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  1. Modelling the sensitivity of fresh state performance to the mix design of conventional and self-compacting concretes

    Article • Materiales de Construcción, August 2026, Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

    Leon Black

  2. Utilisation of Recycled Concrete Powder to Activate Calcined Clay in LC3 Systems

    Article • January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Leon Black

  3. Mechanical and Durability Performance of Concrete Containing Calcined Excavated London Clay

    Article • December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Leon Black

  4. 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

  5. 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

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

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, February 2022, Elsevier

    Leon Black

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

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, March 2021, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  8. 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

  9. Editorial

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

    Leon Black

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

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2020, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  11. 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

  12. 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

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

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

    Leon Black

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

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

    Leon Black

  17. 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

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

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, October 2017, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

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

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, August 2016, Elsevier

    Leon Black

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

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

    Leon Black

  25. Editorial: multifunctional cements and concretes

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

    Leon Black

  26. Editorial

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

    Leon Black

  27. 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

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

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

    Leon Black

  29. Current knowledge of external sulfate attack

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

    Leon Black

  30. Waste incinerator residue treatment: variability implications

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

    Leon Black

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. Editorial

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

    Leon Black

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

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, August 2014, Elsevier

    Leon Black

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

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

    Leon Black

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

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

    Leon Black

  37. 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

  38. Non-Conventional Cementitious Binders

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

    Leon Black, Professor Christopher Robert Cheeseman

  39. Portland cement ages on exposure to air.

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

    Leon Black

  40. Editorial

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

    Leon Black

  41. Editorial

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

    Leon Black

  42. Corrigendum

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

    Leon Black

  43. Erratum

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

    Leon Black

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

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2012, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  45. 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

  46. 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

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

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

    Leon Black

  48. Current themes in cement research

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

    Leon Black

  49. Interaction of water vapour with anhydrous cement minerals

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

    Leon Black

  50. Structure, bonding and morphology of hydrothermally synthesised xonotlite

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

    Leon Black

  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

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

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

    Leon Black

  55. 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

  56. 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

  57. 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

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

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2006, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  59. 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

  60. 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

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

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, January 2005, Elsevier

    Leon Black

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

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

    Leon Black

  63. 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

  64. 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

  65. 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

  66. 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

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

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, June 2003, Elsevier

    Leon Black

  68. 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

  69. Synthesis and electronic properties of Th–N films

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

    Leon Black, Ladislav Havela

  70. Preparation and photoelectron spectroscopy study of UNx thin films

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

    Leon Black, Ladislav Havela

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

    Article • Radiochimica Acta, September 2000, De Gruyter

    Leon Black

  72. Role of organic acids in lead patination

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

    Leon Black

  73. Nature of lead patination

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

    Leon Black

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

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

    Leon Black

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

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, September 1995, SAGE Publications

    Leon Black

  76. Raman spectroscopy of cementitious materials

    Article • Royal Society of Chemistry

    Leon Black