Effect of compounding of sodium tripolyphosphate and super plasticizers on the hydration of α-calcium sulfate hemihydrate

Abstract

The inhibition and its mechanism of sodium tripolyphosphate (STP) composited with super plasticizers (SPs) on hydration of α-calcium sulfate hemihydrate were studied by setting time, strength, hydration heat, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electronic probe micro analysis (EPMA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements. The experimental results show that compared with STP addition, compositing STP with polycarboxylate (PC) plasticizer, the final setting time is prolonged from 0.5h to 2hs. While formulating STP with naphthalene-based plasticizer (NAP) or sulfonate melamine formaldehyde plasticizer (SMF), the final setting time is reduced to quarter of an hour. Similar changes can also be found in the rate of exothermic hydration and hydration degree. Formulating STP with suitable addition of PC can enhance the strength, while compositing STP and NAP or SMF weakens the strength. Besides, adding STP or STP and SMF, obvious movement (more than 1ev) of binding energy of Ca2p1/2 and Ca2p3/2 is detected. Compared with STP addition, content of the characteristic element (P) of STP is cut down form 1.1% to 0.49% by compositing STP with SMF. Furthermore, as hydration age increases, hydration inhibition in the presence of admixtures weakens and even disappears within 56 h.

Keywords

α-calcium sulfate hemihydrate / hydration / sodium tripolyphosphate / plasticizer / adsorption

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