Ambient-Dried Silica Aerogel Powders Derived from Coal Gangue by Using One-Pot Method

Abstract

In this paper, we report a new and convenient method for the synthesis of insulating aerogel by recycling solid waste coal gangue, which can reduce the industrial production cost of silica aerogels and realize high value-added utilization of solid waste. Sodium silicate was prepared from a cheap industrial waste coal gangue as the precursor for silica aerogels, which was used for silica wet gel preparation by a one pot method; this method of solvent exchange/surface modification was carried out quickly by mechanical stirring process, and the wet gels derived from coal gangue were dried under ambient pressure condition. A high surface area (~748 m2/g) nanostructured aerogel with a 3D open porous microstructure was synthesized, which exhibits a low density (~0.18 g/cm3) and a superior thermal insulation performance (~0.033 W·m−1·K−1). More significantly, the synthetic yield of silica aerogel powder by recycling coal gangue can reach 92%.

Preparation and adsorption properties of cotton linters and coal- gangue-based cellulose/SiO 2 composite aerogels

“…In addition SiO2 has both quantum orbital effect and volume effect dual effect [9][10][11][12] , which is easy to fill in other materials to realize material composite, and in this way expand the functionality of materials [13][14][15][16] . Wei et al [17] , successfully prepared silica aerogel powder using onepot method with gangue as raw material. The specific surface area of the resulting material is as high as 700 m 2 /g, with a porosity of more than 90 %, which can effectively adsorb pollutants in air and water, but the related adsorption experiments were not continued to be explored.…”

Special Issue “Research and Development of Building Materials Based on Industrial Waste”

“…This Special Issue presents original research results in the following areas: the use of solar panels after the end of their life cycles in the production of cement composites [1]; the radioactivity of building materials in historical buildings [2]; the use of silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) and silicon powder (Si) in the production of briquettes with defined properties [3]; the utilization of by-products of solid waste incineration in concrete production [4]; the comparison of the thermal conductivity of aerated concrete based on fly ash [5]; the utilization of by-products of the incineration of solid municipal waste in the production of foam concrete [6]; the mechanical properties of micropowder cement mortar and engineered cementitious composites (ECC), involving investigations of the use of different methods of processing for municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) as a mineral admixture [7]; the use of marble dust and blast furnace slag in the production of self-compacting concrete [8]; a new method for the synthesis of insulating aerogel via recycling solid waste coal gangue, which has the potential to reduce the industrial production costs of silica aerogels and realize the high-value-added utilization of solid waste [9]; strength tests and numerical simulations of the Loess modified by desulfurization ash and fly ash [10]; research on the rheological properties of cement paste prepared using silica fume [11]; and, finally, research on the properties of cement paste prepared from superfine basalt powder [12].…”