Preparation and Study of Borosilicate Foam Glass with High Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Strength

Foam glass is a kind of green building material that is widely used because of its excellent thermal insulation and mechanical properties.In this study,the borosilicate foam glass was fabricated by powder sintering method using recycled soda lime waste glass,quartz,and borax as the primary raw materials.CaCO_(3)was used as a foaming agent and Na_(2)CO_(3)as a flux agent.Results showed that as the quartz content decreases from 30 to 17.5 wt.%and borax content increases from 5 to 17.5 wt.%,the pore size,porosity,and thermal insulation of borosilicate foam glass increase significantly,while the compressive strength decreases slightly.When the content of quartz and borax are both 17.5 wt.%,borosilicate foam glass with outstanding performance can be prepared,whose pore distribution is uniform,mean pore size is 1.93 mm,total porosity is 83.44%,thermal conductivity is 0.0711W/(m⋅K),and compressive strength is 2.37 MPa.Finally,the influences of foaming agent content,flux agent content,foaming temperature,and holding time on the pore structure and various properties of borosilicate foam glass were investigated by orthogonal test.According to the results,the foaming temperature has a significant effect,and appropriate foaming agent content,flux agent content,and holding time help to form a uniform pore structure,thereby improving the thermal insulation and mechanical strength of the borosilicate foam glass.

Preparation and Properties of Foam Glass-ceramic from Diatomite

The results of the study of raw mix preparation and foam glass-ceramics production using diatomite as a raw material were presented in the following article. A mixture of diatomite and 40% NaOH solution was subjected to heating at a constant temperature of 775 ℃. Samples of foam glass-ceramic from diatomite with an average density of 290-580 kg/m^3, compressive strength of 1.7-7.8 MPa and thermal conductivity of 0.08-0.14 W/（m·K） were obtained. The investigations have shown that the hydrothermal pretreatment of mixture at the temperature of 90 ℃ may lead to the acceleration of the leaching of amorphous SiO_2 from diatomite. It was discovered that the resulting soluble alkali silicates promote the process of foaming during heating and reduce the average density of the obtained samples. The optimal duration of the leaching process was estimated to be 30 minutes, which corresponds to the yield of SiO_2 equal to 42.5% by the weight of dry diatomite.

Mechanism of Surface Depression on Foam Glass

The mechanism of the surface depression of the foam glass was studied. A method of powder sintering with plate glass as the raw material and carbon black as the foaming agent was adopted to investigate the influences of foaming temperature, soaking time, moisture content in the release agent, and flame preheating temperature on the surface depression of a foam glass blank. The results indicated that insufficient cooling rate and rapid foaming process that could not react synergistically with the surface tension and viscosity of the glass melt aroused the mismatching between the glass melt and the expansion or contraction of gas, resulting in upper surface depression of foam glass. Besides, the batch carbon black at high temperature reacted with residual water in advance to generate large amounts of gas and form the air space which could expand inside, leading to lower surface depression of foam glass.

Study on Factors Affecting Properties of Foam Glass Made from Waste Glass

Foam glass is a new green material to make use of waste glass and is popular for its energy-saving and light weight features.The problems in the current study of foam glass is that its properties require improvement to match the growing demands of application specific standards.Properties of foam glass is related to its porous structure,which is affected by various factors.The influence of raw material component,foaming agents and sintering system on the porous structure and properties of foamed glass is studied.Density decreases with the decrease of quartz and barite content.Thermal conductivity is more affected by barite content,and the lowest thermal conductivity is obtained when 10%quartz and 6%borax are added.Compressive strength is more affected by borax content,and the highest compressive strength is obtained when 5%quartz,10%barite and 6%borax are added.Foam glass samples with different porous structures and improved properties are obtained using graphite and CaCO3 as foaming agents.Compared with the soldcommercial foam glass for thermal insulation materials,the compressive strength of samples prepared by using compound foaming agents is increased by a factor of 2–3 times higher.With porous structure and properties adjusted by the optimization of raw materials and foaming agent,there exists the potential for factories to produce foam glass with expanded application scope.

Influence of aluminium nitride as a foaming agent on the preparation of foam glass-ceramics from high-titanium blast furnace slag

To effectively reuse high-titanium blast furnace slag （TS）, foam glass-ceramics were successfully prepared by powder sintering at 1000℃. TS and waste glass were used as the main raw materials, aluminium nitride （AIN） as the foaming agent, and borax as the fluxing agent. The influence of the amount of A1N added （lwt%-5wt%） on the crystalline phases, microstructure, and properties of the produced foam glass-ceramics was studied. The results showed that the main crystal phases were perovskite, diopside, and augite. With increasing A1N content, a transformation from diopside to augite occurred and the crystallinity of the pyroxene phases slightly decreased. Initially, the aver- age pore size and porosity of the foam glass-ceramics increased and subsequently decreased; similarly, their bulk density and compressive strength decreased and subsequently increased. The optimal properties were obtained when the foam glass-ceramics were prepared by adding 4wt% AIN.

The Economic Demands on the Method of Founding a Passive Brick House on Foamed Glass Granulate

The cost of acquisition of a passive house is a little higher than that of a conventional house.Proper design of a passive house should include not only thermal protection and stability of the construction,but it must also take into account the price demands on each of the proposed structures and solution of details.The paper deals with the financial comparison of the traditional method of a foundation on the foundation strips of plain concrete and the modern method of founding a passive house as brick construction on the reinforced concrete slab base with a compact subsoil layer of thermal insulation in the form of granules of foamed glass.

Construction utilization of foamed waste glass

Foamed waste glass(FWG) material is newly developed for the purpose to utilize the waste glassware and other waste glass. FWG has a multi-porous structure that consists of continuous or discontinuous voids. Hence lightweight but considerable stiffness can be achieved. In the present study, the manufacture and engineering properties of FWG are introduced first. Then, the utilizations of FWG are investigated in laboratory tests and field tests. Some case studies on design and construction work are also reported here. Through these studies we know that the discontinuous void material can be utilized as a lightweight fill material, ground improvement material and lightweight aggregate for concrete. On the other hand, the continuous void material can be used as water holding material for the greening of ground slope and rooftop, and as clarification material for water.

Integrated utilization of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash and bottom ash for preparation of foam glass-ceramics

For the purpose of solid waste co-disposal and heavy metal stabilization,foam glass-ceramics were produced by using municipal solid waste incineration(MWSI)bottom ash and fly ash as main raw materials,calcium carbonate(CaCO3) as foamer and sodium phosphate(Na3PO4) as foam stabilizer.The influences of the raw material composition,foaming temperature and foaming time on the properties were investigated.Porosity,bulk density,mechanical property and leaching of heavy metals were analyzed accordingly.The product,foamed at 1150℃ for 30 min with 14% fly ash and 74% bottom ash,exhibits excellent comprehensive properties,such as high porosity(76.03%),low bulk density(0.67 g·cm-3) and high compressive strength(10.56 MPa).Moreover,the amount of leaching heavy metals,including Cr,Pb,Cu,Cd and Ni,in foam glass-ceramics is significantly lower than that of the US EPA hazardous waste thresholds.This study not only realizes the integrated utilization of bottom ash and fly ash,but also addresses a new strategy for obtaining foam glass-ceramics.

Effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and properties of foamed glass-ceramics prepared from high-titanium blast furnace slag and waste glass

Foamed glass-ceramics were prepared via a single-step sintering method using high-titanium blast furnace slag and waste glass as the main raw materials The influence of sintering temperature(900–1060℃) on the microstructure and properties of foamed glass-ceramics was studied. The results show that the crystal shape changed from grainy to rod-shaped and finally turned to multiple shapes as the sintering temperature was increased from 900 to 1060℃. With increasing sintering temperature, the average pore size of the foamed glass-ceramics increased and subsequently decreased. By contrast, the compressive strength and the bulk density decreased and subsequently increased. An excessively high temperature, however, induced the coalescence of pores and decreased the compressive strength. The optimal properties, including the highest compressive strength(16.64 MPa) among the investigated samples and a relatively low bulk density(0.83 g/cm^3), were attained in the case of the foamed glass-ceramics sintered at 1000℃.

Influence of CeO_2 addition on the preparation of foamed glass-ceramics from high-titanium blast furnace slag

Foamed glass-ceramics doped with cerium oxide（CeO_2）were successfully prepared from high-titanium blast furnace slag by one-step sintering.The influence of CeO_2 addition（1.5wt%–3.5wt%）on the crystalline phases,microstructure,and properties of foamed glass-ceramics was studied.Results show that CeO_2 improves the stability of the glass phase and changes the two-dimensional crystallization mechanism into three-dimensional one.XRD analysis indicates the presence of Ca（Mg,Fe）Si_2O_6 and Ca（Ti,Mg,Al）（Si,Al）_2O_（6 ）in all sintered samples.Added with CeO_2,Ti CeO_4 precipitates,and crystallinity increases,leading to increased thickness of pore walls and uniform pores.The comprehensive properties of foamed glass-ceramics are better than that of samples without CeO_2.In particular,the sample added with a suitable amount of CeO_2（2.5wt%）exhibits bulk density that is similar to and compressive strength（14.9 MPa）that is more than twice of foamed glass-ceramics without CeO_2.

Phase evolution and properties of glass ceramic foams prepared by bottom ash,fly ash and pickling sludge

Municipal solid waste incineration products of bottom ash(BA),fly ash(FA),and pickling sludge(PS),causing severe environ-mental pollution,were transformed into glass ceramic foams with the aid of CaCO3 as a pore-foaming agent during sintering.The effect of the BA/FA mass ratio on the phase composition,pore morphology,pore size distribution,physical properties,and glass structure was investigated,with results showing that with the increase in the BA/FA ratio,the content of the glass phase,Si-O-Si,and Q3Si units decrease gradually.The glass transmission temperature of the mixture was also reduced.When combined,the glass viscosity decreases,causing bubble coalescence and uneven pore distribution.Glass ceramic foams with uniform spherical pores are fabricated.When the content of BA,FA,and PS are 35wt%,45wt%,and 20wt%,respectively,contributing to high performance glass ceramic foams with a bulk density of 1.76 g/cm3,porosity of 56.01%,and compressive strength exceeding 16.23 MPa.This versatile and low-cost approach provides new insight into synergistically recycling solid wastes.

Effect of Ultrasonication on the Properties of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes/Hollow Glass Microspheres/Epoxy Syntactic Foam

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes（MWCNTs） reinforced hollow glass microspheres（HGMs）/epoxy syntactic foam was fabricated. The effects of ultrasonication on the density, compression strength, and water absorption properties were studied. Better dispersed MWCNTs can be obtained after ultrasonication treatment, but an increasing viscosity will lead to a larger amount of voids during syntactic foam preparation especially when the content of HGMs is more than 70 vol%. The existing voids will decrease the density of epoxy syntactic foam. However, the ultrasonication does not change the compression strength much. Ultrasonication treatment will decrease the water absorption content due to the better dispersion and hydrophobic properties of MWCNTs. But a significant increase of water absorption content occurs when HGMs is more than 70 vol%, which is attributed to the higher viscosity and larger amount of voids.

Phosphorus Adsorption and Nitric Acid Reduction by Ferrous Sulfate-Treated Foamed Waste Glass

Wastewaters containing phosphorus and nitric acid are produced during biological treatment processes. In this study, a material for treating such wastewaters was developed. Foamed glass was produced from waste glass and then heated with iron sulfate to prepare an adsorbent for phosphorus and carrier for reducing nitric acid. The adsorbent performance was evaluated in batch and continuous experiments. The saturated adsorption amount of phosphate was 6.23 mg/g for the product obtained from glass of size 3 to 12 mm;the amount adsorbed was relatively high, in spite of the large glass size. The denitrification by reduction of nitrate was around 25%.

Enhancement of Dimensional Stability of Rigid PVC Foams Using E-Glass Fibers

Short cut E-glass fibers of two different lengths were used to determine the effect of glass fiber length on the dimensional stability of rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) foam in this study. Glass fibers measuring, 1/16" and 1/32" at different concentrations (0 wt% - 20 wt%) were used to reinforce rigid PVC foams;the PVC foam-glass fiber (PVC-GF) composites were extruded using a single screw profile extruder. The extruded PVC-GF composites were characterized for their dimensional stability, structural, thermal, and mechanical properties. Experimental results show that the dimensional stability, heat resistance, and storage modulus were enhanced without compromising the tensile and flexural strengths of the composites. Thermal shrinkage decreased by almost 55% in composites reinforced with 1/32" GF and by 60% in composites reinforced with 1/16" GFs, with visible improvements to the shape distortion. Overall, foam composites which were prepared with longer (1/16") glass fibers exhibited better mechanical and thermal properties than those prepared with shorter (1/32") glass fibers. Microstructural observations suggest that this is due to better interlocking between the long fibers and the foam cells, which result in better load distribution in the matrix.

利用废岩棉制备高性能泡沫玻璃陶瓷的实验研究

以工业垃圾废岩棉和废玻璃为原料,以CaCO_(3)为发泡剂制备出高强度泡沫玻璃陶瓷。研究了废岩棉和废玻璃的添加量及烧结温度对泡沫玻璃陶瓷材料性能的影响。结果表明:随着废岩棉添加量的增加和烧结温度的提高,熔体黏度会降低,不利于气泡结构的稳定;在废岩棉添加量为40%、750℃烧结温度下得到的样品容重为0.54 g/cm^(3)、孔隙率为62.5%、抗压强度为4.76 MPa;样品主晶相为亚硅酸钙和石英晶相,加入TiO_(2)作为晶核剂后主晶相改变为榍石;TiO_(2)掺量为10%时,在750℃烧结20 min更经济,所得样品容重为0.82 g/cm^(3)、孔隙率为50%、抗压强度为7.76 MPa。

花岗岩废料与玻璃废渣制备发泡陶瓷的研究

本文以花岗岩废料和玻璃废渣为原料、SiC为发泡剂,采用粉末烧结法制备了高孔隙率、低吸水率的全固废发泡陶瓷,探究了花岗岩废料和玻璃废渣配合比、烧结温度、发泡剂掺量对发泡陶瓷孔结构及性能的影响。结果表明:花岗岩废料形成了发泡陶瓷的骨架结构,玻璃废渣具有助熔作用;当玻璃废渣掺量为20%(质量分数)时,烧结温度降低了40℃。在1110~1150℃下制备的发泡陶瓷抗压强度为2.23~0.41 MPa,体积密度为468.41~326.31 kg/m^(3),孔隙率为79.15%~86.81%,吸水率为0.96%~1.00%,平均孔径为0.49~1.43 mm,实现了对发泡陶瓷孔径的有效调控,满足了不同应用场景对发泡陶瓷不同孔径的需求。本研究为花岗岩废料和玻璃废渣的规模化利用及不同孔径发泡陶瓷的制备提供了技术支持。

烧成温度对钙长石隔热耐火材料显微结构与性能的影响

本工作以矾土水泥与黏土为原料,采用发泡法制备了钙长石隔热耐火材料,通过XRD、SEM和导热仪等分析了烧成温度(1110~1310℃)对钙长石隔热耐火材料显微结构与性能的影响,并研究了该种钙长石隔热耐火材料的合成机理。结果表明:当烧成温度为1110~1160℃时,体系内开始生成钙长石,但原料微颗粒间的反应并不完全,生成的液相含量较少,强度较低;当烧成温度为1210~1260℃时,液相含量增多,钙长石的生成速度加快,强度增大,试样具有较低导热系数;当烧成温度为1310℃时,液相含量迅速增多,线收缩率迅速增大,试样具有较大强度,但体积密度大幅增长,气孔率降低。在1260℃时,制得了体积密度为0.53 g/cm^(3)、气孔率为82.6%、抗折强度为1.15 MPa、耐压强度为1.99 MPa、800℃导热系数为0.101 W/(m·K)的钙长石隔热耐火材料。

废玻璃粉对泡沫混凝土性能和微观孔结构的影响及其价值工程分析

玻璃研磨成粉后的主要成分与粉煤灰相似,具备潜在的火山灰活性。为提高我国对废弃玻璃的循环利用率,将泡沫混凝土与废玻璃粉结合用于改善泡沫混凝土性能,减少水泥消耗量,提高废玻璃的循环利用率。本文研究了以废玻璃粉作为胶凝材料替代部分水泥,并探究废玻璃粉对泡沫混凝土抗压强度、干密度、干缩率、软化系数等的影响。结果表明:在替代胶凝材料总质量的0%~30%(质量分数,下同)时,废玻璃粉会提高泡沫混凝土的抗压强度;且在废玻璃粉掺量为20%时,泡沫混凝土28、56 d抗压强度达到最大值;而在120 d时,废玻璃粉掺量为30%的泡沫混凝土抗压强度达到最大值。废玻璃粉会降低泡沫混凝土的干缩值,且掺量越大,干缩值的降低程度越大,这有助于解决泡沫混凝土易开裂的问题。废玻璃粉能够明显提高泡沫混凝土的软化系数,便于其在潮湿或水下环境应用。此外,从微观孔结构的角度对废玻璃粉引起的泡沫混凝土力学及耐久性能的变化规律做出解释,最后对废玻璃粉引入泡沫混凝土后的价值进行分析,定量证明了废玻璃粉的环保性和经济性。

高岭土尾矿微晶泡沫玻璃的研制

以高岭土尾矿为主要原料,加入一定比例的废玻璃、硼砂,采用“一步法”制备微晶泡沫玻璃。研究不同含量的SiC对微晶泡沫玻璃性能的影响。采用DSC、SEM、XRD等测试技术对微晶泡沫玻璃的玻璃物相组成、形貌体积变化进行测试分析。制备出的微晶泡沫玻璃以石英和氧化铝为主晶相,体积密度为0.79 g/cm^(3),抗压强度可达到18.8 MPa。制备出的微晶泡沫玻璃具有体积密度小,抗压强度高,化学稳定性良好等特点,在建筑陶瓷行业有着广泛的应用价值,为高岭土尾矿重新再利用提供新的途径。

利用空心微球制备超轻泡沫玻璃及其性能研究

本工作研究了一种利用空心微球制备超轻泡沫玻璃的新方法,以废玻璃粉为主要原材料制备高气孔率的空心微球,研究了空心微球的发泡过程和发泡机理,利用空心微球发泡法制备出了超轻质泡沫玻璃。结果表明:空心微球气孔率高,发泡过程可控,可以制备气孔尺寸均匀、高气孔率的泡沫玻璃。随着玻璃粉粒径的减小,空心微球的体积膨胀率逐渐增加,当玻璃粉D50为4.3μm时,空心微球的最大体积膨胀率约为280%。随着烧结温度的升高,泡沫玻璃的容重降低,气孔率增加,泡沫玻璃中析晶增多,主要晶相包括SiO2(石英)、SiO2(鳞石英)和Na_(2)Ca_(3)Si_(6)O_(16)(失透石)。当烧结温度为725~800℃时,可以制备气孔率大于95%的超轻泡沫玻璃。本工作提出的空心微球发泡法对制备无机多孔材料具有较为广泛的适用性。