Experimental Study on Application Performance of Foamed Concrete Prepared Based on a New Composite Foaming Agent

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Name of raw materials</td><td class="align_center">Advantages</td><td class="align_center">Disadvantages</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Anionic surfactant</td><td class="align_center">Sodium caseinate (SCA)</td><td class="align_center">Strong foaming ability and low price</td><td class="align_center">Poor foam stability</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nonionic surfactant</td><td class="align_center">Alkyl glycosides (APG)</td><td class="align_center">Good water solubility, excellent foam stability, and good biodegradability</td><td class="align_center">Slightly poor foaming ability</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Foam stabilizer</td><td class="align_center">Xanthan gum (AR)</td><td class="align_center">Increase the viscosity of solution and improve the stability of foam</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Composite foaming agent raw materials.</div>

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Table 1: Experimental Study on Application Performance of Foamed Concrete Prepared Based on a New Composite Foaming Agent 