Physical and Chemical Influence of Polyacrylate Latex on Cement Mortars.pdf

Advanced Materials Research Vols. 261-263 (2011) pp 807-811 Online available since 2011/May/31 at © (2011) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland doi:10.4028//AMR.261-263.807 Physical and Chemical Influence of Polyacrylate Latex on Cement Mortars Ye Tian 1,a, Zongjin Li2,b , Hongyan Ma2,c ,Xianyu Jin*1,d, Nanguo Jin1,e 1College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, China 2Department of Civil and Environmental engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong a b c d e cetianye@, zongjin@ust.hk, cehy@ust.hk, xianyu@, jinng@ * Co esponding author: Xianyu Jin, female, Dr., Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058,China, Tel:0571 E-mail: xianyu@ Keywords: polymer modified mortars; polyacrylate latex; pore structure; chemical reactions; Abstract. In this research, the physical and chemical influence of polyacrylate (PA) latex on cement-based materials were studied using polymer modified mortars with polymer/cement (P/C) ratios of 0%, 5% and 10%. Physically, the mechanical performance of PA latex modified mortars was investigated with compression toughness energy and bending strength. Further more, a comparison of the pore structure and porosity between PA latex modified and unmodified mortars was conducted. The chemical reactions between PA polymer and cement hydrates were clarified with thermogravimetric (TG) analysis. It can be concluded from this research that PA polymer can refine the pore structure of cement mortars and link the cement hydration products together