Thixotropic composite hydrogels based on agarose and inorganic hybrid gellants

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2022.03.005

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (2): 240-247.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2022.03.005

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Thixotropic composite hydrogels based on agarose and inorganic hybrid gellants

Hongzhi Zhang^1,2, Huiyan Guo^1,2, Yang Liu^1,2, Chengxiang Shi^1,2, Lun Pan^1,2,3, Xiangwen Zhang^1,2,3, Ji-Jun Zou^1,2,3

1. Key Laboratory for Advanced Fuel and Chemical Propellant of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2. Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China;
3. Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China

收稿日期:2022-01-09 修回日期:2022-03-08 出版日期:2023-02-28 发布日期:2023-05-11
通讯作者: Ji-Jun Zou,E-mail:jj_zou@tju.edu.cn
基金资助:
We thank the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations for financial support.

Thixotropic composite hydrogels based on agarose and inorganic hybrid gellants

Hongzhi Zhang^1,2, Huiyan Guo^1,2, Yang Liu^1,2, Chengxiang Shi^1,2, Lun Pan^1,2,3, Xiangwen Zhang^1,2,3, Ji-Jun Zou^1,2,3

1. Key Laboratory for Advanced Fuel and Chemical Propellant of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2. Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China;
3. Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China

Received:2022-01-09 Revised:2022-03-08 Online:2023-02-28 Published:2023-05-11
Contact: Ji-Jun Zou,E-mail:jj_zou@tju.edu.cn
Supported by:
We thank the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations for financial support.

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Water can be used as oxidant in conjunction with metal particles to form metal–water propellant to increase the energy of propellant. For this application, water needs to be stored in form of solid and capable of becoming liquid when use. Stable and thixotropic hydrogel has good potential as water-retaining material and oxidant of metal-based propellant. In this study, we prepared organic/inorganic composite hydrogels by combining inorganic gellants hectorite and fumed silica with organic gellant agarose, respectively. The total content of the gellants can be reduced to less than 2% by adding agarose. The influence of agarose on water content, phase transition temperature, centrifugal stability and other basic physical properties of composite hydrogels were discussed. The results show that the composite hydrogels have better thixotropy and stability than pure inorganic hydrogels, and the gel–sol transformation can be realized by applying shear force or heating to the phase transition temperature. The composite hydrogels have good shear thinning ability and improved mechanical stability. Fumed silica/agarose hydrogels have better physical stability, while the thixotropy and shear thinning ability of hectorite/agarose hydrogels are better.

关键词: Composite hydrogels, Organic gellant, Inorganic gellant, Rheological properties

Abstract: Water can be used as oxidant in conjunction with metal particles to form metal–water propellant to increase the energy of propellant. For this application, water needs to be stored in form of solid and capable of becoming liquid when use. Stable and thixotropic hydrogel has good potential as water-retaining material and oxidant of metal-based propellant. In this study, we prepared organic/inorganic composite hydrogels by combining inorganic gellants hectorite and fumed silica with organic gellant agarose, respectively. The total content of the gellants can be reduced to less than 2% by adding agarose. The influence of agarose on water content, phase transition temperature, centrifugal stability and other basic physical properties of composite hydrogels were discussed. The results show that the composite hydrogels have better thixotropy and stability than pure inorganic hydrogels, and the gel–sol transformation can be realized by applying shear force or heating to the phase transition temperature. The composite hydrogels have good shear thinning ability and improved mechanical stability. Fumed silica/agarose hydrogels have better physical stability, while the thixotropy and shear thinning ability of hectorite/agarose hydrogels are better.

Key words: Composite hydrogels, Organic gellant, Inorganic gellant, Rheological properties

Hongzhi Zhang, Huiyan Guo, Yang Liu, Chengxiang Shi, Lun Pan, Xiangwen Zhang, Ji-Jun Zou. Thixotropic composite hydrogels based on agarose and inorganic hybrid gellants[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2023, 54(2): 240-247.

Hongzhi Zhang, Huiyan Guo, Yang Liu, Chengxiang Shi, Lun Pan, Xiangwen Zhang, Ji-Jun Zou. Thixotropic composite hydrogels based on agarose and inorganic hybrid gellants[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 54(2): 240-247.

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