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Effect of Firewood Ash Waste on the Densification Behavior of Electrical Siliceous Porcelain Formulations

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This study focuses on the effect of firewood ash waste generated in the red ceramic industry on the densification behavior of electrical siliceous porcelain formulations. For this purpose, siliceous porcelain formulations added with up to 8.0 wt.% of firewood ash waste for partial replacing Na-feldspar were prepared. The siliceous porcelain specimens were produced by uniaxial pressing and fired at 1300 °C using a fast-firing cycle. The densification behavior of the specimens fired was monitored by measuring linear shrinkage, apparent density, water absorption, apparent porosity, and volume electrical resistivity. Microstructural and phase characterizations were carried out by SEM and XRD, respectively. The results showed that the densification behavior, properties, and microstructural evolution of siliceous porcelain formulations were influenced by the amount of firewood ash waste added. The firewood ash waste, on the other hand, had little effect on the phase evolution. The optimum densification and technical properties for manufacturing electrical siliceous porcelain using a fast-firing cycle were found between 3.15–4.20 wt.% of firewood ash waste as a renewable auxiliary fluxing material. The environmental and economic benefits of such electrical siliceous porcelain with potential application for low-tension electrical insulator should also be highlighted.

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) - Brazil (Finance Code - 001), Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) - Brazil (Grant No. E-26/203.013/2016), and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) - Brazil (Grant No. 307507/2019-0). The authors would also like to thank Arte Cerâmica Sardinha by the supply of the plastic clay and firewood ash waste.

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This work was supported by [CAPES] (Finance Code - 001), [FAPERJ] (Grant Number: E-26/203.013/2016), and [CNPq] (Grant Number: 307507/2019–0).

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    Nicolle C. Coutinho, Herval Ramos Paes Jr & José Nilson França Holanda

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Nicolle Cabral Coutinho: Material Preparation, Data Collection, and Analysis.

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Coutinho, N.C., Paes, H.R. & Holanda, J.N.F. Effect of Firewood Ash Waste on the Densification Behavior of Electrical Siliceous Porcelain Formulations. Silicon 14, 10591–10601 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01799-0

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