Onset of cohesion in cement paste

It is generally agreed that the cohesion of cement paste occurs through the formation of a network of nanoparticles of a calcium-silicate-hydrate ("C-S-H"). However, the mechanism by which these particles develop this cohesion has not been established. Here we propose a dielectric continuum model which includes all ionic interactions within a dispersion of C-S-H particles. It takes into account all co-ions and counterions explicitly (with pure Coulomb interactions between ions and between ions and the surfaces) and makes no further assumptions concerning their hydration or their interactions with the surface sites. At high surface charge densities, the model shows that the surface charge of C-S-H particles is overcompensated by Ca2+ ions, giving a reversal of the apparent particle charge. Also, at high surface charge densities, the model predicts that the correlations of ions located around neighboring particles causes an attraction between the particle surfaces. This attraction has a range of approximately 3 nm and a magnitude of 1 nN, values that are in good agreement with recent AFM experiments. These predictions are stable with respect to small changes in surface-surface separation, hydrated ion radius, and dielectric constant of the solution. The model also describes the effect of changes in cement composition through the introduction of other ions, either monovalent (Na) or multivalent (aluminum or iron hydroxide).     

Dispersing behavior of recycled rubber particles

The hydrophobic nature of recycled rubber particles presently limits their use only in non-aqueous media. Recycled rubber particles were chemically modified by preparation of amphiphilic semi-interpenetrating polymer networks using poly(acrylic acid) as the hydrophilic polymer. The resulting composite particles are water dispersible and suitable for various aqueous media applications.     

Controlling the cohesion of cement paste

The main source of cohesion in cement paste is the nanoparticles of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), which are formed upon the dissolution of the original tricalcium silicate (C(3)S). The interaction between highly charged C-S-H particles in the presence of divalent calcium counterions is strongly attractive because of ion-ion correlations and a negligible entropic repulsion. Traditional double-layer theory based on the Poisson-Boltzmann equation becomes qualitatively incorrect in these systems. Monte Carlo (MC) simulations in the framework of the primitive model of electrolyte solution is then an alternative, where ion-ion correlations are properly included. In addition to divalent calcium counterions, commercial Portland cement contains a variety of other ions (sodium, potassium, sulfate, etc.). The influence of high concentrations of these ionic additives as well as pH on the stability of the final concrete construction is investigated through MC simulations in a grand canonical ensemble. The results show that calcium ions have a strong physical affinity (in opposition to specific chemical adsorption) to the negatively charged silicate particles of interest (C-S-H, C(3)S). This gives concrete surprisingly robust properties, and the cement cohesion is unaffected by the addition of a large variety of additives provided that the calcium concentration and the C-S-H surface charge are high enough. This general phenomenon is also semiquantitatively reproduced from a simple analytical model. The simulations also predict that the affinity of divalent counterions for a highly and oppositely charged surface sometimes is high enough to cause a "charge reversal" of the apparent surface charge in agreement with electrophoretic measurements on both C(3)S and C-S-H particles.     

废橡胶粉的表面改性及其表征

研究了二氯异氰尿酸钠对废橡胶粉表面的改性,得到的活化改性胶粉可作为复合材料添加剂用于制备新型复合材料.用扫描电镜(SEM )、接触角方法、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对改性胶粉进行表征,并且研究了反应时间、反应温度和改性剂用量因素对改性反应的影响.结果表明,反应的最佳条件为反应时间1.5 h、反应温度40℃、改性剂质量分...     

Modification and characterization of montmorillonite fillers used in composites with vulcanized natural rubber

Parent Ca-montmorillonite (Jelšovy Potok, Slovakia, Ca-JP) and Na-montmorillonite Kunipia-F (Japan, Na-KU) were ion-exchanged with octadecyltrimethylammonium (ODTMA) cations. Characteristics of the samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (IR) and thermogravimetry (TG). Surface areas were measured by sorption of N₂ and ethyleneglycol monoethyl ether. Scanning electron microscopy photographs (SEM) were used to characterize the texture of samples. The XRD patterns show that, upon intercalation, the basal spacing of montmorillonite is expanded and corresponds to the pseudotrimolecular arrangement of organic cations in the interlayers. The IR spectra of organically modified montmorillonite show C-H stretching and bending bands of both CH₃ and CH₂ groups in the 3000–2800 cm⁻¹ and 1500–1400 cm⁻¹ region, respectively. Modification of montmorillonite by organic cations decreased the hydrophilicity of their mineral surface and adsorbed water evaporated at lower temperatures. The SEM photographs reveal a tendency towards lump formation and agglomeration of the ODTMA-montmorillonite particles. The modification introducing organic moiety lead to a substantial decrease in the surface area of both montmorillonites; however, it remained remarkably high, being at the level typical for silica. Completely characterized fillers were used to prepare rubber compositions with enhanced physical properties, as described in Hrachová et al. (2008).     

Tailoring polycarboxylate architecture to improve the rheological properties of cement paste

Abstract

This study elucidates the link between polycarboxylate (PC) architecture (random vs. block) and rheological properties of cement pastes at a low water-cement ratio (W/C?=?0.22) through a systematic investigation on the rheological properties, adsorption properties, solution viscosity and polymer hydrodynamic radius. Adsorption data show that the adsorption amount of the block PC is larger than that of the random PC while the paste flow is the same even though the dosage of the former is smaller, possibly owing to the fact that the adsorbing carboxylic groups are concentrated at one end in the case of the block PC, and the absence of neutral side chains in the adsorbing block effectively reduces the free energy barrier of PC adsorption. Results on the polymer hydrodynamic radius from dynamic light scattering (DLS) illustrate that the hydrodynamic radius of the block PC is smaller than that of the random PC, and in consistence with the DLS results, the solution of the block PC is also found to have a lower viscosity at the same polymer weight concentration. It is worth-noting that the apparent viscosity of the cement paste has a close relation with the viscosity of PC remaining in solution. The dual effects of a larger adsorption amount and a smaller hydrodynamic radius of the block PC effectively reduce the viscosity of PC remaining in solution, and hence effective reduce the apparent viscosity of cement pastes. It is believed that this study allows for a better understanding of the influences of polycarboxylate architecture on rheological properties of cementitious materials.     

轮胎橡胶多组分分析方法的研究

轮胎橡胶物证是涉车案件中常见物证,对于相关案件的侦破具有重要的物证价值。本文根据轮胎橡胶组分体系的特点,设计了以大型仪器为主线的多组分分析方案。所选用的仪器设备及方法有:裂解气相色谱仪(Py-GC)、裂解气相色谱与质谱联用仪(Py-GCMS)、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、热重分析仪(TGA)、原子吸收分光光度计(AAS)、化学法;实验中,测试了轮胎橡胶的胶型、配合剂定性(防老剂定性、促进剂定性、其他助剂定性)、玻璃化温度,焓值,高聚物含量、配合剂含量、炭黑含量、无机填料(盐酸不溶物、氧化锌含量、二氧化硅含量)、硫含量等十三个测试项目;并将已知配方的硫化胶理论值与测试样品结果比对分析。分析结果表明:建立的系列方法的测试结果准确、可靠,可以为轮胎橡胶的分析鉴别提供技术支持。     

EB-promoted recycling of waste tire rubber with polyolefins

Despite the fact that more and more methods and solutions are used in the recycling of polymers, there are still some problems, especially in the recycling of cross-linked materials such as rubber. Usually the biggest problem is the lack of compatibility between the cross-linked rubber and the thermoplastic matrix. In this study we applied ground tire rubber (GTR) as recycled material. The GTR was embedded into polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (PE/EVA) matrices. In order to increase the compatibility of the components electron beam (EB) irradiation was applied. The results showed that the irradiation has a beneficial effect on the polymer–GTR interfacial connection. The EB treatment increased not only the tensile strength but also the elongation at break. The irradiation had also positive effect on the impact strength properties.     

Utilization of waste tire rubber in hybrid plywood composite panel

The aim of this work was to use waste tire rubber (WTR) in the middle layer of hybrid plywood materials. The effects of four variable parameters, namely, WTR contents (430 and 720 g), resin contents (120 and 160 g/m²), hot pressing (single‐stage and two‐stage), and arrangements of veneer layers on the mechanical, physical, and acoustical properties, were studied. Beech (Fagus orientalis) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) veneers having 1.8‐mm thickness were used in the production of hybrid plywood panels. Rubber layers of 3‐ and 5‐mm thickness were used in the middle layer of plywood samples. To produce plywood panels, single‐stage and two‐stage hot‐pressing processes were used. Bonding of wood layers was performed using 120 and 160 g/m² urea‐formaldehyde resins, and to form the rubber layers and bond them to wood layers, methylene diisocyanate resin (150 g/m²) was used. Overall trend showed that with the increase in rubber content, the physical properties (water absorption, thickness swelling, and sound absorption) of the manufactured panels were improved, while the mechanical properties (modulus of rapture, modulus of elasticity, and impact strength) of the panels were reduced. Both physical and mechanical performances of plywood panels were improved with increase in resin content. An increase in the WTR content in plywood improved the composite's acoustical property. The production process of the wood/rubber plywood did not significantly affect their properties. The order of improvement in the physical properties of the panels is rubber content > resin content > arrangement of layers > pressing process. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

废轮胎和天然橡胶在超临界甲苯中的解聚研究

在300 ℃～360 ℃、3.7 Mpa～7.0 Mpa、反应20 min～90 min、投料比(甲苯与废轮胎或天然橡胶的质量比)5.0～10.0下,分别研究了废轮胎和天然橡胶在超临界甲苯中的解聚,着重考察了解聚率与反应条件的关系、以及解聚产物分布.在临界点附近,解聚率随温度、压力升高而增加;高于临界压力后,压力对解聚率的影响减弱.解聚产物主要为液相物和固相物,液相产物用色质联谱(GC/MS)分析表明,以芳香烃和烯烃类为主,且分子量大多小于300;固相产物经分析以碳黑为主.废轮胎和天然橡胶的解聚产物大部分是相似的,天然橡胶可以完全解聚,在同样条件下废轮胎解聚率低于天然橡胶.超临界甲苯在反应中对实验样品不仅起到溶胀和溶解作用,同时也参与了解聚反应.研究结果为选择解聚介质和操作参数提供了依据.     

Recycling ground tire rubber (GTR) scraps as high‐impact filler of in situ produced polyketone matrix

A sustainable procedure for recycling powdered rubber coming from scrap tires (ground tire rubber [GTR]) is proposed as based on the dispersion in polyketone (PK) matrix, obtained in situ by CO/ethylene copolymerization. Three types of catalysts are used operative in solvents of different polarities. The catalyst productivity and the hybrids morphology are evaluated and optimized to final composites features. The obtained products are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and solvent extractions in order to investigate the occurrence and the extent of interactions between PK macromolecular chains and the GTR components; and their effects on the final properties were tested by differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and rheological measurements. For comparison purpose, a composite with GTR included into the matrix through blending is prepared. The results evidenced the key role exerted by the catalyst that, when operative in apolar solvent (able to swell the rubber phase), provides composites with good interfacial adhesion and breaking up of the particles with beneficial effects on final properties particularly thermal features and processability. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Micropore size analysis in hydrated cement paste by NMR

We present a time evolution of ¹H spin-lattice relaxation rates in the laboratory (1/T₁) and in the rotating (1/T_1ρ) frame of a synthetic cement paste. The typical results found for both rates allow us to follow the main hydration stages of the cement paste and the refinement of its microporosity. In particular the texturation of the porosity and the structuration of the surface of the material are evidenced on two model cement pastes. An interpretation in terms of fractal size distribution is considered as well as the effect of the curing temperature.     

Chlorination and characterization of natural rubber and its adhesion to nitrile rubber

Chlorinated natural rubber (CNR) vulcanized sheets were prepared by immersing the NR sheets in sodium hypochlorite solution for various chlorination times ranging from 0 to 30 min. The degree of chlorination as indicated by X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy (XANES) implied that the chlorine content increases with the chlorination time from 0 to 10 min then levels off. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) showed an evolution of the surface roughness and stiffness. These two properties increased gradually with chlorination time. The bond strength between CNR and nitrile rubber (NBR) also increased gradually. The data showed cohesive failure beginning at 1 min and extending throughout the 30 min of the study. The maximum peel strength was found at 1 min of chlorination time and decreased afterwards. The decrease in peel strength was caused by the increase in surface stiffness of NR that acted as weak boundary layer. The surface stiffness governed the peel strength between NR and NBR.     

Fabrication and characterization of gamma-irradiated recycled (thermoplastic/elastomer) matrix filled with feldspar composites

A composite of waste polyethylene, recycled waste rubber powder and reactive compatibilizing agent maleic anhydride, 60/40/2 mass%, was loaded with increasing contents, up to 20 mass%, of the reinforcing filler, feldspar [K (Al SiO₃O₈)]. The composites were gamma-irradiated at various doses up to 150 kGy. Selected physical, mechanical, and thermal parameters were investigated as functions of radiation dose and filler content. Gamma irradiation led to a significant improvement in the properties for all composites irradiated with 150 kGy. Similarly, the increase in feldspar content provided substantial improvement in properties as a result of development in the interfacial adhesion between the filler particles and composite components. The results were confirmed by examining the fracture surfaces using scanning electron microscopic techniques.     

Determination of optimum De-Link R concentration in a recycled rubber compound

This study attempts to determine the most desirable quantity of De-Link R suitable for recycling the rubber powder generated in large quantities as a waste product of manufacturing rubber balls and artificial eggs. Attempts were also made to assess the extent to which the devulcanization system scissions the crosslinks in the rubber vulcanizate by means of solubility test. Monsanto moving die rheometer (MDR 2000) was used to determine the rheological properties and cure characteristics of the recycled compound (DE-VULC). The tensile properties of the vulcanizates were correlated with the results from MDR 2000. The behaviour pattern of torque maximum, torque difference, cure time and tensile properties indicated that 6 phr is the optimum concentration of De-Link R. The resulting DE-VULC is not fully devulcanized as it dissolves only to a limited extent in a suitable solvent.     

Phase transformation on heating of an aged cement paste

The standard cement paste (C-43-St) was studied previously by static heating, SH, immediately after 1 month hydration at w/c = 0.4 [J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 69 (2002) 187]. This paste after 5-year ageing (unprotected from contact with air) was subject to thermal analysis in air and in argon (DTA, DTG and TG), to XRD at various temperatures, T, in a high temperature chamber, to mass spectroscopy (MS) and to IR spectroscopy. The aim of this study was to compare the results of SH (fresh paste) and of TG (the aged one), to verify the assumptions made on SH interpretation and to check the change in hydration products with ageing as measured by phase transformation on heating (ΔM versus the final mass). The sorbed water (EV), escaping at 110 °C from the fresh paste, was bound on ageing with a higher energy and escaped at higher temperatures. The joint water content of hydrates and of C-S-H gel increased on ageing by 1–2% in the dense paste C-43-St and did not change in the less compact one C-43-I. C-S-H gel transformed on heating above 600 °C into C₂S and C₃S. Portlandite content did not change on ageing. In the air atmosphere it became partly carbonated, which was accompanied by an increase in mass between 500 and 600 °C. Carbon dioxide and/or carbonate ions to form carbonates, were sorbed during ageing and were present in the aged paste in some form undetectable by XRD (amorphous or crypto-crystalline). Sensitivity to carbonation ΔM(700–800 °C) increased highly with ageing.     

Dehydration kinetics of Portland cement paste at high temperature

Portland cement paste is a multiphase compound mainly consisting of calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH) gel, calcium hydroxide (CH) crystal, and unhydrated cement core. When cement paste is exposed to high temperature, the dehydration of cement paste leads to not only the decline in strength, but also the increased pore pressure in the paste. In this article, the dehydration kinetic was characterized in term of the combination of kinetics of CSH and CH. The dehydration kinetics data of cement paste at different heating rates was collected by thermogravimetry. The influence of temperature on the reaction rate is analyzed by Arrhenius equation. The Arrhenius parameters of CSH and CH, activation energy, and pre-exponential factor are determined by isoconversional method. The calculated kinetics parameters were validated by further experimental data finally.     

Conditioning of industrial waste in cement matrix

Results are presented of a series of experimental tests performed to determine the influence of matrix characteristics on the leaching mechanism of copper aluminium oxychloride immobilized into cement matrices. The objective of this research was to investigate the leaching mechanism of copper as a constituent of copper aluminium oxychloride (CAOX).     

Quantitative analysis of phase transition of heated Portland cement paste

This paper studies Portland cement paste heated up to different temperatures ranging from 105 to 1,000 °C by X-ray diffraction. The heated cement paste samples are kept isothermal in furnace for 6 h and cooled down to 100 °C. Then the samples are picked out and grinded into fine powders. 10 % Corundum is blended with cement paste powders as an internal standard. Quantitative phase analysis of cement paste samples is performed by Rietveld method. With the addition of a crystalline standard, the mass fractions of all crystalline phases as well as amorphous calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) are determined. The Rietveld analysis results are compared with independent measurements of the same material by thermal analysis (TG/DSC). The phase transition of Portland cement paste is discussed. An empirical relationship between the dehydration degree of C–S–H and the crystallization degree of C–S–H is derived.