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…

Influence of Fe2O3 Impurity on the Crystalline Structure of Cordierite Synthesized from Waste Aluminum Slag

The influence of Fe2O3 impurity on the crystalline structure of cordierite synthesized from waste aluminum slag is discussed. XRD and SEM techniques were employed to characterize the crystalline structure and microstructure of each specimen. Philips X'pert plus software was used to determine the lattice parameters of each specimen. The results show that the Fe2O3 content of 0.8～1.6wt% is beneficial to the formation of cordierite, with the cordierite amount reaching 90wt%. So 0.8～1.6wt% is considered as the allowable Fe2O3 content in the specimens and 0.8wt% is determined to be the best after overall analysis. Plus software analysis shows that the cordierite in each specimen has the same symmetrical hexagonal structure as the single crystal, and the lattice parameters as well as the lattice dimensions change slightly.