China Plastics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 29-33.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2021.02.005

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Properties and Microstructure of PS⁃g⁃PBA Emulsion⁃modified Cement Mortars

XIONG Huixia1, ZHAO Wenjie2()   

  1. 1.School of Civil Engineering,Nanyang Institute of Technology,Nanyang 473004,China
    2.Institute of Chemical Engineering,Changchun University of Technology,Changchun 130012,China
  • Received:2020-09-27 Online:2021-02-26 Published:2021-02-22

Abstract:

In this paper, a type of polystyrene?grafted poly(butyl acrylate) (PS-g-PBA) emulsion was synthesized and then used to modify cement mortars. The effects of mass ratios of PS to PBA and polymer to cement on the fluidity, water reduction effect, mechanical properties and capillary water absorption rate of PS-g-PBA emulsion-modified cement mortars were investigated. The results show that the water reduction effect of the three cement modifiers is excellent, and the maximum value of water reduction rate is 56.7 %. The water absorption rate of the pores of the modified cement mortar decreases obviously, and its minimum value is 0.288 kg/m2.PS-g-PBA emulsion also has an important effect on the mechanical properties of modified cement mortar.The compressive strength is generally reduced, and the flexural strength of partially modified mortar is increased, and its maximum value is 8.1 MPa.The PS-g-PBA cement modifiers developed by this work are suitable for use in the modification of cement mortars.

Key words: polystyrene-grafted poly(butyl acrylate) emulsion, modification, cement mortar, property, microstructure

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