1- New aspect for the hydration reaction of tricalcium aluminate in presence of alite. (Zement – Kalk – Gips, Nr – 12/1988 p. 624-27). H. Y. Ghorab, S.H. Abou El-Fetouh and H.M. Ahmed. Cement Chemistry Laboratory, Cairo, Egypt.

When water is added to cement, the following series of reactions occur: The tricalcium aluminate reacts with the gypsum in the presence of water to ... The tricalcium silicate (alite) is hydrated to produce calcium silicate hydrates, lime and heat:.