Alkalinity-Dependent Dual Role of Sodium Sulfate in Alkali-Activated Slag: From Synergistic Activation to Competitive Inhibition.

Nan Ding, Zhenyun Cheng, Jinghan Wu, Hua Lei, Meng Su, Bo Fu

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Synergistic Regulation Mechanism of Anti-Dispersion and Flowability of Alkali-Activated Slag Underwater Non-Dispersible Slurry.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Nan DingCollege of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 720021, China.ORCID 0009-0006-2028-6298

Zhenyun ChengCollege of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.

Jinghan WuCollege of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 720021, China.

Hua LeiCollege of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 720021, China.

Meng SuCollege of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 720021, China.

Bo FuCollege of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 720021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3305-5214

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sodium sulfate-activated slag cement is considered a highly promising low-carbon cementitious material; however, its application is limited by low early-age activation efficiency and slow strength development. This study aims to systematically elucidate the coupled regulatory mechanism of alkalinity (2% and 4% Na

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alkali-activated materialsalkali-activated slag cementalkali equivalentC-(A)-S-Hettringitehydration kineticsionic strengthmonosulfateslag activationsodium sulfate

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PMID42195816

DOI10.3390/ma19102177

PMCPMC13208256

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