Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10625363 | Ceramics International | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Panel (P) and funnel (F) glasses from Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) have been used to obtain glass foams by a simple and economic processing route, consisting of direct heating the glass powders at relatively low temperatures (650-750 °C) using different foaming agents (FA) such as egg shells, calcite, dolomite. Mixtures in different proportions of P and F glass powders were tested and the effects of composition and heat treatment temperature on the foaming behaviour were evaluated. Glass foams featuring apparent density and compressive strength values of 0.29 g/cm3 and 2.34 MPa, respectively, could be produced from a P/F ratio=1 with added 3 wt% of egg shells upon heat treating at 700 °C for 15 min. The P/F ratio was found to strongly influence the foaming behaviour and, consequently, the physical properties of the final foam glass. The relative performance of other foaming agents under a given set of experimental conditions revealed to be dependent on the type of glass (composition and thermal properties).
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Authors
Hugo R. Fernandes, Diana D. Ferreira, Fernanda Andreola, Isabella Lancellotti, Luisa Barbieri, José M.F. Ferreira,