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(pH=4.4, 31.5% by weight) (Adva Flow Superplasticizer, W.R.Grace, Cambridge, MA)<br />

is adjusted to pH=8.2 and a concentration of 30% by weight using concentrated ammonia<br />

at a 1:27.8 weight ratio and then used as dispersant for aqueous ZnO and zinc borate<br />

suspensions. A 25% by weight aqueous solution of cationic nonlinear polyethylenimine<br />

(PEI-50K) with MW 50k-100k (ICN Biomedical, Aurora, OH) is used as flocculation<br />

agent for low-fire BT ink, and a 50% by weight aqueous solution of the same polymer is<br />

used as dispersant for Ni suspension. An 40% by weight aqueous solution of ammonium<br />

salt of anionic poly(acrylic acid) (MW=5000-6000, PAA-6K) (Darvan 821A, R.T.<br />

Vanderbilt Co., Norwalk, CT) is used as dispersant for BT; and an aqueous solution of<br />

anionic poly(acrylic acid) (MW=240k, 25% by weight of polymer) (PAA-240K)<br />

(Polysciences, Warrington, PA) is diluted to 20% and pH=8.2 using concentarted<br />

ammonia and DI water and then used as flocculation agent for BT/Ni composite ink.<br />

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) (Methocel F4M, Dow Chemical Company,<br />

Midland, MI) 5% by weight stock solution in de-ionized (DI) water is used as viscosifier.<br />

DI water has a nominal conductivity 5×10 -4 (ohm·cm) -1 . Paraffin oil (Ultra-Pure,<br />

Lamplight Farms, Menomonee Falls, WI) is used for oil bath. A mixture of 5% hydrogen<br />

with balance nitrogen is used as processing gas for sintering, and a high purity nitrogen<br />

gas is used for re-oxidation of BT.<br />

6.2.2. Preparation of Colloidal Inks<br />

An aqueous colloidal LFBT ink is prepared based on the ZnO-B2O3-Li2O<br />

sintering aids. The Ni'(m) phase is prepared in several BT:Ni ratios: 1:19, 3:37, 1:9, 1:4,<br />

and 3:7. The Ni'(m) inks are similar to those discussed in Chapter 5, but with LiAC∙2H2O<br />

dissolved in the aqueous medium. A fixed total solid volume fraction φsolids=0.43 is used<br />

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