Table 1 Physical and Chemical properties of LSP.

From: Laterite soil powder as cementing material for the production of high-performance mortar

Items

OPC31

LSP

Chemical Compositions

Al2O3

4.79

18.28

Fe2O3

3.05

15.48

CaO

65.42

2.36

SiO2

23.82

50.54

MgO

1.51

1.52

Na2O

0.54

0.24

K2O

0.9

0.6

S + A + F*

31.66

84.3

Physical properties

Surface area (m2/g)

340

506.8

Specific gravity (g/cm3)

3.15

2.56

Pore size (Å)

8.13

8.84

Pore volume (cc/g)

0.0789

0.0759

  1. *Summation of SiO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O3.