Ultrahigh purity CaCO3 whiskers derived from the enhanced diffusion of carbonate ions from a larger liquid–gas interface through porous quartz stones

A larger liquid–gas interface area during the carbonation process for preparing high-purity aragonite CaCO3 whiskers by using porous quartz stones was developed.

Influence of Sintering Temperature on the Properties of Porous Quartz Ceramics via the Atmospheric Pressure Sintering Method

Porous quartz ceramics were produced using river sand from the Yangtze River in China as the raw material via the atmospheric pressure sintering method. The influence of the sintering temperature on the density, the porosity, the porous structure and the outside shape of ceramics were investigated in this paper.The conclusions show that the sintering temperature increased, the microstructure of the samples changed accordingly and the density increased, while the porosity decreased, the micropores edge gradually become smooth. The optimum sintering temperature of porous quartz ceramics was obtained at 1100 °C as determined by an analysis of the performance price ratio of the porous quartz ceramics, the density is 1.25g/cm3, the porosity is 49.5%, the outside shape is regular, the micropore edge are smooth.

Fabrication of Unfired Porous Quartz Brick Used the River Sands from the Yangtze River in China

The insulating brick is prepared used low grade quartz sand along the Yangtze River, and the mechanism of porous structure contolment is researched, which lay technological foundation for increasing the performance of insulating brick. The results show the porosity of unfired porous quartz bricks is decreased with increasing the content of quartz sands. When the content of foaming agent is beyond 0.5%, the porosity of unfired porous bricks is increased with increasing the content of foaming agent. When the ratio of materials and water is above 1:1.1, the porosity of unfired porous bricks is decreased with increasing the content of adding water. Through optimizing the technology that using 60% quartz sands, 39% cement, 1% foaming agent and the ratio of materials and water for 1:1.1 are mixed, the unfired porous quartz bricks is produced, the density is 0.628 g/cm3, the porosity is 74.586% and the compression strength is 1.9 MPa, the porous structure of brick is homogeneous distribution, the pore is closed pore.