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Magnesium phosphate-based cements containing Halloysite nanotubes for cracks repair
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Highlights Magnesium Phosphate Cements represent innovative materials for rapid cracks repair. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) improve handling and mechanical properties of cement. Salicylate loaded in HNTs endows the composite with anti-fouling properties. The hybrid cement paste was successfully used to consolidate a crack.
Abstract The repair of damaged cement structures represents an important area of the construction field, with dramatic structural and economic impact. Among all the available repair materials, magnesium phosphate cements (MPCs) are commonly used for their fast setting and hardening, low shrinkage and excellent bonding to aged concrete surfaces. In this work, a new material made of MPC doped with Halloysite nanotubes was developed for the repair of cement-based structures, in particular of cultural heritage interest. Halloysites were introduced in the composite for a twofold reason: i) to enhance the mechanical properties of MPCs; ii) to provide slow delivery of active molecules. Here, Halloysites were loaded with an antimicrobial agent, sodium salicylate, to achieve anti-fouling protection properties. The composites were thoroughly characterized to get a complete overview of the physico-chemical features of the repair material and to unravel the effect of the inorganic nanotubes by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, porosimetry and mechanical testing. The incorporation of Halloysites in MPCs improves the handling and mechanical properties of the cements and allows for the release of active molecules from the cement matrix. Some preliminary applications of the composite were conducted in a real case study, demonstrating that it can be effectively used for crack repair and that the use of Halloysites as nano-carriers confers additional specific protection through the slow delivery of anti-fouling molecules from MPCs.
Magnesium phosphate-based cements containing Halloysite nanotubes for cracks repair
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Highlights Magnesium Phosphate Cements represent innovative materials for rapid cracks repair. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) improve handling and mechanical properties of cement. Salicylate loaded in HNTs endows the composite with anti-fouling properties. The hybrid cement paste was successfully used to consolidate a crack.
Abstract The repair of damaged cement structures represents an important area of the construction field, with dramatic structural and economic impact. Among all the available repair materials, magnesium phosphate cements (MPCs) are commonly used for their fast setting and hardening, low shrinkage and excellent bonding to aged concrete surfaces. In this work, a new material made of MPC doped with Halloysite nanotubes was developed for the repair of cement-based structures, in particular of cultural heritage interest. Halloysites were introduced in the composite for a twofold reason: i) to enhance the mechanical properties of MPCs; ii) to provide slow delivery of active molecules. Here, Halloysites were loaded with an antimicrobial agent, sodium salicylate, to achieve anti-fouling protection properties. The composites were thoroughly characterized to get a complete overview of the physico-chemical features of the repair material and to unravel the effect of the inorganic nanotubes by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, porosimetry and mechanical testing. The incorporation of Halloysites in MPCs improves the handling and mechanical properties of the cements and allows for the release of active molecules from the cement matrix. Some preliminary applications of the composite were conducted in a real case study, demonstrating that it can be effectively used for crack repair and that the use of Halloysites as nano-carriers confers additional specific protection through the slow delivery of anti-fouling molecules from MPCs.
Magnesium phosphate-based cements containing Halloysite nanotubes for cracks repair
Tonelli, Monica (author) / Gelli, Rita (author) / Ridi, Francesca (author) / Baglioni, Piero (author)
2021-06-20
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
MPC , Magnesium Phosphate Cement , TMP , Tri-Magnesium Phosphate , HNTs , Halloysite Nanotubes , SA , Salicylate , DAHP , Di-Ammonium Hydrogen Phosphate , XRD , X-Rays Diffraction , PDF , Powder Diffraction File , FT-IR , Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy , TGA , Thermogravimetry , SSA , Specific Surface Area , PSD , Pore Size Distribution , BET , Brunauer-Emmet-Teller , BJH , Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) , FE-SEM , Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy , Magnesium phosphate cements , Halloysite nanotubes , Release kinetic , Anti-fouling , Cracks repair , Concrete infrastructures
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