Abstract:The influence of soluble alkali on the adsorption and disersion of FDN(polynaphthalene sulphonate) was investigated through modifying the concentration of Na2SO4, K2SO4, Na2CO3 and K2CO3 respectively. The results show that there exists the optimum content range which contributes to higher dispersion of FDN. The optimum content range is well related to the FDN content and the entrapped anion. When FDN content is low, a bit of alkali can adjust surface tension in cement paste with FDN water reducer added, and the fluidity of cement paste will be considerably improved. When FDN content is high, it is necessary to add more alkali in order to adjust surface tension and improve the dispersion of FDN water reducer. When superfluous alkali is added into cement paste, the paste fluidity will descend radically and the paste viscosity will increase sharply. Different from alkali carbonates, alkali sulphates not only make a contribution to the compression and destruction of double electrode layer through alkali ions, but also cause competitive adsorption between sulfate anion and FDN water reducer, which jointly results in the sharp decrease in adsorption of FDN water reducer.