Fracture energy of micro crystalline cellulose - Carbon nanotubes reinforced hybrid cementitious composites

In the present research, the influence of hybrid reinforcements, i.e. micro crystalline cellulose (MCC)-mul- ti-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated on the fracture energy of cementmatrix.The cemen- titious composites were developed by preparing dispersion of MCC-CNT in aqueous medium w...

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Autor principal: Alshaghel, A. (author)
Outros Autores: Parveen, Shama (author), Rana, Sohel (author), Fangueiro, Raúl (author)
Formato: conferencePaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2018
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/69160
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/69160
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Resumo:In the present research, the influence of hybrid reinforcements, i.e. micro crystalline cellulose (MCC)-mul- ti-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated on the fracture energy of cementmatrix.The cemen- titious composites were developed by preparing dispersion of MCC-CNT in aqueous medium with the help of two differentsurfactants: cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and Pluronic F-127 and ultrasonic energy.The prepared aqueous suspensions of MCC-CNT were subsequently used to reinforce cement matrix and the fracture energy of reinforced composites was characterized. According to the experimental results, the fracture energy increased strongly (up to 85%) with the use of 0.5%MCC-0.3%CNT as reinforcements with respect to cement. The defoamer concentration has also played an important role in the fracture energy of cement composites.