Ceramic tiles derived from coal fly ash: Preparation and mechanical characterization |
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Affiliation: | 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, PR China |
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Abstract: | Coal fly ash (CFA) accounts for a large fraction of the solid waste produced in China. Hence, there is an urgent need for the effective utilization of CFA, for example, as a raw material for ceramics production. In this study, clay- and feldspar-like materials fabricated by alkali activation pre-treatment of CFA were mixed with untreated CFA (regarded as a quartz-like material) and sintered to prepare fully ash-based ceramic tiles. The obtained tiles exhibited excellent sintering properties, e.g., low firing temperature and a wide sintering range; further, they showed better green strength (due to hydrogen bonding) and post-sintering performance (due to fluxing and mullite skeleton effects) than ceramic tiles produced exclusively from untreated CFA. The fully ash-based ceramic tiles sintered at 1100 °C exhibited optimal post-sintering properties (bulk density, 2.5 g/cm3; rupture modulus, 50.1 MPa; and water absorption, 0%). Thus, the proposed method is well suited for preparing a novel kind of ceramic tiles completely derived from CFA, highlighting its importance in the field of fly ash ceramics. |
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Keywords: | Coal fly ash Alkali activation Ceramic tile Zeolite Hydroxysodalite |
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