Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 109-112.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2021-0291

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Effect of thermal treatment on structure and hydrophobicity of SiO2 aerogels derived from fly ash acid sludge

MA Yue1(),CHENG Yan2()   

  1. 1. Shenhua Zhungeer Energy Resource Comprehensive Development Co.,Ltd.,Erdos 017100,China
    2. Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology
  • Received:2021-06-08 Online:2022-03-10 Published:2022-03-18
  • Contact: CHENG Yan E-mail:544903954@qq.com;chengyan19870601@163.com

Abstract:

Fly ash acid sludge is by-product of fly ash after alumina extraction by acid leaching process,and its main compo-nent is amorphous silica.Its resource utilization not only solves the environmental problems caused by the accumulation of fly ash acid sludge,but also can obtain silica aerogels with high added value.SiO2 aerogels with mesoporous structure represented a low density of 0.083 g/cm3,high surface area of 708 m2/g and high hydrophobicity(contact angle of 143°)were prepared by sol-gel method,solvent exchange/surface modification and atmospheric drying using the sodium silicate derived from fly ash acid sludge.The structure and hydrophobicity of SiO2 aerogels before and after heat treatment were characterized by thermogravimetric analyzer,fourier transform infrared spectrometer,contact angle tester,scanning electron microscope and N2 adsorption-desorption test.The experimental results indicated that with the increase of heat treatment temperature,the specific surface area of SiO2 aerogels increased,and the hydrophobicity gradually decreased until it disappeared.When the heating temperature reached to 300 ℃,the hydrophobicity of silica aerogels remained unchanged(contact angle of 128°),and their den- sity was 0.080 g/cm3.After heating temperature was ranged from 400 ℃ to 600 ℃,the surface characteristic of silica aerogels with the mesoporous structure became hydrophilic and the density of silica aerogels increased from 0.073 to 0.078 g/cm3.

Key words: SiO2 aerogels, fly ash acid sludge, ambient pressure drying, thermal treatment, hydrophobicity

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