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Preparation of Flexible and Light Thermal Insulating Ceramic Composites Using Foaming Technology

발포공정을 이용한 경량의 연질 세라믹 보온단열재의 제조

  • Lee, Chul-Tae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2014.10.06
  • Accepted : 2014.12.12
  • Published : 2015.02.10

Abstract

A new concept of an inorganic foaming process at low temperature was demonstrated for the production of inorganic thermal insulating materials with the properties of flexible light-weight, the advantages of organic-based thermal insulation material. The foaming process was proceeded by establishing a skeleton of the foam body by using inorganic fibrous sepiolite and aluminum silicate. A cavity was formed by the expansion of fibrous skeleton body, by the gas which was generated from foaming agent at low temperature. Then the multi-vesicular expanded perlite with low thermal conductivity was filled into the cavity in a skeleton of the foam body. Finally through these overall process, a new inorganic foamed body could be obtained at low temperature without the hot melting of inorganic materials. In order to achieve this object, various preparations such as fibrous sepiolite fibrillation process, heat treatment process of the fibrous slurry were needed, and the optimal compositional condition of slurry was required. The foam body produced showed the properties of flexible light-weight thermal insulation materials such as bulk density, yield strength, flexural strength, and high heat resistance.

본 연구는 유기계 보온단열재의 장점인 경량성과 연질특성을 갖는 무기계 보온단열재의 제조를 위한 새로운 개념의 무기질 저온 발포 공정에 관한 것이다. 새로운 무기질 발포 공정은 섬유상인 해포석 및 규산알루미늄으로 하여금 발포체의 골격을 형성토록 하고, 저온에서 기체 발생이 가능한 발포제를 사용하여 무기질 섬유상 골격체가 팽창되어 공동을 형성하게 하며, 이 형성된 공동 속에 낮은 열전도도를 갖는 무기질 다포체인 팽창진주암을 채우는 것이다. 총괄적으로 무기질 재료를 고온 용융함이 없이 저온에서 무기질 발포체의 제조가 가능하게 된다. 이를 위해서 섬유상인 해포석의 해섬처리과정, 발포를 위한 섬유상 슬러리의 열처리공정 등 다양한 준비공정이 필요하며, 열처리 전 슬러리의 최적 조성물 조건이 요구된다. 제조된 발포체는 경량, 연질의 보온단열재로서의 겉보기 밀도, 내력 강도, 굽힘강도, 고내열성 등의 물성을 보여주었다.

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