title: Effect of V2O5 on the properties of mullite ceramics synthesized from high-aluminum fly ash and bauxite.
abstract: In this communication, high-strength mullite ceramics was prepared from bauxite and high-aluminum fly ash that is a by-product of coal combustion in thermal power plants. The effects of the doping V(2)O(5) on the bulk density, apparent porosity, bending strength and microstructure of mullite ceramics were studied in detail. It was indicated that 5-10 mol% V(2)O(5) reduced the sintering temperature by 50 degrees C. The apparent porosity and water absorption of the mullite ceramics decreased with increasing V(2)O(5) content. Mullite ceramics with bending strength as high as 108 MPa were obtained at 1500 degrees C with the addition of 10 mol% V(2)O(5). X-ray diffraction analysis suggested that the prepared ceramics was mainly in phase of mullite, and scanning electron microscope images confirmed that it mostly existed in the shape of a long parallelepiped. This research may provide a new method in utilizing the vast resources of fly-ash waste from power plants in the production of low-cost mullite-based engineering materials.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China. jinhong@cugb.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jin-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Wen-Hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002516:Ceramics / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D003031:Coal; D060729:Coal Ash; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D003252:Construction Materials; D008422:Materials Testing; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D017968:Vanadium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D003031:Coal; D060729:Coal Ash; D052638:Particulate Matter; D017968:Vanadium Compounds; C049037:aluminosilicate; D002244:Carbon; C066075:vanadium pentoxide; D000535:Aluminum; D000537:Aluminum Oxide