A Systematic Study of the Cryogenic Milling of Chrysotile Asbestos
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation and Characterisation
2.2. Characterisation Techniques
3. Results
3.1. SEM Characterisation
3.2. XRPD Characterisation
3.3. FTIR Characterisation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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References | Milling Methods | Environmental Conditions | Advantages/ Disadvantages |
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[23] | Cryogenic vibro-milling with steel balls | −150 °C and wet condition | Preservation of chrysotile crystallinity |
[32] | Mechanical friction with cylindrical milling elements | Room temperature and wet condition | Reduction in chrysotile crystallinity |
[32] | Agate mortar | Room temperature and dry condition | Reduction in chrysotile crystallinity |
[33,35] | Ball milling | Room temperature and dry condition | Reduction in chrysotile crystallinity |
[34,35] | Ball milling | Room temperature and wet condition | Water-wet conditions preserves the chrysotile crystallinity |
[36] | Ring mill equipped with a tungsten carbide bowl | Room temperature and dry condition | Reduction in chrysotile crystallinity |
[37] | Rotary mill | Room temperature and dry condition | Reduction in chrysotile crystallinity |
CHR | CHR5 | CHR10 | CHR20 | CHR30 | CHR40 | |
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Length classes (µm) | ||||||
0–5 | 7.00% | 9.43% | 12.5% | 34.4% | 65.3% | 95.2% |
5–10 | 7.50% | 21.7% | 41.7% | 32.8% | 28.1% | 1.08% |
10–15 | 10.5% | 11.3% | 16.7% | 11.5% | 2.04% | 1.61% |
15–20 | 13.5% | 8.49% | 12.5% | 6.56% | 3.57% | 0.54% |
>20 | 61.5% | 49.1% | 16.7% | 14.8% | 1.02% | 1.61% |
Average (µm) | 33.9 | 29.80 | 14.32 | 10.7 | 4.89 | 1.91 |
Maximum (µm) | 188.1 | 159.8 | 79.9 | 53.6 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
Minimum (µm) | 1.36 | 1.45 | 2.02 | 1.29 | 0.43 | 0.25 |
Standard error | 1.99 | 3.08 | 2.08 | 1.34 | 0.27 | 0.21 |
N | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
Min | Max | Mean | Si/Mg | |
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Raw chrysotile | ||||
SiO2 | 47.79 | 53.61 | 50.58 (1.2) | 1.05 |
MgO | 42.15 | 50.84 | 48.27 (2.1) | |
Chrysotile 40 min | ||||
SiO2 | 38.74 | 55.39 | 49.46 (0.5) | 1.02 |
MgO | 40.49 | 61.26 | 48.31 (0.7) |
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Scognamiglio, V.; Di Giuseppe, D.; Lassinantti Gualtieri, M.; Tomassetti, L.; Gualtieri, A.F. A Systematic Study of the Cryogenic Milling of Chrysotile Asbestos. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4826. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114826
Scognamiglio V, Di Giuseppe D, Lassinantti Gualtieri M, Tomassetti L, Gualtieri AF. A Systematic Study of the Cryogenic Milling of Chrysotile Asbestos. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(11):4826. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114826
Chicago/Turabian StyleScognamiglio, Valentina, Dario Di Giuseppe, Magdalena Lassinantti Gualtieri, Laura Tomassetti, and Alessandro F. Gualtieri. 2021. "A Systematic Study of the Cryogenic Milling of Chrysotile Asbestos" Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 4826. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114826