Effect of Sodium Methylacrysulfonate upon the Molecular Weight and Performance of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizer
The effect of sodium methylacrysulfonate (SMAS) upon the molecular weight, molecular weight distribution and polycarboxylate (PCE)’s dispersion and dispersion-retaining ability were investigated by Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and test of the fluidity of cement pastes. The results showed that the dosage of SMAS was inversely proportional to the molecular weight of polycarboxylate, and a cubic equation relationship existed between the molecular weight of the polycarboxylate and the reciprocal of SMAS dosage. There was an optimum middle dosage of sodium methylacrysulfonate which could control the molecular weight polycarboxylate, and then affect its dispersion and dispersion maintain performance. The effect of sodium methylacrysulfonate on the monomer conversion rate was also systematically discussed by means of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).