Applied Chemistry for Engineering (공업화학)

The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (한국공업화학회)
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A Foamed Body through the Complexation with the Sepiolite and Expanded Pearlite

해포석과 팽창진주암의 복합화에 의한 발포체 제조

  • Lee, Chul-Tae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University) ;
  • Jang, Moonho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University) ;
  • Park, Tae-Moon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University)
  • 이철태 (단국대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 장문호 (단국대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 박태문 (단국대학교 화학공학과)
  • Published : 2012.02.10

Abstract

Production process of the flexible ceramic foamed body through the complexation with the fiberous sepiolite and expanded pearlite was researched. The processing of fibrillation of the inorganic mineral fiber sepiolite is the most important whole processing for manufacturing of the ceramic foamed body consisting of the expanded perlite and sepiolite. The fibrous sepiolite and expanded pearlite are blended and becomes the slurry phase. And this slurry phase is converted to a massive foamed body through the low temperature heat treatment process less than $300^{\circ}C$. The heat-treatment process of the slurry phase composite has to be designed to include the evaporation step of the moisture remaining among the slurry composition, foaming step by the decomposition of the foaming agent, and resolution removal step of the organic material which was added in the composite remained after the foaming step. The heat treatment process should be considered as significant factors in design of total process. As to the condition of heat treatment process and foaming agent, there was the a correlation. An organic type foaming agent like DSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinte) was effective in foaming of the slurry compound consisting of the expanded perlite and sepiolite fiber.

Keywords

sepiolite;expanded pearlite;foaming;insulation

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