Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 5, 1155(2025)

Labeling of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizer and Applications in the Investigation of Competitive Adsorption

ZHANG Qianqian1, LI Changcheng2, SHU Xin1,3, ZHOU Dongliang1, YANG Yong1, RAN Qianping4, and HUANG Zhen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Civil Engineering Materials, Jiangsu Sobute New Materials Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211103, China
  • 2The Sixth Element (Changzhou) Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou 213161, Jiangsu, China
  • 3Sichuan Sobute New Materials Co., Ltd., Suining 629308, Sichuan, China
  • 4School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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    ZHANG Qianqian, LI Changcheng, SHU Xin, ZHOU Dongliang, YANG Yong, RAN Qianping, HUANG Zhen. Labeling of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizer and Applications in the Investigation of Competitive Adsorption[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(5): 1155

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    Received: Oct. 8, 2024

    Accepted: May. 29, 2025

    Published Online: May. 29, 2025

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    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240643

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