Dextrins as Green and Biodegradable Modifiers of Physicochemical Properties of Cement Composites

Marta Sybis, Emilia Konował and Krystyna Prochaska
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Marta Sybis: Department of Construction and Geoengineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Piątkowska 94 E, 60-649 Poznan, Poland
Emilia Konował: Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Krystyna Prochaska: Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: Growing interest in the use of natural organic compounds in the production of green concrete with the use of plasticizers has been particularly noticeable in the literature of recent decades. Starch is an attractive material due to its abundance, the low cost of sourcing it, and its biodegradability, biocompatibility, and susceptibility to modification. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of starch hydrolysate additives on the physicochemical properties of cement composites and concrete. Compressive strength tests and cement slurry rheology measurements were carried out for water–cement ratios from 0.40 to 0.50 and for amounts of added dextrin from 0.0 to 0.7% in relation to the cement weight. The dextrins used were characterized in terms of their viscosity, polymerisation degree, and surface activity in air/water systems. Conducted research indicates that even the minimum content of dextrin increases the fluidization of cement mixes (the flow diameter increased by 67.5% compared with the mixture without the admixture), enables the reduction of mixing water, and contributes to the compressive strength of cement mortars. A further decrease in the w / c ratio to the value of 0.40 resulted in an increase in the strength value of up to 67.9 MPa, which provided a 40% increase in strength. The degree of the polymerisation of added dextrin is seen as having an effect on the physical parameters of the cement mortar; the shorter the polymer chain of the studied dextrin, the more packed the adsorbent layer, and the greater the flow diameter of the cement mortar.

Keywords: green concrete; dextrin; rheology; compressive strength; cement composites; surface activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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