mixture ratio of them were analyzed by using statistical analysis in order to discover the parameters influencing the fluidity and compressive strength. The results showed that the hydration of blast furnace slag took place by addition of Na2SO4, and ettringite with column-crystalline was created as main hydration product of blast furnace slag. And it is found that the compressive strength of blast furnace slag cement tends to increase as ordinary Portland cement content is higher until 3 days. However, it is also known that the compressive strength tends to increase with the increase of higher blast furnace slag content, along with increase in the OPC on 28 days. As a result of this analysis, it is considered that the ordinary Portland cement content influences the initial compressive strength of blast furnace slag cement, and that in later days is greatly influenced by slag content.

This study has been carried out to use the waste sludges generated at Pohang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (POSCO) as the raw materials of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). The burnability index of the raw mixture and the hydration characteristics and compressive strength of clinker have been examined. The waste sludges were mainly composed of CaO, SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , and Fe 2 O 3 , the main component of OPC. The Burnability index of mixture was improved, according to the replacement content of POSCO sludge increase. POSCO sludge can be used as a raw material for cement because the state of mineral development and property of clinker produced from POSCO sludge are similar to the plain. Therefore, POSCO sludges can be used as the source materials of iron and calcium oxide.