Background
Blended cements are becoming more popular to reduce CO₂ emissions and fuel consumption. They are produced by replacing clinker with additives like fly ash, pozzolan, or slag and substituting some fuel with waste materials such as RDF, used tires, elephant grass, and nut shells. These additives have similar or superior cement properties to traditional Portland cement but have a more complex mineralogical composition.
This application note presents typical results obtained while analyzing the mineralogical phases of blended cement, demonstrating the effectiveness of Rigaku’s MiniFlex XpC and EasyX software in providing accurate and comprehensive analysis.
XRD products from Rigaku
Advanced state-of-the-art high-resolution XRD system powered by Guidance expert system software
New 6th-generation general purpose benchtop XRD system for phase i.d and phase quantification
Compact X-ray diffractometer for quality control of materials that is easy to use and is ideal for routine work
Laboratory micro-spot XRD residual stress analysis with both iso- and side-inclination methods
2D X-ray detector with latest semiconductor technology designed for home lab diffractometers