Możliwości zastosowania nanorurek węglowych (CNTs) w technologii zaczynów cementowych

The article presents the results of testing the influence of carbon nanotubes on the mechanical and rheological properties of cement slurry and stone. 0.1 and 0.2% carbon nanotubes were added to the cement slurry. Laboratory tests of cement slurries were carried out at Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute. The densities of tested slurries ranged from 1830 to 1870 kg/m3 , and were prepared on the basis of CEM I 42.5 Portland cement. Compressive strength tests and adhesion measurements were carried out after 2, 7, 14 and 28 days, while porosity after 28 days. Cement slurry recipes with very good technological parameters were developed, with very high compressive strength values after curing (after 28 days of hydration), reaching up to 51 MPa (for slurry with the addition of 0.1% CNTs) and 36.8 MPa (for slurry with the addition of 0.2% CNTs). Such high compressive strength values are extremely difficult to obtain with conventional cement slurries. When 0.2% CNTs was added, lower compressive strength values were obtained, which may be due to difficulty in uniform distribution of large quantities of nanoparticles in the slurry. Cements were characterized by high values of adhesion to pipes and smaller fluid loss – compared to basic cement slurry. The obtained set cement slurries had low porosity and their pore distribution was characterized by a small number of pores with diameters greater than 100 nm, within the range of 1.3–2.8%, which prove their compact structure. As a result of the research, it can be stated that the addition of carbon nanotubes has a positive effect on the mechanical strength and microstructure of cement stones. The obtained results allow to determine the influence of carbon nanotubes on the cement slurry and stone and are initial research in this direction.