文摘
Flash-calcination of gypsum by a new patented process produces a particular type of plaster. This particular plaster has been characterized and compared to a classical β-plaster. It appears as a stable mixture of hemihydrate and of γ-anhydrite. Because of its composition, this new plaster presents several stable states depending on the storage conditions. A study of its reactivity followed by XRD and thermal analyses has been realized. It reveals that even after several months of exposition under moist atmosphere, γ-anhydrite is still present in the sample. A model of composite particle of plaster is proposed for explaining this unusual behavior.