Equivalent Cement Clinker Obtained by Indirect Mechanosynthesis Process

The aim of this work is to study the heat treatment effect, milling time effect and indirect mechanosynthesis effect on the structure of the mixture limestone/clay (kaolinite). Indirect mechanosynthesis is a process that combines between mechanical activation and heat treatment at 900 °C. XRD, TGA, FTIR and particle size distribution analysis and SEM micrograph are used in order to follow thermal properties and structural modification changes that occur. It is shown that the indirect mechanosynthesis process allows the formation of the equivalent clinker in powder with the main constituents of the clinker (Alite C₃S, belite C₂S, tricalcium aluminate C₃A and tetracalcium aluminoferrite C₄AF) at 900 °C, whereas, these constituents in the conventional clinker are obtained at 1450 °C.