Preparation of Fly Ash-Based Porous Ceramic with Alumina as the Pore-Forming Agent
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples Preparation
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of the Alumina Addition on the Bending Strength and Porosity of the Porous Ceramic
3.2. Effect of the Alumina Addition on the Pore Size Distribution of the Porous Ceramic
3.3. Effect of the Addition Content of Alumina on Permeability of the Porous Ceramic
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | Al2O3 | SiO2 | Fe2O3 | CaO | MgO | K2O | Na2O | TiO2 | P2O3 | SO3 | L.O.I |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Content (wt%) | 37.12 | 55.39 | 3.25 | 1.78 | 1.26 | 2.83 | 0.18 | 1.1 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 6.71 |
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Yang, Y.; Liu, F.; Chang, Q.; Hu, Z.; Wang, Q.; Wang, Y. Preparation of Fly Ash-Based Porous Ceramic with Alumina as the Pore-Forming Agent. Ceramics 2019, 2, 286-295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics2020023
Yang Y, Liu F, Chang Q, Hu Z, Wang Q, Wang Y. Preparation of Fly Ash-Based Porous Ceramic with Alumina as the Pore-Forming Agent. Ceramics. 2019; 2(2):286-295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics2020023
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Yulong, Fengli Liu, Qibing Chang, Zhiwen Hu, Qikun Wang, and Yongqing Wang. 2019. "Preparation of Fly Ash-Based Porous Ceramic with Alumina as the Pore-Forming Agent" Ceramics 2, no. 2: 286-295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics2020023
APA StyleYang, Y., Liu, F., Chang, Q., Hu, Z., Wang, Q., & Wang, Y. (2019). Preparation of Fly Ash-Based Porous Ceramic with Alumina as the Pore-Forming Agent. Ceramics, 2(2), 286-295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics2020023