At first, a critical overview of current polycarboxylate (PCE) technology including the
chemistry of different kinds of PCEs, characteristic molecular properties, their interaction with …

Polycarboxylate ether/ester (PCE) superplasticizers are widely used due to their molecular
structural designability, low dosage and high efficiency. However, their high sensitivity and …

Sodium montmorillonite clay is shown to negatively impact the dispersion force of two
methacrylate based polycarboxylates (PCEs) in cement paste. The PCEs tested consist of …

A novel polycarboxylate superplasticizer (PCE) with a long polyoxyethylene (PEO) chain
and a terminal carboxylic group was synthesized from a modified polyether (SAE-IPEG) to …

Conventional PCEs are known to easily incorporate into the layer structure of clay by means
of their pendant PEO side chains, hence their dispersing ability in concrete is much impeded …

The impact of three different clay minerals (montmorillonite, kaolinite and muscovite) on the
dispersing force of vinyl-ether based PCE superplasticizers was studied. At first, a …

Common polycarboxylate ether (PCE) superplasticizers that possess polyethylene glycol
(PEG) graft chains exhibit high sensibility toward clay impurities contained in concrete …

From the point view of molecular structure design, three different kinds of amphoteric
polycarboxylate superplasticizers (APC) by introducing a cationic monomer such as [2 …

It is widely recognized that the dispersing ability of polycarboxylate superplasticizers (PCEs)
could be hindered due to the presence of clay contaminants in concrete. In this study, a …

Polycarboxylate (PCE) comb polymers were selected as potential dispersant for
suspensions prepared from individual calcined clay samples. It was anticipated that …