Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 1, 169(2025)

Research Status of Hydration and Activation of Slag

YANG Siyu1, HUANG Wen2, ZHAO Jiaqi1, ZHANG Wenming3, WANG Lei3, and WANG Jianfeng1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2China Building Materials Academy Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, China
  • 3Lingyuan Fuyuan Mining Industry Co., Ltd., Lingyuan 122500, China
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    YANG Siyu, HUANG Wen, ZHAO Jiaqi, ZHANG Wenming, WANG Lei, WANG Jianfeng. Research Status of Hydration and Activation of Slag[J]. Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 44(1): 169

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    Received: Aug. 28, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2025

    Published Online: Feb. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Jianfeng WANG (wangjianfeng@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2024.0996

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