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Title: Elaboration And Characterization Of Foam Glass Based On Cullet With Addition Of Soluble Silicates

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3552401· OSTI ID:21510163
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  1. Laboratory of mineral materials and composite, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Boumerdes (Algeria)

The politics of the energy saving and of the acoustic comfort buildings is at the heart of the research of new compounds permitting to improve the materials performance actually commercialised. With this aim in view, we'll purpose to elaborate a porous material (foam glass) with addition of soluble silicates (up to 40%) of which the principal material is the waste glass in order to recycle it and improving the present laws about the waste products in closed circuit: (Finished products (leftarrow) waste products (leftarrow) finished products). The investigations have shown that grinding waste glass to particle size less than 0.1 mm and adding 1% of Ca CO{sub 3} content provide production of material with the following properties: particle density 0,5 g/cm{sup 3}, strength 17,50 MPa and water adsorption 95%, the temperature for foaming ranges were determined at 850 deg. C. The microstructures are homogenous, with pore sizes up to 2 mm. The addition of soluble silicates (up to 40%) has resulted in the foam glass of very high porosity. The foam glass is counted among the new glass products meeting certain requirements sought comfort in the building industry in particular (thermal and acoustic insulation). The product obtained present of excellent properties thermal ({lambda} = 0,031 W/m deg. C) and acoustic (R = 15 dB).

OSTI ID:
21510163
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1315, Issue 1; Conference: AMPT2010: International conference on advances in materials and processing technologies, Paris (France), 24-27 Oct 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3552401; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English