Effect of Carbon Nanotube Aqueous Dispersion Quality on Mechanical Properties of Cement Composite
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Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2012
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An effect of the quality of carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions added to cement on paste mechanical properties has been studied. High-quality dispersions of few-walled CNT (FWCNTs) were produced in two steps. First, FWCNTs were functionalized in a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids (70 wt.% and 96 wt.%, resp.) at 80 ∘C . Second, functionalized FWCNTs were washed out by acetone to remove carboxylated carbonaceous fragments (CCFs) formed during CNT oxidation. Mechanical test results showed 2-fold increase in the compressive strength of the cement paste prepared from the dispersion of acetone-washed functionalized FWCNTs, which is believed to occur due to the chemical interaction between cement matrix and functional groups (–COOH and –OH). Utilisation of unwashed FWCNTs led to a marginal improvement of mechanical properties of the cement pastes, whereas surfactant-treated functionalized FWCNT dispersions only worsened the mechanical properties.Description
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Nasibulina, Larisa I. & Anoshkin, Ilya V. & Nasibulin, Albert G. & Cwirzen, Andrzej & Penttala, Vesa & Kauppinen, Esko I. 2012. Effect of Carbon Nanotube Aqueous Dispersion Quality on Mechanical Properties of Cement Composite. Journal of Nanomaterials. Volume 2012. 1-6. ISSN 1687-4110 (printed). DOI: 10.1155/2012/169262