Technical Characterization of Sintered-Glass Ceramics Derived from Glass Fibers Recovered by Pyrolysis
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27, Issue 4
Abstract
Sintered wollastonite-plagioclase glass ceramics were prepared through crystallization of a parent glass generated by vitrification of pyrolysis residual glass fibers that had been pyrolytically recovered from waste composite materials. A vitrifiable mixture consisting of 95% by weight glass fiber and 5% by weight was melted at 1,450°C to obtain a glass frit. The glass-ceramic materials were produced by a sinter-crystallization process from the powdered glass frit. The effect of firing temperature on the properties of sintered-glass ceramics was investigated. The sintering behavior of glass-ceramic tiles was evaluated by means of water absorption, apparent porosity, and bulk density. In addition, the mineralogical and microstructural characterization of these tiles was carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results from experiments such as water absorption, bending strength, chemical resistance, and stain resistance have shown that the developed glass-ceramic materials possess technological properties very suitable for architectural applications.
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Acknowledgments
Dr. M. I. Martín thanks the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), cofinanced by the European Social Fund Operational Programme 2007–2013 Adaptability and Employment Multiregional, for the contract JAE-Doc_08–00032. The authors also thank IRICA from University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) for their experimental assistance with XRD.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27 • Issue 4 • April 2015
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Received: Sep 6, 2013
Accepted: Mar 26, 2014
Published online: Jul 25, 2014
Discussion open until: Dec 25, 2014
Published in print: Apr 1, 2015
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