Physico-Chemical Properties of Lithium Silicates Related to
Their Utilization for Concrete Densifiers

J 2023

Physico-Chemical Properties of Lithium Silicates Related to Their Utilization for Concrete Densifiers

KALINA, Lukas, Vlastimil BILEK, Martin SEDLACIK, Vladislav CABA, Jiri SMILEK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Physico-Chemical Properties of Lithium Silicates Related to Their Utilization for Concrete Densifiers

Authors

KALINA, Lukas (guarantor), Vlastimil BILEK, Martin SEDLACIK, Vladislav CABA, Jiri SMILEK, Jiri SVEC, Eva BARTONICKOVA, Pavel ROVNANIK and Josef FLADR

Edition

Energy Materials: Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Systems, BASEL, Taylor & Francis, 2023, 1996-1944

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10300 1.3 Physical sciences

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.400 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:90242/23:00133750

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16062173

UT WoS

000960158100001

Keywords in English

concrete densifier; lithium silicate; surface treatment; gelation process

Abstract

V originále

Protection of concrete against aggressive influences from the surrounding environment becomes an important step to increase its durability. Today, alkali silicate solutions are advantageously used as pore-blocking treatments that increase the hardness and impermeability of the concrete's surface layer. Among these chemical substances, known as concrete densifiers, lithium silicate solutions are growing in popularity. In the present study, the chemical composition of the lithium silicate densifiers is put into context with the properties of the newly created insoluble inorganic gel responsible for the micro-filling effect. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was used as a key method to describe the structure of the formed gel. In this context, the gelation process was studied through the evolution of viscoelastic properties over time using oscillatory measurements. It was found that the gelation process is fundamentally controlled by the molar ratio of SiO2 and Li2O in the densifier. The low SiO2 to Li2O ratio promotes the gelling process, resulting in a rapidly formed gel structure that affects macro characteristics, such as water permeability, directly related to the durability of treated concretes.

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Citovat

KALINA, Lukas, Vlastimil BILEK, Martin SEDLACIK, Vladislav CABA, Jiri SMILEK, Jiri SVEC, Eva BARTONICKOVA, Pavel ROVNANIK and Josef FLADR. Physico-Chemical Properties of Lithium Silicates Related to Their Utilization for Concrete Densifiers. Energy Materials: Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Systems. BASEL: Taylor & Francis, 2023, vol. 16, No 6, p. 1-10. ISSN 1996-1944. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16062173.

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N2  - Protection of concrete against aggressive influences from the surrounding environment becomes an important step to increase its durability. Today, alkali silicate solutions are advantageously used as pore-blocking treatments that increase the hardness and impermeability of the concrete's surface layer. Among these chemical substances, known as concrete densifiers, lithium silicate solutions are growing in popularity. In the present study, the chemical composition of the lithium silicate densifiers is put into context with the properties of the newly created insoluble inorganic gel responsible for the micro-filling effect. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was used as a key method to describe the structure of the formed gel. In this context, the gelation process was studied through the evolution of viscoelastic properties over time using oscillatory measurements. It was found that the gelation process is fundamentally controlled by the molar ratio of SiO2 and Li2O in the densifier. The low SiO2 to Li2O ratio promotes the gelling process, resulting in a rapidly formed gel structure that affects macro characteristics, such as water permeability, directly related to the durability of treated concretes.
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KALINA, Lukas, Vlastimil BILEK, Martin SEDLACIK, Vladislav CABA, Jiri SMILEK, Jiri SVEC, Eva BARTONICKOVA, Pavel ROVNANIK and Josef FLADR. Physico-Chemical Properties of Lithium Silicates Related to Their Utilization for Concrete Densifiers. \textit{Energy Materials: Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Systems}. BASEL: Taylor \&{} Francis, 2023, vol.~16, No~6, p.~1-10. ISSN~1996-1944. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16062173.

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