Hasanuzzaman, Mohammed ORCID: 0000-0003-1838-0091, Sajjia, Mustafa, Rafferty, Aran and Olabi, Abdul-Ghani
ORCID: 0000-0002-7865-1757
(2013)
Thermal behaviour of zircon/zirconia-added chemically durable borosilicate porous glass.
Thermochimica Acta, 555
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pp. 81-88.
ISSN 0040-6031
Macroporous alkali resistant glass has been developed by making additions of zirconia (ZrO2) and zircon (ZrSiO4) to the sodium borosilicate glass system SiO2–B2O3 Na2O. The glass was made using a traditional high temperature fusion process. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) was carried out to identify the glass transition temperature (Tg) and crystallisation temperature (Tx). Based on these findings, controlled heat-treatments were implemented to separate the glass into two-phases; a silica-rich phase, and an alkali-rich borate phase. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to identify any crystal phases present in the asquenched and heat-treated glasses. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy also proved effective in investigating phase separation and crystallisation behaviour. After leaching, a silica-rich skeleton with an interconnected pore structure and a uniform pore distribution was observed. Pore characterisation was carried out using mercury porosimetry. The size and shape of the pores largely depended on the heattreatment temperature and time. ZrO2/ZrSiO4 additions increased the alkali resistance of the porous glass 3–4 times.
Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Porous glasses; Borosilicate glass; Phase separation; Glass transition; Alkali resistance |
Subjects: | Engineering > Materials |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2012.12.018 |
Copyright Information: | © 2013 Elsevier |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 18028 |
Deposited On: | 18 Apr 2013 10:44 by Abdul Olabi . Last Modified 03 Feb 2021 13:18 |
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