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PUBLICATIONS

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hanaa Ghorab has been actively involved in academic scientific research and development in the field of chemistry of cement and concrete materials and soil. She has taken over the position of Vice Dean for Environment at the Faculty of Science, Helwan University.

Gypsum

1. H. Y. Ghorab, M. Wassef and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gypsum. Part 1: The Effect of Lime and Temperature in Different Media, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, (1984) 34A, p.464-467.

2. H. Y. Ghorab and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gypsum, II: The Effect of Sodium Hydroxide Under Various Conditions. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, (1985) 35A, p.36-40.

C3A/C4AF/gypsum/lime/alkali hydroxide/alkali sulfate

1) Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gypsum. The Effect of Lime and Temperature in Different Media

3. H. Y. Ghorab and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: Effect of Gypsum Additions on the Hydration of Tricalcium Aluminate at 30oC. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, (1986), 29, pp.265-273.

1) Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gypsum. The Effect of Lime and Temperature in Different Media

4. H.Y.Ghorab, A. Anter, M.A. Nour El Din: The Hydration of Tricalcium Aluminate Systems in Water and Sodium Sulfate Solution: A Comparative Study. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.46, No 3, pp.409-419 (2003).

5. H.Y.Ghorab, A.Anter, S.Thalem, M.Nour El Din: The C3A-Gypsum System in Alkali Sulfate Solutions. CERAMIC SILIKATY (2010), 54(1), pp. 53-59.

6. H. Y. Ghorab, A. Anter and M. A. Nour Eldine: The Hydration of C3A Systems in Water and Sodium Sulfate Solution: A Comparative Study. The 4th Beijing International Symposium on Cement and Concrete, China, (1998), Vol. 1, pp.269-274.

1) Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gypsum. The Effect of Lime and Temperature in Different Media

7. H.Y. Ghorab and A. Anter: The Hydration of C3A Systems in Sodium Chloride Solution. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry (2009)

1) Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gypsum. The Effect of Lime and Temperature in Different Media

8. H. Y. Ghorab and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: The Role of Sodium Hydroxide in the System C3A-CaSO4-H2O at 30oC, Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, Boston, USA,(1987), Vol.85., pp.255-260

9.    H. Y. Ghorab, S. T. Ahmed and H. M. Ahmed: The Alkali-Cement System. Advances in Cement Research, (1991/1992), Vo.4 No 1, pp.39-46

10. H. Y. Ghorab and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: A New Approach to the Hydration Reaction of Tricalcium Aluminate with Gypsum at 30oC, Part 1: Effect of Lime, Zement Kalk Gips, (1985), 38, pp.267-270.

11. H. Y. Ghorab and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: A New Approach to the hydration Reaction of Tricalcium Aluminate with Gypsum at 30oC. Part 2: Effect of Alkali in Presence of Lime, Zement Kalk Gips, (1985), 6, pp.332-334.

12. H. Y. Ghorab, S. H. Abou El Fetouh and H. M. Ahmed: New Aspect for the Hydration Reaction of Tricalcium Aluminate in Presence of Alite. Zement Kalk Gips. (1988), No 12, p.624-627

13. H. Y. Ghorab and H. M. Ahmed: The Liquid-Solid Interaction in Pure System of Portland Cement, Part 1: The Alite-Gypsum-Water System, Zement Kalk Gips, (1989), No 11, p.581-583.

14. H. Y. Ghorab and H. M. Ahmed: The Liquid-Solid Interaction in Pure System of Portland Cement, Part 2: The Effect of Alite on the Hydration Reaction of C3A with Gypsum, also in the Presence of Lime. Zement Kalk Gips, (1990), Vol.1, p.34-37.

15. H. Y. Ghorab, S. H. Abou El Fetouh and H. M. Ahmed: On the Solubility of Some Silicates, Silicates Industrial ASBL (1990), 11-12. pp.313-316.

16. H. Y. Ghorab, S. H. Abou El Fetouh and L. S. Marusin: Effect of Lime and Alkali on the Hydration Reaction of C3A in Presence of Gypsum. 7th International Conference on Cement Microscopy in Texas, USA, (1985), pp. 232-241

17. H. Y. Ghorab: Sulfate Balance in Pure Ordinary Portland Cement Systems. Ton Industrie Zeitung, (1991), 116 No10, pp.401-403.

18.a H.Y.Ghorab: The Hydration of C3A in the Presence of Gypsum. Part 1: The Reaction in Water.. Cement International (2006), Vol. 4, pp. 88-91

18.b  H.Y.Ghorab: The Hydration of C3A in the Presence of Gypsum. Part 2: The Reaction in Alkali Sulfate and Alkali Hydroxide.. not published (2006),

19.  H. Y. Ghorab: Different Aspects for the Hydration of C3A at Room Temperature. 11th International Congress on the Cement Chemistry. Durban, South Africa, (2003).

20.  H. Y. Ghorab and A. A. Abdel Malak: The Hydration Reactions of the Tetracalcium Aluminoferrite in Systems Containing Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate., 13th International Conference on Building Materials (IBAUSIL), Weimar, Germany (1997), Vol.1, pp.10211-10222.

21. H. Y. Ghorab, A. A. Abdel Malak: The Ettringite Formation in the C4AF-Gypsum-Water-System. The 2nd International Symposium on Non-Traditional Cement &Concrete (NTCC). Brno, Czech Republic, (2005), pp.269-276.

Ettringite

22. H. Y. Ghorab, D. Heinz, U. Ludwig, T. Meskendahl und A. Wolter: On the Stability of the Calcium Aluminate Sulfate Hydrates in Pure System and in Cement. 7th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Cement. Paris, France, (1980), Vol. IV, pp. 496-503.

23. H. Y. Ghorab und U. Ludwig: Modellversuche zur Klärung von Schadenursachen an warmbehandelten Betonfertigteilen, Teil I: Zur Stabilitat von Monophasen und Ettringiten, , Ton Industrie Zeitung (1981), 9

24. H. Y. Ghorab and E. A. Kishar: Studies on the Stability of the Calcium Sulfoaluminate Hydrate. Part 1: Effect of Temperature on the Stability of Ettringite in Pure Water. Cement and Concrete Research, (1985), Vol.15, pp.93-99.

25. H. Y. Ghorab and E. A. Kishar: The Stability of the Calcium Sulfoaluminate Hydrates in Aqueous Solution, 8th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, (1986), Vol.5, pp.104-109.

26. H. Y. Ghorab: Review on the Ettringite-Monophases Relationships in Pure Ordinary Portland Cement Systems, ACI Spring Convention Concrete and the Environment, Seattle, USA (1997). pp.65-79

27. H. Y. Ghorab, E. A. Kishar and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: Studies on the Stability of the Calcium Sulfoaluminate Hydrates, Part 2: Effect of Alite, Lime and Monocarboaluminate Hydrate. Cement and Concrete Research (1998), Vol. 28, No 1, pp.53-61.

28. H.Y. Ghorab, E. A. Kishar and S. H. Abou El Fetouh: Studies on the Stability of the Calcium Sulfoaluminate Hydrates, Part 3: The Monophases. Cement and Concrete Research (1998), Vol. 28, No 5, p.763-771.

29. H. Y. Ghorab: An Academic View on the Late Sulfate-Ettringite Formation, 14th International Conference on Building Materials (IBAUSIL). Weimar, Germany, (2000), Vol. 1, pp. 10829-10839

30. H.Y.Ghorab: On the Chemistry of the Delayed Ettringite Formation,  RILEM TC 186-ISA, Lausanne Switzerland, (2002), pp.65-71

31. H. Y. Ghorab: The Stability of the Calcium Sulfoaluminate Hydrates. The 5th International Symposium on Cement and Concrete., Shanghai, P.R. China, (2002), Vol.1, pp.209-215

32.H. Y. Ghorab: Causes of the Delayed Ettringite Formation. International Symposium Non Traditional Cement & Concrete (NTCC), Brno, Czech Republic (2002), pp.472-480.

33. H.Y. Ghorab, A. M. Zayed, M. R. Mabrouk and A.S. Mohamed: The Ettringite Formation in Sulfate-Deficient Media. Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and applications ISSN 1110-0451. Vol 39, No 3 , 2006pp.142-149

34. H. Y. Ghorab, A. M. Zayed, A. S. Mohamed, Y. Abdel Tawab, M. R. Mabrouk and H.E.H. Ahmed: Factors Affecting the Sulfate Expansion in Cement Systems. 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC). Montreal, Canada. (2007), TH4-12.4.

35. H. Y. Ghorab, A. M. Zayed, A. S. Mohamed, M. R. Mabrouk: The Formation of the Ettringite from Sulfate Solutions. 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC). Montreal, Canada. (2007), W4-09.3

Ettringite

36. H. Y. Ghorab: The Mechanism of Attack of the Concrete by Aggressive Environments. Ägyptisch-Deutsch Seminar:  Ø£Ø«Ø± أملاح المياه الأرضية على المنشآت الخرسانية   Grundwassersalzung und Bausicherheit, Goethe Institute Cairo, (1984), pp. 15-24.

37. H. Y. Ghorab, M. S. Hilal and E. A. Kishar: Effect of Mixing and Curing Waters on the Behavior of Cement Pastes and Concrete, Part 1: Microstructure of Cement Pastes and Concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, (1989), 19, p.868-878

38. H. Y. Ghorab, M. S. Hilal and A. Anter: Effect of Mixing and Curing Waters on the Behavior of Cement Pastes and Concrete, Part 2: Properties of Cement Pastes and Concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, (1990) 20, pp.60-72.

39. H. Y. Ghorab: Various Aspects on the Deterioration of Buildings. The 3rd Arab International Conference on Material Science, Alexandria University, (1992), Vol.2, pp.121-131

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