Incorporation of sand-based breathing bricks with foamed concrete and humidity control materials

Wang, Xuezheng; Gao, Wenyuan; Yan, Shuang; Niu, Meihong; Liu, Guishan; Hao, Hongshun

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.04.186

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“…To have a better living space, it is urgent to create an energy-saving technology for the control of indoor humidity. The humidity buffering materials (HBMs) have attracted much attraction due to its zero-energy consumption [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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A Simple Method To Valorize Silica Sludges Into Sustainable Coatings For Indoor Humidity Buffering

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Liu

2021

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In this study, the production of indoor humidity-buffering coatings (IHC-s) from recycling waste silica sludges by using a room-temperature sol-gel method which is a simple and energy-efficient route is reported. The properties of these IHC-s coatings are identified by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, laser particle size analyzer, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP). The moisture adsorption-desorption tests show that the IHC-s coatings have moisture buffering values of ca. 270-316 g m-2 and moisture contents of 24-27% in the range of 50-90% relative humidity (RH). Furthermore, the humidity buffering capacities, moisture adsorption-desorption rate and stability are significantly superior to commercially available coatings in the range of 50-75% RH. The enhancement may be due to the formation of porous structure in the coatings via the dispersed waste silica sludges and gypsum which transformed from bassanite by self-assembly process. Most importantly, the prepared IHC-s coatings show surpassing antimicrobial efficacy (> 99.99%) and no detectable leaching heavy metals based on TCLP tests, which provides an economic and environmental-friendly route for recovering and valorizing industrial wastes.

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