Glass-Ceramic Foams from 'Weak Alkali Activation' and Gel-Casting of Waste Glass/Fly Ash Mixtures.

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2019
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Abstract
A 'weak alkali activation' was applied to aqueous suspensions based on soda lime glass and coal fly ash. Unlike in actual geopolymers, an extensive formation of zeolite-like gels was not expected, due to the low molarity of the alkali activator (NaOH) used. In any case, the suspension underwent gelation and presented a marked pseudoplastic behavior. A significant foaming could be achieved by air incorporation, in turn resulting from intensive mechanical stirring (with the help of a surfactant), before complete hardening. Dried foams were later subjected to heat treatment at 700⁻900 °C. The interactions between glass and fly ash, upon firing, determined the formation of new crystal phases, particularly nepheline (sodium alumino⁻silicate), with remarkable crushing strength (~6 MPa, with a porosity of about 70%). The fired materials, finally, demonstrated a successful stabilization of pollutants from fly ash and a low thermal conductivity that could be exploited for building applications.
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Authors Acacio Rincón Romero, Nicoletta Toniolo, Aldo R Boccaccini, Enrico Bernardo
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Journal Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
Year 2019
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E588
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fly ash alkali activation glass–ceramic foams inorganic gel casting waste glass

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