All Stories

  1. Construction and Demolition Waste Management: A Systematic Scoping Review of Risks to Occupational and Public Health

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainability, June 2022, Frontiers

    Leon Black

  2. From composition to the microstructure and durability of limestone ternary blended cements: A systematic review

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, May 2022, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  3. Microstructure and phase assemblage of low-clinker cements during the early stages of carbonation

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, February 2022, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  4. Reuse of UK alum water treatment sludge in cement-based materials

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, March 2021, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  5. The use of oil-based mud cuttings as an alternative raw material to produce high sulfate-resistant oil well cement

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, October 2020, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  6. Editorial

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, April 2020, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  7. Oil-based mud cutting as an additional raw material in clinker production

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2020, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  8. Expansion of CEM I and slag-blended cement mortars exposed to combined chloride-sulphate environments

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, September 2019, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  9. Editorial: Selected papers from the 36th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, Cardiff University, September 2016

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, September 2018, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  10. Relationship between cement composition and the freeze–thaw resistance of concretes

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, September 2018, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  11. Impact of microstructure on the performance of composite cements: Why higher total porosity can result in higher strength

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, July 2018, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  12. Slag composite cements perform better when cured for longer periods

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, February 2018, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black, Dr. Okiemute Roland Ogirigbo

  13. The effect of improper curing on properties that may affect concrete durability

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, November 2017, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  14. Performance of plain and slag-blended cements and mortars exposed to combined chloride–sulfate solution

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, October 2017, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  15. How does changing the composition of clink-slag-limestone cements affect their performance?

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, October 2017, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  16. Chloride binding and diffusion in slag blends: Influence of slag composition and temperature

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, September 2017, Elsevier

    Leon Black, Dr. Okiemute Roland Ogirigbo

  17. Thermal stability of C-S-H phases and applicability of Richardson and Groves' and Richardson C-(A)-S-H(I) models to synthetic C-S-H

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, March 2017, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  18. Influence of slag composition and temperature on the hydration and microstructure of slag blended cements

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, November 2016, Elsevier

    Leon Black, Dr. Okiemute Roland Ogirigbo

  19. Effect of synthesis parameters on the performance of alkali-activated non-conformant EN 450 pulverised fuel ash

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, September 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Jamal Khatib, Leon Black

  20. The impact of alumina availability on sulfate resistance of slag composite cements

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, August 2016, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  21. Would a carbon tax encourage the use of green concrete?

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, June 2016, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  22. Editorial: multifunctional cements and concretes

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, April 2016, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  23. Editorial

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, January 2016, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  24. Composition, silicate anion structure and morphology of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) synthesised by silica-lime reaction and by controlled hydration of tricalcium silicate (C3S)

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  25. What do we know about how sulphates attack concrete?

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, October 2015, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  26. Current knowledge of external sulfate attack

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, October 2015, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  27. Waste incinerator residue treatment: variability implications

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management, August 2015, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  28. Impact of water vapour and carbon dioxide on surface composition of C3A polymorphs studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, July 2015, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  29. The role of the alumina content of slag, plus the presence of additional sulfate on the hydration and microstructure of Portland cement-slag blends

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  30. Editorial

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, October 2014, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  31. Masonry units bound with waste vegetable oil – Chemical analysis and evaluation of engineering properties

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, August 2014, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  32. Supercritical Carbonation of Lightweight Aggregate Containing Mortar: Thermal Behavior

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, March 2014, Trans Tech Publications

    Leon Black

  33. The interaction between Portland cement phases and moisture in the air

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, February 2014, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  34. Influence of water vapour and carbon dioxide on free lime during storage at 80°C, studied by Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, July 2013, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  35. Non-Conventional Cementitious Binders

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  36. Portland cement ages on exposure to air.

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, February 2013, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  37. Editorial

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, February 2013, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  38. Editorial

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, December 2012, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  39. Corrigendum

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  40. Erratum

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  41. Embodied carbon dioxide in concrete: Variation with common mix design parameters

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2012, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  42. Alkali activated solidification/stabilisation of air pollution control residue using co-fired PFA: mineralogical characterisation

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  43. Alkali activated solidification/stabilisation of air pollution control residues and co-fired pulverised fuel ash

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, October 2011, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  44. Characterisation of cement hydrate phases by TEM, NMR and Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Advances in Cement Research, October 2010, ICE Publishing

    Leon Black

  45. Current themes in cement research

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  46. Interaction of water vapour with anhydrous cement minerals

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  47. Structure, bonding and morphology of hydrothermally synthesised xonotlite

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  48. Cell Dimensions and Composition of Nanocrystalline Calcium Silicate Hydrate Solid Solutions. Part 1: Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Diffraction

    Article • Journal of the American Ceramic Society, September 2008, Wiley

    Leon Black

  49. Surface carbonation of synthetic C-S-H samples: A comparison between fresh and aged C-S-H using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2008, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  50. SEM–SCA: combined SEM – Raman spectrometer for analysis of OPC clinker

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  51. Hydrophobic coagulation and aggregation of hematite particles with sodium dodecylsulfate

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, May 2007, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  52. Structural Features of C?S?H(I) and Its Carbonation in Air?A Raman Spectroscopic Study. Part I: Fresh Phases

    Article • Journal of the American Ceramic Society, March 2007, Wiley

    Leon Black

  53. Structural Features of C?S?H(I) and Its Carbonation in Air?A Raman Spectroscopic Study. Part II: Carbonated Phases

    Article • Journal of the American Ceramic Society, March 2007, Wiley

    Leon Black

  54. In situRaman analysis of hydrating C3A and C4AF pastes in presence and absence of sulphate

    Article • Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics, August 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  55. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic investigation of nanocrystalline calcium silicate hydrates synthesised by reactive milling

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2006, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  56. Hydration of tricalcium aluminate (C3A) in the presence and absence of gypsum—studied by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Leon Black

  57. Incorporation of zinc into calcium silicate hydrates, Part I: formation of C-S-H(I) with C/S=2/3 and its isochemical counterpart gyrolite

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, September 2005, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  58. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of aluminium-substituted tobermorite

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, January 2005, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  59. Preparation of Nanostructured Materials by HeterocoagulationInteraction of Montmorillonite with Synthetic Hematite Particles

    Article • Langmuir, October 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Leon Black

  60. ToF–SIMS depth profiling analysis of the uptake of Ba2+ and Co2+ ions by natural kaolinite clay

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, September 2004, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  61. X-ray photoelectron study of oxygen bonding in crystalline C?S?H phases

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Leon Black

  62. Erratum to “Characterisation of crystalline C-S-H phases by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)” [Cem. Concr. Res. 33 (6) (2003) 899–911]

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, November 2003, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  63. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the cement clinker phases tricalcium silicate and β-dicalcium silicate

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, October 2003, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  64. Characterisation of crystalline C-S-H phases by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2003, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  65. Photoelectron spectroscopy study of U–Ni alloys: a comparison of thin films and bulk systems

    Article • Surface Science, April 2002, Elsevier

    Leon Black, Ladislav Havela

  66. Synthesis and electronic properties of Th–N films

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, April 2002, Elsevier

    Leon Black, Ladislav Havela

  67. Preparation and photoelectron spectroscopy study of UNx thin films

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, February 2001, Elsevier

    Leon Black, Ladislav Havela

  68. Surface spectroscopic studies of Cs+, and Ba2+sorption on chlorite-illite mixed clay

    Article • Radiochimica Acta, September 2000, De Gruyter

    Leon Black

  69. Role of organic acids in lead patination

    Article • British Corrosion Journal, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  70. Nature of lead patination

    Article • British Corrosion Journal, March 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Leon Black

  71. TOF-SIMS study of Cs + sorption on natural kaolinite

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 1999, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  72. Quantification of Raman Spectra for the Primary Atmospheric Corrosion Products of Lead

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, September 1995, SAGE Publications

    Leon Black

  73. Raman spectroscopy of cementitious materials

    Article • Royal Society of Chemistry

    Leon Black