Omerašević M, Pavkov V, Rosić M, Egerić M, Nenadović S, Bučevac D, Potkonjak N. Fabrication of Porous Anorthite Ceramic Insulation Using Solid Wastes.
Materials (Basel) 2024;
17:1478. [PMID:
38611993 PMCID:
PMC11012998 DOI:
10.3390/ma17071478]
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Abstract
Porous anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) ceramics, suitable for thermal insulation in buildings, were obtained using waste seashells as a source of CaO, kaolin as a source of Al2O3 and SiO2 and banana peel as a pore former. Changing the volume of banana peel as well as the processing temperature was found to be an effective approach to control the thermo-mechanical properties of the obtained anorthite ceramics. The sintering of powder compacts containing up to 30 wt% banana peel at temperatures ranging from 1100 to 1200 °C resulted in anorthite ceramics possessing up to 45% open porosity, a compressive strength between 13 and 92 MPa, a bulk density between 1.87 and 2.62 g/cm3 and thermal conductivity between 0.097 and 3.5 W/mK. It was shown that waste materials such as seashells and banana peel can be used to obtain cost-effective thermal insulation in buildings.
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