Bipolar inhibitor are generally added along with plasticisers. So I want to know whether can we combine it without loss of any properties .
There is no harm of not testing your suggestion on a coupon in a specific solution.
In fact you might come up with a new composite that can do simultaneously both functions of a bipolar corrosion inhibitor & the polycarboxylate superplasticizer. However, the bipolar corrosion inhibitor has certain function & the polycarboxylate superplasticizer has another function.
Two of the most potent passivators of corrosion of steel and other common metals and alloys have carbonate and bicarbonate functionalities. Thus, I would expect that a poly-carboxylate material would also have the potential to inhibit corrosion as well, provided the concentration and separation of the carboxylate functionality is above threshold needs.
The only thing that would limit its effectiveness when simultaneously using the material as a plasticizer is if that limited it's availability at the polymer-metal interface. I doubt that this would actually occur in practice, since if anything, the affinity for the metal might cause migration from the bulk to the interface until the interfacial area is saturated.
I agree with Dr. Habib: why not simply run the test on a small metal panel. It would be helpful in interpreting results if this were part of a larger study of other functionalities or materials. Results on one-off experiments in an information vacuum are seldom useful or satisfying.
Thank you Dr Habib and others .
I will certainly work on the lab trials and will publish my work on the combinations of bipolar and polycarboxylate superplasticizer.
I understand aminoalcholcarboxylate ester haing pH alkaline is compatible with PCE molecule and this will help in more dispersion and distribution of bipolar molecule in concrete having reinforced concrete.
Is there any test results available in this regard?
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