Dissolution theory applied to the induction period in alite hydration

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A physico-chemical basis for novel cementitious binders (2011, background): “Recent work [20] suggests that (mineral) dissolution rates can change by more than an order of magnitude on passing from simple “step retreat” at low undersaturations to generalized pit (”vacancy island”) nucleation at high undersaturations.”
Modeling and simulation of cement hydration kinetics and microstructure development (2011, methodology): “More recently, HydratiCA simulations were performed using a newer “slow dissolution step” hypothesis, which assumes that no layer forms on the C3S surface, but that active dissolution sites at surface defects are deactivated as the driving force for dissolution is reduced [89–91].”
Very early-age reaction kinetics and microstructural development in alkali-activated slag (2015, background): “Temperature is another factor in hydration which may act as an accelerator during the hydration process [9,10,21,28,29].”
Ion-specific effects influencing the dissolution of tricalcium silicate (2014, background): “This point could be a factor influencing the duration of the so-called dormant period; a phenomenon not fully explained and still debated [8,62,63].”