selected publications

• academic article

  • Boosting the performance of low-carbon alkali activated slag with APEG PCEs: a comparison with ordinary Portland cement.  Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials.  12:1347-1359. 2023
  • Phase analysis and hydration behavior of fine and coarse particle fractions contained in a commercial Portland cement.  Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials.  12:415-426. 2022
  • Effectiveness of a calcium silicate hydrate – Polycarboxylate ether (C-S-H–PCE) nanocomposite on early strength development of fly ash cement.  Construction and Building Materials.  169:20-27. 2018
  • Role of pH on the structure, composition and morphology of C-S-H–PCE nanocomposites and their effect on early strength development of Portland cement.  Cement and Concrete Research.  102:90-98. 2017
  • Early Hydration of Portland Cement Admixed with Polycarboxylates Studied Under Terrestric and Microgravity Conditions.  Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology.  14:102-107. 2016
  • Influence of carboxylated styrene–butadiene latex copolymer on Portland cement hydration.  Cement and Concrete Composites.  63:42-50. 2015
  • Early hydration of Portland cement studied under microgravity conditions.  Construction and Building Materials.  93:877-883. 2015
  • Impact of carboxylated styrene–butadiene copolymer on the hydration kinetics of OPC and OPC/CAC/AH: The effect of Ca2+ sequestration from pore solution.  Cement and Concrete Research.  73:184-189. 2015
  • CO2 stability of Portland cement based well cementing systems for use on carbon capture & storage (CCS) wells.  Cement and Concrete Research.  45:45-54. 2013
  • The effect of prehydration on the engineering properties of CEM I Portland cement.  Advances in Cement Research.  25:12-20. 2013
  • Characterization of Polycarboxylate-Ether Based Superplasticizer on Cement Clinker Surfaces.  Journal of the American Ceramic Society.  95:2189-2195. 2012
  • Effectiveness of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizers in Ultra-High Strength Concrete: The Importance of PCE Compatibility with Silica Fume.  Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology.  7:5-12. 2009
  • Study on the interaction between anionic and cationic latex particles and Portland cement.  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects.  330:227-233. 2008
  • Competitive adsorption between superplasticizer and retarder molecules on mineral binder surface.  Cement and Concrete Research.  38:599-605. 2008
  • Hydration and hydration products of two-phase Portland cement clinker doped with Na₂O.  Advances in Cement Research.  19:125-131. 2007