Abstract
In an attempt to find ways to reduce consumption of natural raw material and recycle chrysotile tailing waste (CTW), cordierite ceramics were produced using CTW, kaolin tailing waste (KTW) and waste alumina. Before synthesizing the cordierite ceramics, the inert transformation of CTW was investigated via a thermal treatment. Experimental results indicated that CTW was converted into nonhazardous forsterite and enstatite at temperatures above 1000 °C. The characterizations of the synthesized cordierite ceramics were examined using thermal analyses, X-ray diffraction (XRD), morphological structure analyses, compressive strength measurement, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP). Thermal analyses indicated that significant weight loss below 900 °C was the release of structural water and gases. XRD indicated that the cordierite became the main crystalline phase at 1350 °C. Compressive strength test indicated that compressive strength of the cordierite ceramics was 260 MPa, and CTE of cordierite ceramics was 2.4 × 10−6 °C−1. This technology for the of utilization of CTW and KTW could be used to produce industrial cordierite ceramics, in accordance with the concepts of sustainable development.
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The authors are grateful for support of key personnel in the Shanghai Municipality (S30109), the Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle (SWUST), Ministry of Education (12zxgk09) and Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (10dz1205302).
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Zhu, P., Wang, L.Y., Hong, D. et al. Investigative studies for inert transformation of toxic chrysotile tailing. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 15, 90–97 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-012-0093-6
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