Communications Materials (May 2021)

Fast in-situ X-ray scattering reveals stress sensitivity of gypsum dehydration kinetics

  • Christoph Eckart Schrank,
  • Oliver Gaede,
  • Tomasz Blach,
  • Katherine Carmen Michelle Gioseffi,
  • Stephen Mudie,
  • Nigel Kirby,
  • Klaus Regenauer-Lieb,
  • Andrzej P. Radliński

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00156-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Understanding the dehydration of gypsum is important for fluid-triggered earthquakes, and for its use in the construction industry. Here, x-ray scattering reveals that a small elastic load substantially accelerates dehydration kinetics, and is far more effective than applying heat.