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Preparation and Characterization of Glass-Ceramic Synthesized from Soda Lime Glass and Wastewater Sludge

Zaidan Abdul Wahab, Syaharudin Zaibon, Khamirul Amin Matori, Norfarezah Hanim Edros, Thai Ming Yeow, Mohd Zul Hilmi Mayzan, Mohd Sabri Mohd Ghazali and Mohd Norizam Md Daud

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 18, Issue 2, July 2010

Keywords: Soda lime silica glass, wastewater sludge, glass-ceramic, vitrification, diopside sodian

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This paper reports an alternative method for making glass-ceramic from disposal waste water sludge and soda lime silica (SLS) glass. The glass ceramic samples were prepared from a mixture of wastewater sludge and SLS glasses, melted at 1375°C for 3 hours and quenched by pouring into water to obtain a coarse frit. The frit glass was then crushed and sieved to 106µm before it was pressed to a pellet. The sintering process was performed at various temperatures between 700-1000°C for 2 hours and morphologically characterized with XRD, SEM, and EDX. Overall results showed the crystalline phase of diopside sodian-critobalite glass-ceramic is depending on thermal treatment process and making them attractive to industrial uses such as in construction, tiling, and glass-ceramic applications.

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JST-0130-2009

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