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Contributions to the mechanism of water glass hardening by using thermal analysis methods and X-ray diffractometry

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Thermal analysis methods and X-ray diffractometry provided data on and permitted practical use of the eutectic mixture between Na2O·2SiO2 and SiO2, which melts at 790°C. Based on this, water glass was used as a binder to obtain artificial cluster granules, ceramically hardened by heating at 800°C. The process of water glass hardening in the presence of hardening reagents such as Na2SiF6, NH4Cl, silica gel and ultra-fine silica was studied by thermal analysis. In the first stage, gelification of the SiO2 sol takes place by neutralization of the NaOH deflocculant, while the second stage involves tridimensional cross-linking by polycondensation, promoted by powders rich in SiO2.

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Die durch Thermoanalyse und Röntgendiffraktion gewonnenen Daten ermöglichten die Nutzung eines eutektischen Gemisches aus Na2O·2SiO2 und SiO2 mit einem Schmelzpunkt von 790°C. Auf dieser Basis wurde Wasserglas als Bindemittel zur Herstellung von künstlichen Cluster-Granulaten genutzt, die bei 800°C keramisch gehärtet wurden. Dieser Härtungsprozess von Wasserglas in Gegenwart von Härtemitteln wie z.B. Na2SiF6, NH4Cl, Silikagel und ultrafeiner Kieselerde wurde mittels Thermoanalyse untersucht. Im ersten Schritt der Gelbildung aus dem SiO2-Sol erfolgt die Neutralisation des NaOH-Deflokulanten, während der zweite Schritt durch Polykondensation eine dreidimensionale Vernetzung umfaßt, die durch SiO2-reiche Pulver unterstützt wird.

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Popescu, M., Matei, V. & Serban, L. Contributions to the mechanism of water glass hardening by using thermal analysis methods and X-ray diffractometry. Journal of Thermal Analysis 37, 375–382 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02055939

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