- RIUMA Principal
- Investigación
- Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralografía - (QICM)
- QICM - Artículos
- Listar QICM - Artículos por autor
Listar QICM - Artículos por autor "Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel"
Mostrando ítems 1-20 de 44
-
4D nanoimaging of early age cement hydration.
Shirani, Shiva; Cuesta-García, Ana María; Morales-Cantero, Alejandro; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Díaz, Ana; Trtik, Pavel; Holler, Mirko; Rack, Alexander; Lukic, Bratislav; Brun, Emmanuel; Ruiz Salcedo, Inés; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Springer Nature, 2023-05-08)Despite a century of research, our understanding of cement dissolution and precipitation processes at early ages is very limited. This is due to the lack of methods that can image these processes with enough spatial ... -
Accuracy in Rietveld quantitative phase analysis: a comparative study of strictly monochromatic Mo and Cu radiations
León-Reina, Laura; García-Maté, Marta; Álvarez-Pinazo, Gema; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Vallcorba, Oriol; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Willey online Library, 2016)This study reports 78 Rietveld quantitative phase analyses using Cu K 1, Mo K 1 and synchrotron radiations. Synchrotron powder diffraction has been used to validate the most challenging analyses. From the results for ... -
Activation of LC3 binders by C-S-H nucleation seeding with a new tailored admixture for low-carbon cements.
Cuesta-García, Ana María; Morales-Cantero, Alejandro; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Mazanec, Oliver; Dalla-Libera, Alessandro; Dhers, Sebastien; Schwesig, Peter; Borralleras, Pere; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Ernst & Sohn GmbH, 2023-12-06)The use of supplementary cementitious materials is currently the most favorable strategy for reducing CO2 emissions in cements. Limestone Calcined Clay Cements, LC3, are a type of cement that allows the reduction of CO2 ... -
Alite-belite-ye'elimite cements: Effect of dopants on the clinker phase composition and properties
Zea-Garcia, Jesus D.; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel (2018-10-30)Clinkers with alite-belite-ye'elimite (ABY) are considered as eco-friendly cements. Clinkering (2 Kg) of two types of ABY clinkers was optimized: standard-ABY, with CaF2 and ZnO as dopants (32.6 wt% alite, 30.4 wt% β-C2S ... -
Aluminum Hydroxide Gel Characterization within a Calcium Aluminate Cement Paste by Combined Pair Distribution Function and Rietveld Analyses
Cuesta-García, Ana María; Ichikawa, Rodrigo U.; Londono-Zuluaga, Diana; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Turrillas, Xavier; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Elsevier, 2017-06)There are many commercially important multiphase materials which contain amorphous phases, such as cement pastes, porcelains, glass-ceramics or pharmaceutical compounds. However, the analysis of amorphous phase(s) within ... -
Amorphous determination in calcium sulfoaluminate materials by external and internal methods
García-Maté, Marta; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Cuesta-García, Ana María; León-Reina, Laura; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Baco, Isabelle; Morin, Vincent; Walenta, Günther; Gartner, Ellis; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles[et al.] (ICE Publishing, 2014)External standard methodology has been successfully applied to quantify the known amounts of amorphous component that are increasingly added to cement-related materials. The consistency and accuracy of the methodology were ... -
C-S-H seeding activation of Portland and Belite cements: An enlightening in situ synchrotron powder diffraction study
Morales-Cantero, Alejandro; Cuesta-García, Ana María; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Mazanec, Oliver; Borralleras, Pere; Weldert, Kai S.; Gastaldi, Daniela; Canonico, Fulvio; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Elsevier, 2022-11)C-S-H seeding in Portland cements is well known from basic scientific works and field applications. Moreover, this activation approach could be beneficial for low-CO2 cements under development where a general drawback is ... -
Chemistry and Mass Density of Aluminum Hydroxide Gel in Eco-Cements by Ptychographic X-ray Computed Tomography
Cuesta-García, Ana María; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Trtik, Pavel; Da Silva, Julio C.; Díaz, Ana; Holler, Mirko; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (ACS, 2017)Eco-cements are a desirable alternative to ordinary Portland cements because of their lower CO2 footprints. Some ye’elimite-based ecocements are attracting a lot of interest. Understanding the reasons for the mechanical ... -
Clinkering and hydration of belite-ye'elimite-alite cement
Londono-Zuluaga, Diana; Tobón, Jorge Iván; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles (Elsevier, 2017)Some belite-ye´elimite-ferrite (BYF) cements present low mechanical strengths mainly due to the slow reactivity of belite. A solution to this problem may be the activation of BYF clinkers by preparing them with a coexistence ... -
Early hydration of belite-ye’elimite-ferrite cements: Role of admixtures
Pérez-Bravo, Raquel; Morales-Cantero, Alejandro; Cuesta-García, Ana María; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles[et al.] (sciencedirect, 2023)The effect of TIPA and CaCl2 on early hydration, i.e. 24 h, of a B-BYF cement has been studied by in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, calorimetry, thermal analysis, NMR, and rheological measurements of the pastes ... -
Early-age reactivity of calcined kaolinitic clays in LC3 cements: a multitechnique investigation including pair distribution function analysis
Bernal, Isabel M.R.; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Cuesta-García, Ana María (Taylor & Francis, 2022-09)Limestone Calcined Clay Cements, LC3, allows CO2 emissions savings up to 40%. The resulting binders have competitive mechanical performances after a week. However, the reactivity of LC3 at early ages is slow and should be ... -
Effect of boron and water-to-cement ratio on the performances of laboratory prepared Belite-Ye'elimite-Ferrite (BYF) cements
Pérez-Bravo, Raquel; Morales-Cantero, Alejandro; Bruscolini, Marguerita; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles[et al.] (2021)The effect of superplasticiser, borax and the water-to-cement ratio on BYF hydration and mechanical strengths has been studied. Two laboratory-scale BYF cements—st-BYF (with -C2S and orthorhombic C4A3 S) and borax-activated ... -
Effect of calcium sulfate source on the hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate eco-cement
García-Maté, Marta; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; León-Reina, Laura; Ramírez-Losilla, Enrique; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel[et al.] (2014)The availability of cements, including eco-cements, with tailored mechanical properties is very important for special applications in the building industry. Here we report a full study of the hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate ... -
Effect of Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials on the Flow Behavior of Cement Composites
García Sanfélix, Susana; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Szczotok, Anna M.; Belloc, Luis Miguel O.; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena[et al.] (2019)Microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs) were incorporated into cement pastes of Portland cement (PC). Minislump tests and rheological properties of cement pastes containing three MPCMs with different surfaces ... -
Experimental and theoretical high pressure study of calcium hydroxyaluminate phases
Cuesta-García, Ana María; Pawel, Rejmak; Ayuela, Andrés; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Carrasco, Lucia F.; Popescu, Catalin; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Elsevier, 2017)Five calcium hydroxyaluminate phases have been investigated by synchrotron powder diffraction at high-pressure: two hydrogarnets, kuzelite, stratlingite and ettringite. The obtained bulk modulus, K0, for kuzelite, stratlingite ... -
Hydration Activation of Alite-Belite-Ye’elimite Cements by Doping with Boron
Zea-Garcia, Jesus D.; Sanfélix, Susana G.; Vallcorba, Oriol; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles[et al.] (2020)The hydration behavior of two alite-belite-ye’elimite (ABY) cements has been studied. The production of these materials releases into atmosphere ∼17% less CO2 compared to Portland cement. The ABY cement contains alite, ... -
Hydration development and thermal performance of calcium sulphoaluminate cements containing microencapsulated phase change materials
Sanfélix, Susana G.; Zea-Garcia, Jesus D.; Londono-Zuluaga, Diana; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena[et al.] (2020-03-24)Microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM) incorporated in buildings walls can reduce indoor temperature fluctuations, conserving energy and enhancing thermal comfort. MPCM were incorporated in calcium sulphoaluminate ... -
Hydration of Belite-Ye’elimite-Ferrite(BYF) cements with different calcium sulfate sources
Álvarez-Pinazo, Gema; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles (ICE publishing, 2016-07)Belite-Ye’elimite-Ferrite cements, BYF, are a sustainable alternative to OPC to reduce CO2 emissions. The aim of this research is to understand the influence of the sulfate source on the hydration of two laboratory-prepared ... -
Hydration of C4AF in the presence of other phases: A synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction study
Cuesta-García, Ana María; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; Sanfeliz-Garcia, Susana; Fauth, François; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles[et al.] (Elsevier, 2015)Hydration behaviour of C4AF in selected experimental conditions has been determined. C4AF has been hydrated in the absence and presence of gypsum, two polymorphs of ye’elimite and different water/solid ratios. C4AF in ... -
Hydration Reactions and Mechanical Strength Developments of Iron- Rich Sulfobelite Eco-cements
Álvarez-Pinazo, Gema; Santacruz-Cruz, María Isabel; León-Reina, Laura; García-Aranda, Miguel Ángel; Gómez-de-la-Torre, María de los Ángeles (2013)Belite calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cements are low-CO2 building materials. However, their hydration behavior and its effect on mechanical properties have still to be clarified. Here, we report a full multitechnique study ...