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Polyelectrolyte Effects on the Rheological Properties of Concentrated Cement Suspensions
Author(s) -
Lewis Jennifer A.,
Matsuyama Hiro,
Kirby Glen,
Morissette Sherry,
Young J. Francis
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01489.x
Subject(s) - superplasticizer , polyelectrolyte , rheology , zeta potential , chemical engineering , cement , materials science , adsorption , portland cement , flocculation , shear thinning , composite material , chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , engineering
Polyelectrolyte species, known as superplasticizers, dramatically affect the rheological properties of dense cement suspensions. We have studied the influence of sulfonated naphthalene formaldehyde condensate (SNF) and carboxylated acrylic ester (CAE) grafted copolymers of varying molecular architecture on the surface (e.g., adsorption behavior and zeta potential) and rheological properties of concentrated cement suspensions of white portland cement and two model compounds, β‐Ca 2 SiO 4 and γ‐Ca 2 SiO 4 . The adsorption of SNF species was strongly dependent on cement chemistry, whereas CAE species exhibited little sensitivity. The respective critical concentrations (Φ*) in suspension required to promote the transition from strongly shear thinning to Newtonian flow (flocculated → stable) behavior were determined from stress viscometry and yield stress measurements. Theoretical analysis of interparticle interactions suggested that only colloidal particles in the size range of ≤1 μm are fully stabilized by adsorbed polyelectrolyte species. Our observations provide guidelines for tailoring the molecular architecture and functionality of superplasticizers for optimal performance.