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Performance of mortars with commercially-available reactive magnesium oxide as ...
Bravo, Miguel; Forero, Javier A.; Nobre, José; De Brito, Jorge; Evangelista, LuisThis paper intends to analyze the performance of mortars with reactive MgO, as a sustainable alternative to cement. Six different MgOs from Australia, Canada, and Spain were used in the production of mortars as partial substitutes for cement, namely 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% (by weight). MgOs with different levels of reactivity were used to analyze its influence on the performance of MgO mortars. In order to e...
Magnesia (MgO) production and characterization, and its influence on the perfor...
Nobre, José; Hawreen, Ahmed; Bravo, Miguel; Evangelista, Luis; De Brito, JorgeThis paper presents a literature review concerning the characteristics of MgO (magnesium oxide or magnesia) and its application in cementitious materials. It starts with the characterization of MgO in terms of production processes, calcination temperatures, reactivity, and physical properties. Relationships between different MgO characteristics are established. Then, the influence of MgO incorporation on the pr...