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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Dispersion of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes into White Cement Mortars: The Effect of Concentration and Surfactants.

Zoi S Metaxa, Spyridoula Boutsioukou, Maria Amenta, Evangelos P Favvas, Stavros K Kourkoulis, Nikolaos D Alexopoulos

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zoi S MetaxaHephaestus Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, St. Luke, 65404 Kavala, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6588-4298
Spyridoula BoutsioukouResearch Unit of Advanced Materials, Department of Financial Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, 41 Kountouriotou Str., 82132 Chios, Greece.
Maria AmentaHephaestus Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, St. Luke, 65404 Kavala, Greece.
Evangelos P FavvasInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR ''Demokritos", 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3369-8364
Stavros K KourkoulisLaboratory of Testing and Materials, Department of Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroes Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3246-9308
Nikolaos D AlexopoulosResearch Unit of Advanced Materials, Department of Financial Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, 41 Kountouriotou Str., 82132 Chios, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7851-1845
International Hellenic University · GRUniversity of the Aegean · GRNational Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" · GRNational Technical University of Athens · GR

Funding

This research is funded by the Research e- Infrastructure "Interregional Digital Transformation for Culture and Tourism in Aegean Archipelagos" {Code Number MIS 5047046}, which is implemented within the framework of the "Regional Excellence" Action of the Code Number MIS 5047046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) exhibit exceptional mechanical and electrical properties and can be used to improve the mechanical and piezoelectric properties of cement-based materials. In the present study, the effect of different MWCNT concentrations as well as different types of surfactants and a superplasticizer were examined to reinforce, at the nanoscale, a white cement mortar typically used for the restoration of monuments of cultural heritage. It was shown that sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and Triton X-100 surfactants slightly decreased the white cement mortars' electrical resistivity (by an average of 10%), however, the mechanical properties were essentially decreased by an average of 60%. The most suitable dispersion agent for the MWCNTs proved to be the superplasticizer Ceresit CC198, and its optimal concentration was investigated for different MWCNT concentrations. Carboxylation of the MWCNT surface with nitric acid did not improve the mechanical performance of the white cement nanocomposites. The parametric experimental study showed that the optimum combination of 0.8 wt% of cement superplasticizer and 0.2 wt% of cement MWCNTs resulted in a 60% decrease in the electrical resistivity; additionally, the flexural and compressive strengths were both increased by approximately 25% and 10%, respectively.

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Aalborg cementcement-based materialselectrical resistanceflexural strengthMWCNTssuperplasticizer

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