Decarbonized cements and the benefits of XRD analysis

Application note | AN41505 X-ray diffraction Quantification of amorphous cementitious materials based on CPL using ARL X’TRA Companion Benchtop XRD Figure 1: ARL X’TRA Companion diffraction system Authors Dr. Simon Welzmiller, Application Specialist XRD, and Raphael Yerly, Product Manager XRD…

Application note | AN41510 Lab equipment Analysis of metakaolin for cost-effective decarbonized cement using ARL X’TRA Companion X-ray Diffractometer Author Dr. Simon Welzmiller, Application Specialist XRD Introduction Instrument & software Metakaolin, a highly reactive pozzolanic material derived from The Thermo…

Application note Applications in cement industry ARL X900 Simultaneous/Sequential X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Author Introduction Didier Bonvin Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) allows measurement of up to 84 periodic table elements in samples of various forms and nature: solids or liquids,…

Application note | AN41509 X-ray diffraction Analysis of natural pozzolan in cement (CEM IV) ARL X’TRA Companion X-ray Diffraction System Introduction Author Natural pozzolans are commonly used as additives in CEM IV cement to enhance its Dr. Simon Welzmiller, Application…