Preparation of Porous ZrO2-Al2O3 Composite Ceramic with High Strength and Good Corrosion-Resistance
In order to develop porous ceramics with high strength and corrosion resistance as the support for the preparation of asymmetric ceramic membranes, porous ZrO2-Al2O3 composite is designed and fabricated by adding Zr(OH)4.as sintering aid. The content of Zr(OH)4, the sintering temperature and the bending strength before and after corrosion of the composite are discussed. The results shows that 10wt% ZrO2-10wt% Zr(OH)4 -80wt%Al2O3 composite bar fabricated by cold press with the porosity of 32% can be fabricated in 1550°C for 4 h. The bending strength of the composite is 111.2MPa. After corrosion, the quality lose and the bending strength lose is no more than 1%. The tubular composite is suit for the preparation of micro-filtration membrane.