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The application of various concrete admixtures can not only improve the performance of concrete, but also promote the development of new concrete technologies, promote the application of industrial by-products in cementitious material systems, and also help save resources and protect the environment. , has gradually become an essential material for high-quality concrete. Among them, the water reducing agent is a kind of concrete, and the water reducing agent is a concrete admixture that can reduce the mixing water consumption under the condition that the concrete slump is basically unchanged. Most of them are anionic surfactants, such as lignosulfonate, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde polymer, etc. When we add the concrete mixture, it has a dispersing effect on the cement particles, which can improve its workability, reduce the unit water consumption, and improve the fluidity of the concrete mixture; or reduce the unit cement consumption, effectively saving cement.

The specific operation method of the water reducing agent formula for concrete:

1. Maleic anhydride is prepared into a 5-7% solution according to the required amount and recorded as the head material.

2. The initiator is prepared into a 5-10% solution for later use.

3. Add the required amount of APEG or TPEG, heat to liquefy it, and then add the headstock.

4. Nitrogen replacement;

5. When the temperature rises to 75-85°C, the initiator is added dropwise, and the dropwise addition is completed at 80°C for 1.5-2 hours.

6. After the dropwise addition of the initiator is completed, keep the temperature at 80-90° C. for 4-4.5 hours to complete the reaction and cool down.

7. When the temperature drops to 40-50℃, add 50% KOH solution to neutralize to PH: 7-8.

8. After measuring the solid content, add the measured soft water according to the required solid content.

9. After the solid content is determined to be qualified, discharge the material.

After the above experiments, we can get the basic formula of water reducer for concrete:

Concrete water reducer formula 1:

Hydroxyethyl acrylate: 25g, acrylamide: 5g, allyl polyoxyethylene ether: 175g, sodium persulfate: 10g, neutralized by sodium hydroxide.

Concrete water reducer formula 2:

Allyl polyoxyethylene glycol ether: 40 g, acrylic monomer: 30 g, 10% ammonium persulfate aqueous solution 40 g, neutralized with triethanolamine.

Concrete water reducer formula 3:

Allyl polyoxyethylene glycol ether: 100 g, methacrylic acid: 70 g, acrylic acid: 20 g, 10% aqueous ammonium persulfate solution: 50 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.

Concrete water reducer formula 4:

Methacrylic acid: 25g:, allyl polyoxyethylene ether: 175g, sodium persulfate: 10g. , neutralized with sodium hydroxide.

Concrete water reducer formula 5:

TPEG: 180 g, hydrogen peroxide: 0.63 g, thioglycolic acid: 0.56 g, ascorbic acid: 0.3 g, acrylic acid: 182.3 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.

Concrete water reducer formula 6:

APEG: 180 g, hydrogen peroxide: 10 g, thioglycolic acid: 2.07 g, itaconic acid: 10 g, methacrylic acid: 21.23 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.

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What are Early Strength Agents?

Early strength agent is an admixture which accelerates the development of concrete early strength and has no significant effect on later strength. Early strength agent can accelerate the hardening process of concrete under normal temperature and low-temperature load temperature (not less than -5℃), and is used for winter construction and emergency repair projects.

Early Strength Agents Performance

Early strength agent refers to the admixture which can accelerate the development of early strength of concrete. The main mechanism of action is to accelerate the hydration rate of cement, and accelerate the early crystallization and precipitation of hydration products. The main function is to shorten the concrete construction curing period, speed up the construction progress, and improve the template turnover rate. 

Where can Early Strength Agents be Used? 

1. Early strength agent is suitable for steam curing concrete and normal temperature, low temperature and minimum temperature is not less than -5℃ environment construction of early strength requirements of concrete engineering. Early strength agent should not be used in hot environment. 

2.The chemical substances that harm the human body or pollute the environment after mixing concrete shall not be used as early strength agents. Early strength agent containing hexavalent chromium salt, nitrite, and other harmful components is strictly prohibited for drinking water engineering and food contact engineering. Ammonium nitrate shall not be used in office, residential and other construction projects.

Classification of Early Strength Agents 

Early strength agents mainly include inorganic salts (chlorine salts, phosphates) and organic amines, and organic-inorganic compounds.

1. Chloride salts early strength agents

Chlorine salts early strength agent mainly includes calcium chloride, potassium chloride, aluminum chloride and ferric chloride, among which calcium chloride is the most widely used. Calcium chloride is a white powdery substance, and its appropriate dosage is 0.5% ~ 1.0% of the cement quality, which can improve the 3d strength of concrete by 50% ~ 10% and the 7d strength by 20% ~ 40%. Meanwhile, it can reduce the freezing point of water in concrete and prevent concrete from being frozen in the early stage.

Using calcium chloride as early strength agent, the biggest disadvantage of containing Cl- ions, will make steel corrosion, and lead to concrete cracking. In order to inhibit the corrosion effect of calcium chloride on steel bars, calcium chloride and sodium nitrite (NaNO2) are often combined. 

2. Sulfate early strength agents

Sulfate early strength agent, mainly sodium sulfate, calcium thiosulfate, aluminum sulfate, aluminum potassium sulfate, and sodium sulfate is used more. Sodium sulfate is white powdery thing, the general admixture amount is 0.5% ~ 2.0%, when admixture amount is 1% ~ 1.5%, the time that achieves concrete design strength 70% can shorten half or so. 

Sodium sulfate has no corrosion effect on steel bar, and is suitable for concrete which is not allowed to be mixed with chlorine salt. However, due to its action with calcium hydroxide to generate strong alkali NaOH, in order to prevent alkali aggregate reaction, sodium sulfate is strictly prohibited for concrete containing active aggregate, at the same time, attention should be paid to not excessive mixing, so as not to lead to the late expansion of concrete cracking damage, and prevent concrete surface "frost". 

3. Organic amine early strength agents

Organic amine early strength agents mainly include triethanolamine, triisopropanolamine and so on, among which triethanolamine is the best early strength agent. 

Triethanolamine is a colorless or light-yellow oily liquid, alkaline, and soluble in water. The early strength of concrete can be improved by adding 0.02% ~ 0.05% of cement quality.  Triethanolamine has a slight retarding effect on concrete, and too much of it will cause serious retarding and concrete strength to drop, so the dosage should be strictly controlled.

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The general concrete foaming agent should be composed of three components: foaming component, stable foam component, and functional component. Only with these three components can foaming agent become a product with relatively stable and perfect performance. Otherwise, the performance will be reduced and the function is not perfect. 

The foaming component is its main component, and mainly plays the role of producing foam. The quality and proportion of foaming components often determine the amount of foaming agent. The more excellent the foaming performance of foaming agent, the larger the foam production, the higher the dilution ratio of foaming agent, the less dosage.  Therefore, the foaming component is the most concerned component. Because many users only care about foaming agent foaming. Therefore, they only use foaming agent components and do not add other components when preparing foaming agents.

At present, many enterprises prepare low grade foam agent only with foaming components, so the foaming agent’s performance is not good. Its typical characteristic is blister fast, blister quantity is big, but after entering cement slurry, defoaming is much, bleed water is much, settlement is big, slurry is unstable, collapse mold is much, foamed concrete density cannot guarantee.

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How to use concrete foaming agents properly?

1. Reasonably control the dilution ratio of foam agent 

The concentration of the original liquid of the foaming agent is high, and the content of effective components is generally 20%-60%. Therefore, in foaming, foaming, should dilute the use. Reasonable dilution ratio has a great influence on foam amount (foam multiple), foam stability, foam density, and foam water content. 

2. When stirring, light aggregate should be added first, followed by foam 

To reduce the dry shrinkage of foamed soil and improve its strength, a large number of light aggregates, such as ceramsite, are often added. When these light aggregates are added, they should be added first, moistened by water in the blender, and then lathered.  It is best to pre-wet these light aggregates so that they are permeable before adding them to the blender to mix with the foam. This is the scientific and correct way to use foam. 

What is the foam bleeding rate? 

Foam bleeding rate (sometimes also known as bleeding water) is the ratio of water discharged from the foam to the total amount of foam after the foam is left in the air for a certain period of time (generally one hour as the standard). It is a characterization of foam water content, but also reflects the stability of the foam. The larger the foam bleeding rate is, the larger its water content is, and the worse its stability is.

Therefore, the bleeding rate of foam should not be too large. Among them, the milk foam is a typical foam with high water content and a high bleeding rate, which is difficult to use in foamed concrete and can be regarded as unqualified foam. The foam with low water cut and low bleeding is the high-quality foam. Due to the influence of various comprehensive factors such as self-weight drainage, surface tension drainage, and external force, the foam begins to gradually drain water to the outside. The faster the drainage rate is, the higher the bleeding rate is, and the worse the stability is. Its secreting water includes two major parts: 

1. The intravesicular water between bubbles secretes water 

This part of water exists between bubbles and is free water in the foam. The interalveolar water does not form the liquid membrane of the bubble and is completely redundant flowing water. These waters are most abundant in milky foams with less foam and more water. It also exists in foams with a high bleeding rate. In the general density of the larger foam will be more, in the "dry foam" that is, the low density of the foam is very small. This part of the water is harmful to water. It is harmful to foamy concrete with foamy profitless, it is to not have water. 

2. Liquid film bleeding 

Liquid film bleeding is the main form of most bubbles. This water is mainly secreted from the liquid membrane of the bubble, so it is called a liquid membrane secreting water. Even the dry foam with very low water content also has the phenomenon of liquid film bleeding, but the bleeding rate is very low.

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