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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 246, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118748
Keywords
Fly-ash cenosphere; Synthetic foam; Thermal insulation; Thermal modeling
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- US National Science Foundation (NSF) [CMMI-1663302]
- US Department of Energy [DE-EE-0008677]
- NSF
- DOE
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In this study, a novel inorganic synthetic solid foam composed of recycled fly-ash cenospheres (FACs) is developed with low-density, good thermal insulation performance, and reasonable mechanical strength. The manufacturing process utilizes low-fraction clay binder materials diluted in water, enabling a self-assembling mechanism assisted by natural capillary effect to form minimal contacts among the FACs. The microstructure and minimal contact formation were confirmed by optical and electron microscope imaging. Both thermal and mechanical properties of the fly-ash cenosphere synthetic solid foam (FAC-SSF) materials were experimentally studied as functions of key material parameters including cenosphere particle size and clay content. A numerical model was developed to predict the effective thermal conductivity of FAC-SSF using a three-step homogenization method which takes into account different thermal percolation paths within the material. The inorganic synthetic foam developed has the potential for thermal insulation applications taking advantage of their relatively simple, low-cost, and scalable manufacturing process, minimal use of binder materials, and relatively high mechanical strength and highly tailorable properties. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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