The Effect of Sodium Gluconate on Pastes’ Performance and Hydration Behavior of Ordinary Portland Cement

Table 1

Chemical composition of OPC (wt.%).

SiO2	CaO	Al2O3	Fe2O3	MgO	f-CaO	SO3	K2O	Na2O	Loss
21.02	61.41	4.80	3.68	1.03	0.97	2.02	0.60	0.02	3.78

Loss on ignition of cement.