A block copolymer for use as a dispersant for mineral binder compositions, containing an alkali activating agent. The block copolymer includes at least one first block A and at least one second block B, the first block A containing a monomeric unit M1 and the second block B containing a monomeric unit M2. A proportion of monomeric units M2, if any, in the first block A is less than 25 mol %, in particular less than or equal to 10 mol %, relative to all the monomeric units M1 in the first block A, and a proportion of monomeric units M1, if any, in the second block B is less than 25 mol %, in particular less than or equal to 10 mol %, relative to all the monomeric units M2 in the second block B.

A fluorescent polycarboxylate superplasticizer and a preparation method thereof. The preparation process of the polycarboxylate superplasticizer is as follows. Firstly, a redox radical polymerization is performed on a monomer of an unsaturated acid and a derivative thereof, and an unsaturated polyether monomer to form a polycarboxylate superplasticizer pre-product. Then, the polycarboxylate superplasticizer pre-product is subjected to an esterification reaction with an organic molecule having a fluorescent property to obtain the fluorescent polycarboxylate superplasticizer. The method effectively reduces the reaction difficulty and makes the reaction rapid and efficient. The fluorescent polycarboxylate superplasticizer is non-toxic and non-polluting, and has good controllability in the production process and less side reactions. The fluorescent polycarboxylate superplasticizer can be applied to different kinds of cement, having a high water-reducing rate, and a relatively high cost performance and competitive advantage.

A copolymer, in particular a dispersant for hydraulically setting binder compositions, including a specific dicarboxylic acid based subunit and a specific polyalkylene glycol based subunit wherein the molar ratio of the dicarboxylic acid based subunit to the polyalkylene glycol based subunit is from 1.5-4.

Provided is a copolymer that can be used as a dispersant having high dispersibility and high slump retention capability.

A copolymer according to an embodiment is a water-soluble copolymer that contains, as constituent monomers, at least one monomer selected from a monomer (A) represented by formula (1) and a monomer (B) represented by formula (2), and at least one monomer (C) selected from an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (C-1) and an oxyethylene group-containing unsaturated carboxylic acid ester (C-2). The content of the monomer (C) is 20 mass % or more and 99 mass % or less.

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The present invention relates to a copolymer, especially for use as a dispersant for solid particles, in particular for use as dispersant for mineral binder compositions, having a polymer backbone and side chains bonded thereto, comprising at least one ionizable monomer unit M1 and at least one side chain-bearing monomer unit M2, wherein the copolymer has a gradient structure in at least one section A in a direction along the polymer backbone with regard to the ionizable monomer unit M1 and/or with regard to the side chain-bearing monomer unit M2.

The present invention relates to an additive for hydraulically setting compositions comprising a colloidally disperse preparation comprising at least one salt of a polyvalent metal cation with at least one organic phosphonate and/or phosphate compound as anion and at least one polymeric dispersant comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains. The additive is especially suitable as slump retainer and for improving early strength.

An admixture for a hydraulic composition includes a polycondensation product P containing a copolymer prepared by polycondensation of a monomer mixture containing compounds A to C of the following Formulae (A) to (C); and a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer Q including a structural unit having an amino and an imino group, and/or a structural unit having an amino, imino, and amido group:

##STR00001## (wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl, or alkenyl group; A.sub.1O is a C.sub.2-4 alkylene oxide group; p is a number of 1 to 300; and X is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, or acyl group; R.sub.2 is an alkyl or alkenyl group; A.sub.2O is a C.sub.2-4 alkylene oxide group; q is a number of 1 to 300; and Y.sub.1 is a phosphate ester group; and R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, carboxy, alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, or heterocyclic group; and r is a number of 1 to 100).

The present invention relates to a copolymer, especially for use as a dispersant for solid particles, in particular for use as dispersant for mineral binder compositions, having a polymer backbone and side chains bonded thereto, comprising at least one ionizable monomer unit M1 and at least one side chain-bearing monomer unit M2, wherein the copolymer has a gradient structure in at least one section A in a direction along the polymer backbone with regard to the ionizable monomer unit M1 and/or with regard to the side chain-bearing monomer unit M2.

Functionalized polyacrylate polymer compositions for treating clay or clay bearing aggregates compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the functionalized polyacrylate polymer compositions, admixtures containing such polymers and methods for the mitigation of clays in cementitious and aggregate compositions using these polymers.

The invention relates to the use of branched copolymers as dispersants of mineral binders, wherein the copolymers are formed from (1) at least one olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (2) at least one olefinically unsaturated macromonomer of the general structure (I)

##STR00001## where R.sup.1 is an olefinically unsaturated radical which has 2-10 carbon atoms and may optionally be substituted by oxygen and/or nitrogen, preferably vinyl, allyl, methallyl, vinyloxybutyl, isoprenyl, acryloyl and/or methacryloyl, X=O or NH, A is in each case independently C1-C10 alkylene, preferably ethylene, propylene and/or butylene, R.sup.2=C1-C16 alkyl, B is in each case independently C1-C10 alkylene, preferably ethylene, propylene and/or butylene, m is in each case independently an integer in the range of 0-350, preferably 2-200, more preferably 5-150, especially 7-30, n is an integer in the range of 0-100, preferably 1-100, more preferably 2-75, most preferably 5-55, p is 0 or 1, preferably 0, o is an integer in the range of 1-50, preferably 3-40, more preferably 6-30, especially 8-20, and q is an integer in the range of 1-10.