Şakar, Aylin M.Polat, HürriyetÇiftçioğlu, Muhsin2016-05-032016-05-032001Şakar, A. M., Polat, H., and Çiftçioğlu, M. (2001). Effect of PEO/PPO type triblock copolymers on dispersion behaviour of aqueous alumina suspensions. Key Engineering Materials, 206-213(1), 421-424. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.206-213.4211013-98261662-9795http://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.206-213.421https://hdl.handle.net/11147/4588The aim of this study was to investigate the stability and dispersion behaviour of aqueous alumina suspensions in the presence of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide (PEO/PPO/PEO) type block copolymers. The influence of water soluble triblock copolymers with molecular weight ranging from 2900 to 12600 g/mole were tested at Φ = 0.125, 1, 10, 20 vol % solid loading alumina suspensions by rheological, turbidity, sedimentation and surface tension measurements. The results indicate that an alternative dispersant for alumina suspensions is the PEO/PPO triblock copolymers. Their stabilisation mechanism was attributed to the depletion stabilisation. Rheological measurements indicated that these block copolymers (at high EO percentages) coupled with ultrasonic treatment have a positive effect on the dispersion of the agglomerated alumina suspensions. It was not possible to create stable dispersions in the absence of ultrasonic bath treatment. Turbidity measurements at Φ = 0.025, 0.125 vol % showed that, alumina suspensions with PEO/PPO added were stable and have higher turbidity values than block copolymer free suspensions.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAluminaDispersionsAgglomerationBlock copolymersMolecular weightConference Object2-s2.0-003478304510.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.206-213.421