In collaboration with the the Lightwave Technology Laboratory at Missouri S&T, we have been developing an in-situ Raman probe that can be inserted into the target object (e.g., concrete and solutions) for continuous monitoring of chemical changes. Recently, we successfully employed this tool in the monitoring of the hydration of alite and belite in cement clinker. Any interested please download, read, and cite the paper below:
Zhang, B., Liao, W., Ma, H., and Huang, J. (2023). In situ monitoring of the hydration of calcium silicate minerals in cement with a remote fiber-optic Raman probe. Cement and Concrete Composites, 142, 105214. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2023.105214
