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Gelation of waterglasses depending on their composition
 Otřísalová, Pavlína ; Kalina, Lukáš (referee) ; Bílek, Vlastimil (advisor)
This bachelor thesis studies how are gelation of sodium and potassium silicates (water glass) influenced by their composition. The main goal of the thesis was to investigate the effect of silicate concentration, molar ratio, and alkaline ions on the gelation time. Qualitative analysis of obtained gels was also performed. The thesis includes literature research in the field of chemistry of silicate sols and gels. In the experimental part were prepared samples of both sodium and potassium silicates with silicate concentrations of 15 M and molar ratios of 0,53,0. Gelation was induced by adding calcium ions. Gelation time was measured using rheological oscillation tests (time sweep) and visual method. Qualitative analysis of the gels was performed using rheological oscillation tests (amplitude and frequency sweep) and visual method. Three significant trends were observed: 1) NaVS samples always had shorter gelation time than KVS samples 2) the higher the silicate concentration the higher the gelation time 3) gelation time of samples with molar ration of 2 was most influenced by silicate concentration. It was also observed that the formation of gel network was promoted in systems with 1) higher molar ratios 2) higher silicate concentrations 3) presence of K+ ions. Gels with molar ratios 2 were significantly weaker than those with ratio of 2,5 or 3,0.
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