Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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585205 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
With the growing general concern about the pollution by fly ash (FA), there has been global interest in its utilization. Purified FA or FA micro-beads are suitable as polymer filling materials because of their density, good dispersity and fluidity of globular particles. However, FA as a filler has not been widely used up to now on account of low whiteness values and low friction of untreated FA surface. In order to improve the FA quality, a surface modification method by using isothermal heating is proposed in this paper. Preparation of composite fly ash (CFA) in the Ca(OH)2-H2O-CO2 system is described. Good coating results on FA surfaces can be achieved under suitable operating parameters. The characteristics of CFA are discussed and analyzed based on data from X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared spectra, and BET multiple-point nitrogen adsorption method. Feedstocks with less than 45 μm grain size, 2.86 m2 gâ1 specific surface area, and 36.68 whiteness value revealed an increase in specific surface area ranging from 8.69 to 10.01 m2 gâ1 and an increase in whiteness values ranging from 63.67 to 73.13 after coating. A SEM study allowed a detailed determination of the morphology of the surface roughness. Filling tests also show that a rough surface of the CFA enhances contact opportunities and improves the interface between polymer and CFA blended with polypropylene (PP).
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Authors
Yang Yu-Fen, Gai Guo-Sheng, Cai Zhen-Fang, Chen Qing-Ru,