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Natural Cellulose Nanofibers As Sustainable Enhancers in Construction Cement

Overview
Journal PLoS One
Specialties General Medicine
Science
Date 2016 Dec 23
PMID 28005917
Citations 15
Authors
Li Jiao
Ming Su
Liao Chen
Yuangang Wang
Hongli Zhu
Hongqi Dai
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Abstract

Cement is one of the mostly used construction materials due to its high durability and low cost, but it suffers from brittle fracture and facile crack initiation. This article describes the use of naturally-derived renewable cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) to reinforce cement. The effects of CNFs on the mechanical properties, degree of hydration (DOH), and microstructure of cement pastes have been studied. It is found that an addition of 0.15% by weight of CNFs leads to a 15% and 20% increase in the flexural and compressive strengths of cement paste. The enhancement in mechanical strength is attributed to high DOH and dense microstructure of cement pastes after adding CNFs.

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