Abstract
The recycling possibility of aluminum waste dross(AWD) as a ceramic raw material of porous light-weight material was examined. A aluminum waste dross was washed 4-7 consecutive times and roasted at 900$^{\circ}% for 1hour as pre-treatments. The properties of the pre-treatment of aluminum waste dross was investigated. It was conformed by XRD result that the spinel crystalline was grown in AWD, after roasting. After the roasted AWD was ground in aqueous state, the sodium hexaphosphate(SHP) as a dispersant which is used for stabilizing the concentrated slurry was added to the AWD slurry. The porous material was prepared by slurry foaming method with surfactant at room temperature. The foamed slurry volumes were 2 and 3 times of the original slurry volume. The properties of porous material with extended volume of 3 times was following: the porosity was about 84%, bulk density was 0.59 g/cm$^3$, the range of pore was from 50 ${\mu}m$ to 500 ${\mu}m$ and mean pore size was about 200 ${\mu}m$. AWD porous material was sintered at 1150$^{\circ}C-1250$^{\circ}C. It was colcluded that AWD was sintered well at 1200$^{\circ}C from material surface observation by SEM.
알루미늄 폐드로스를 이용한 다공성 경량세라믹의 제조조건을 제시함으로서 폐드로스의 요업용 원료로서의 재활용가능성을 살펴보았다. 알루미늄 폐드로스의 전처리 과정으로 4~7번의 수세와 900$^{\circ}%의 배소를 수행하여 수세와 배소 특성을 살펴보았다. 배소 후 드로스는 XRD분석에 의해 스피넬상이 형성되었다. 배소된 폐드로스는 슬러리 상태로 분쇄되었다. 분쇄시 슬러리의 분산성을 확보하여 고농도의 슬러리를 제조하기 위해 분산조제 첨가량에 따른 분산특성을 살펴보았다. 다공체는 슬러리 발포법을 사용하여 제조되었다. 발포조제로 계면활성제가 첨가되었으며 상온에서 자기체적의 2-3배로 발포된 후 성형-건조되었다. 3배 발포시켜 제조된 다공체는 기공율이 약 84%, bulk 밀도는 약 0.59 g/cm$^3$로 측정되었고, 50~500 ${\mu}m$ 크기범위의 기공들이 형성되었다. 화상해석결과 다공체 표면의 평균기공크기는 약 200 ${\mu}m$ 였다. 알루미늄 폐드로스 성형체는 1150$^{\circ}C-1250$^{\circ}C에서 소결되었으며, SEM관찰결과 1200$^{\circ}C에서 소결특성이 양호한 것으로 나타났다.
