Abstract

The study focuses on synthesizing wollastonite using bypass and silica fume waste materials as starting materials. The novelty of this work is the utilization of temperature-induced forming technique for the synthesis of wollastonite. Bypass and silica fume are mixed with various CaO/SiO2 ratios and then cast and fired at temperatures ranging from 900 to 1200 °C. Rheological properties and zeta potential are characterized for the slurries to optimize the dispersant percentage. The fired samples' phase composition, structure properties, apparent porosity, linear shrinkage, and compressive strength are characterized. Results show that the sample with a CaO: SiO2 ratio of 1:1.45 is the optimum composition for forming mainly pure β-wollastonite at 1100 °C, which changed into pseudo-wollastonite at about 1150 °C. The best physical and mechanical properties are obtained at 1170 °C, including apparent porosity of 8%, bulk density of 2.2 g/cm3, linear shrinkage of 13%, and compressive strength of 40 MPa, which widens its ceramic applications.

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Title
Utilization of industrial waste materials for the preparation of wollastonite by temperature-induced forming technique
Author
Abo-Almaged, H. H. 1 ; Ngida, Rehab E. A. 1 ; Ajiba, N. A. 1 ; Sadek, H. E. H. 1 ; Khattab, R. M. 2 

 National Research Centre (NRC), Refractories, Ceramics, and Building Materials Department, Giza, Egypt (GRID:grid.419725.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2151 8157) 
 National Research Centre (NRC), Refractories, Ceramics, and Building Materials Department, Giza, Egypt (GRID:grid.419725.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2151 8157); Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt (GRID:grid.442603.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 0377 4159) 
Pages
21752
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3106554033
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.