What is it about?
We describe the production of mullite ceramics by mixing Al2O3 and amorphous silica xerogel (SX) extracted from sago waste ash.
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Why is it important?
Such novel ceramic has many potential applications, most notably as an insulating and refractory material.
Perspectives
The technology of the production is very economical since it uses as a raw material an abundant resource - sago waste ash.
Dr Svilen P Sabchevski
Institute of Electronics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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This page is a summary of: Structural Characterization of Mullite-Based Ceramic Material from Al2O3 and Silica Xerogel Converted from Sago Waste Ash, Advanced Materials Research, September 2013, Trans Tech Publications,
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.789.262.
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