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Thomas Matschei

RWTH Aachen University

Templergraben 55

52056 Aachen, 52056

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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286

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Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

Early-Reactivity of Calcined Clays and its Impact on Fresh Cement Paste Rheology

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 23 Jul 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, RWTH Aachen University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University and University of Burgundy
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calcined clay limestone cement, calcined clay, reactivity, Hydration, rheology, conductivity

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Impact of Particle Size, Clinker Mineralogy and Sulfate Availability on Early Cement Hydration: Observations from Isothermal Heat-Flow Calorimetry

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Feb 2024
Thomas Matschei, Michael Enders and Robert Müller
RWTH Aachen University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Isothermal heat-flow calorimetry, cement hydration, optimum sulfate, clinker mineralogy, clinker fineness

3.

Low-carbon CSA cement from waste materials at industrial scale – engineering properties, hydration mechanisms and microstructural characterizations

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 06 Mar 2026
RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and RWTH Aachen University
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Calcium sulfoaluminate cement, Hydration kinetics, microstructure, Belite, Bredigite

4.

Mixed Hydration and Carbonation of a Model Concrete Wash Water

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Oct 2024
RWTH Aachen University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, CarbonCure Technologies and RWTH Aachen University
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carbonation, Hydration, Concrete Wash Water, Phase assemblage, Microstructure

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Investigation of a Carbonated Scm with Pozzolanic and Hydraulic Reactivity

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Mar 2025
RWTH Aachen University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and RWTH Aachen University
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Carbonated SCM, hydration, microstructure, Reactivity, Pozzolanic reaction

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Combined mechanical and thermal activation of clays -insights on mechanisms influencing early-and late-strength contribution

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 May 2026
RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University and RWTH Aachen University
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thermal activation, mechanical activation, mechano-thermal activation, thermomechanical activation, early reactivity, kaolinite amorphization degree, SLiM test

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Effect of Different Activation Techniques on the Early Strength of Smectite-based Activated Clay Limestone Cement

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 May 2026 Last Revised: 19 May 2026
RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University and RWTH Aachen University
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Smectite, Mechanical Activation, Mechano-Thermal Activation, Early Reactivity, Compressive Strength, Structural Disorder

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Modified Bauxite Residue blended cements – the effects of Na- and Al- rich pozzolans on phase assemblage and pore solution composition

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 24 Mar 2026
Michael Wenzel, Fabien Georget and Thomas Matschei
affiliation not provided to SSRN, RWTH Aachen University and RWTH Aachen University
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hydration study, activated bauxite residue, blended cement, alkali-effect, aluminate rich pozzolans