Cement mixing (IMAGE)
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The high temporal and spatial resolution Raman imaging technique opens opportunities to answer millennia-old questions regarding cement chemistry. This high-resolution Raman image shows the hydration of alite (white) forming C-S-H (blue) and portlandite (red). Other components are belite (green) and calcite (yellow).
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Image courtesy of Franz-Josef Ulm, Admir Masic, Hyun-Chae Chad Loh, et al
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