Instrumentation for Nano-porous, Nano-particulate Geopolymeric Materials Research
Abstract
Geopolymers are a new class of ceramic materials which are best understood as rigid inorganic, aluminosilicate, hydrated gels, charge-balanced by cations such as Na+1, K+1, or Cs+1. The ease and versatility of forming, together with the tailorability of their properties (e.g. nano-porosity) qualify geopolymers as promising candidates for a variety of applications such as filters, catalyst supports, light weight, thermal shock resistant refractory composites, thermal/environmental barrier coatings, as well as smart composites. The PIs group, supported by AFOSR (Grant no. FA 9550-06-1-0221) is working on tailoring the nano- and meso-porosity, and the microstructure of geopolymers and their composites. This grant was used to procure equipment to synthesize and characterize the nano- and meso-porous geopolymers, and study their evolution upon curing and conversion to ceramic phase. The instruments purchased included (a) Micromeritics ASAP 2020 equipped with chemisorption option and mass spectrometer, (b) TestEquity 1007H Temperature/Humidity Chamber, is deemed essential, (c) Union Process Model 01HD Attritor mill, and (d) Thinky Mixer ARE 250.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 04, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA580696
Entities
People
- Waltraud M. Kriven
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign