Understanding the effectiveness of polycarboxylates as grinding aids

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 288 SP, 2012, Pages 235-249

  Mishra, Ratan K ^a,b   Heinz, Hendrik ^e   Zimmermann, Jörg ^c   Mul̈ler, Thomas ^e   Flatt, Robert J ^d  

^a VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b The University of Akron   (United States)

^c SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adsorption; Agglomeration; Hydroxylated (Hyd); Molecular dynamics (MD); TEA (Triethanol amine); TIPA (Triisopropanol amine); Tricalcium silicate (C 3S)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GRINDING TEMPERATURES; HYDROXYLATED (HYD); HYDROXYLATED SURFACES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; TIPA (TRIISOPROPANOL AMINE); TRICALCIUM SILICATE; TRIETHANOL AMINES;

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CEMENTS; COMMINUTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOLAMINES; GLYCEROL; GRINDING (MACHINING); HYDROXYLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; OLIGOMERS;

TRIETHANOLAMINE;

EID: 84875705382     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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