Title
Microstructure development of a drying tile mortar containing methylhydroxy-ethylcellulose (MHEC)
Author
Faiyas, A.P.A.
Erich, S.J.F.
Nijland, T.G.
Hunnink, H.P.
Adan, O.C.G.
Contributor
Copuroglu, O. (editor)
Publication year
2015
Abstract
Cement based mortars are widely used as adhesive for tiles in building and construction. They have a limited timespan during which a tile can be placed effectively in order to develop sufficient bond strength. This timespan, usually called ’open time’, is controlled, amongst others, by adding water soluble polymers such as methyl cellulose or modified cellulose ether like methylhydroxy-ethylcellulose (MHEC) to the mortar. MHEC influences the drying behavior of the mortar. As such, it may be expected to influence the final microstructure of the tiling mortar. The paper reports the results of a combined scanning electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging study on the development of the microstructure of hardening mortar
Subject
Nano Technology Fluid & Solid Mechanics
MAS - Materials Solutions SR - Structural Reliability
TS - Technical Sciences
Buildings and Infrastructures
Materials
2015 Urbanisation
Tiling mortar
Methylhydroxy-ethylcellulose
PFM
SEM
NMR
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TNO identifier
526220
Source
Proceedings of the 15th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials (15th EMABM) Delft, The Netherlands, June 17-19, 2015, 1-10
Document type
conference paper