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. 2016 Jul 22;9(7):605. doi: 10.3390/ma9070605

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Conceptual model for AAFA cement hydration. (a) Starting material; (b) initial alkaline attack on the ashes and early N–A–S–H gel formation; (c) gel polymerisation and positioning on the inner and outer surfaces of the exposed fly ash; and (d) mature and heterogeneous AAFA cement paste microstructure (adapted from Fernández and Palomo [7]).