Abstract

Portland nano cement has been made by sol-gel method. This will be aimed as a binder between zeolite aggregates on preparation of nano porous membrane for water filtration purpose, which normally portland cement should be not used because of inhomogeneity of powder dimension[l]. Synthesis of Portland nano cement began by mixing poly-ethileneglicol (PEG) and distilled water for 10 minutes, then added calcium acetate as precursor and stirred for 10 minutes, and then added also other precursors material such as; Ah03, Fe203 and Si02 with a particular composition, stirred and heated for 30 minutes until gel was formed. The resulting gel then calcined at 1000 °C in a crucible furnace for 1 hour. Solid gel was formed which was then ground into nano powder: Analysis of X-Ray Diffraction (X-RD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and compressive test has been conducted to analyze the phase and degree of crystallization, to determine the morphology and particle and mechanical properties of Portland nano cement.

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