Influence of Cr2O3 on the Structure and Property of Mg-Al Spinel Synthesized by Waste Slag in Aluminum Factory

Via the solid phase reaction, Mg-Al spinel has been synthesized by using industrial waste slag from aluminum factory, basic magnesium carbonate and a little amount of clay as the main raw materials. The influences of Cr2O3 mineralizer on crystalline structure, micro-morphology and properties of synthesized Mg-Al spinel are discussed. The synthesized product was characterized by using XRD and SEM, and the relative contents of each crystalline phase are calculated by relevant analytical software such as Philips plus, Rietveld quantification and so on. The experimental results show that a certain amount of Cr2O3 is helpful to the formation of Mg-Al spinel, and when the addition of Cr2O3 is 2.0%, Mg-Al spinel in the system exists in the form of solid solution (Mg0.68Al0.32)(Al0.84Mg0.16)2O4 whose content is the highest reaching 91%. Then the corresponding indexes of each property are as follows: water absorption 3.0%, apparent porosity 9.8%, bulk density 3.36 g·cm-3, and flexural strength 83.32 MPa. Therefore, we can confirm that the optimum addition of Cr2O3 mineralizer is 2.0%.     

Studies on the Influence of Sintering Temperature on Crystalline Structures of Mg-Al Spinel Synthesized by Waste Aluminum Slag

Mg-Al spinel is synthesized by using industrial waste-residue and basic mag- nesium carbonate in the aluminum factory as the main raw materials. The influence of sintering temperature on crystalline structure and microstructure of Mg-Al spinel has been mainly discussed. The crystalline structure of sample is characterized by using XRD, SEM and relevant analytical software. The experimental results show that compared to the conventional synthetic method, the application of waste aluminum slag as the raw material can greatly decrease the synthetic tem- perature. The content of Mg-Al spinel first increases and then decreases with the rise of sintering temperature, and its purity can reach as high as 96wt% at 1550 ℃, which is therefore determined to be the optimum synthetic temperature. SEM observations demonstrate that as the rise of sintering temperature, the grain of Mg-Al spinel grows up obviously with typical octahedral characteristic appearance.     

Influence of Fe_2O_3 Impurity on the Crystalline Structure of Cordierite Synthesized from Waste Aluminum Slag

1 INTRODUCTION Aluminum waste slag from aluminum factories isused as the main material to produce cordierite re-fractory material. The slag’s main composition is γ-AlOOH, which will convert into α-Al2O3 [1] at hightemperature, thus the product’s refractoriness can beimproved. Cordierite has good thermal stability andcan be widely served as high quality refractory ma-terial, electron encapsulating material, catalyst carrier,foamed ceramics, etc.[2]. Compared with th…