SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC FOAM PRODUCED BY DIRECT MICROWAVE HEATING
Keywords:
silicon carbide ceramic foam, microwave, silica, compressive strength, specific energy consumption
Abstract
The paper presents results of the research of manufacturing silicon carbide ceramic foam applying the microwave energy as a power source for the heat treatment at very high temperature (up to 1610 ºC). On the other hand, aluminosilicate waste (clay recovered from recycled brick from building demolition as well as coal fly ash) as silica suppliers, has been used to replace some materials such as quartz or sand, with very high silica content. The obtained product had a very high compressive strength (up to 58 MPa), but the porosity had lower values than those obtained from the commonly used raw material. The most important characteristic of the ceramic foam obtained by the nonconventional method is the extremely low specific energy consumption (maximum 1.42 kWh / kg) required for sintering the raw material at very high temperature, with at least 50% lower than the values obtained by the conventional methods.
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23. Paunescu, L., Grigoras, B. T., Dragoescu, M. F., Axinte, S. M., Fiti, A., Foam glass produced by microwave heating technique, Bulletin of Romanian Chemicak Engineering Society, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 98-108, (2017).
24. Kolberg, U., Roemer, M., Reacting of glass, Ceramic Transaction, Vol. 111, pp. 517-523, (2001).
25. Ferguson, F. T., Nuth, J. A., Vapor pressure and evaporation coefficient of silicon monoxide over a mixture of silicon and silica, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 721-728, February, (2012).
26. Lourenco, P. B., Fernandes, F. M., Castro, F., Handmade clay bricks: chemical, physical and mechanical properties, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 38-58, (2010).
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31. Anovitz, L. M., Cole, D. R., Characterization and analysis of porosity and pore structures, Review in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, Vol. 80, No. 1, pp. 61-164, (2015).
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2020-06-30
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Axinte, S., Păunescu, L., & Drăgoescu, M. (2020). SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC FOAM PRODUCED BY DIRECT MICROWAVE HEATING. Nonconventional Technologies Review, 24(2). Retrieved from http://www.revtn.ro/index.php/revtn/article/view/285
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