Influence of flocculant molecular weight and anionic charge on flocculation behaviour and on the manufacture of fibre cement composites by the Hatschek process

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2095-2103

  Negro, Carlos ^a   Blanco, Angeles ^a   Fuente, Elena ^a   Sánchez, Luis M ^a   Tijero, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bending strength; Fibre reinforcement; Flocculation; Kinetics; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FLOCCULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

ANIONIC CHARGE; KINETICS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 27744571959     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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