Gypsum hydration: a theoretical and experimental study
Gypsum hydration: a theoretical and experimental study Calcium sulphate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O or gypsum) is used widely as building material because of its excellent fire resistance, aesthetics, and low price. Hemihydrate occurs in two formations of α and βtype. Among them βhemihydrate is mainly used to produce gypsum plasterboard since the hydration product of the αhemihydrate is too ...