Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil
2. Universidade de Brasília, Brasil
Abstract
abstract: The effects of chemical and physical methods on multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) dispersion in Portland cement pastes were investigated. Consistency, rheology, compressive strength, dynamic elastic modulus, flexural strength, water absorption, and void content tests were performed to evaluate these effects. Changes in the rheology of the cement pastes and surfactants resulted in a significant reduction in apparent viscosity and yield strength. Additionally, cement pastes containing carboxyl- functionalized MWCNTs (MWCNT-COOH) and surfactant showed higher compressive strengths at 28 d. However, the ultrasonic dispersion method did not significantly influence the properties of hardened Portland cement compared with Portland cement produced using the non-sonicated aqueous solution.