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Processing and properties of low cost macroporous alumina ceramics with tailored porosity and pore size fabricated using rice husk and sucrose

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 34; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.01.024

1873-619X

Kalyani Mohanta, Ajay Kumar, Om Parkash, Devendra Kumar,

Cellular and Composite Structures

The present study demonstrates a cost effective way to fabricate porous ceramics with tailored microstructures using rice husk (RH) of various range of particle sizes as a pore former and sucrose as a binder as well as a pore former. Sample microstructures reveal randomly oriented elongated coarse pores and fine pores (avg. size 4 μm) created due to burnout of RH and sucrose, respectively. Porous alumina ceramics with 20–66 vol% porosity and 50–516 μm avg. pore size (length), having isolated and/or interconnected pores, were fabricated using this process. Mechanical properties of the porous samples were determined as a function of porosity and pore microstructure. The obtained porous ceramics exhibited flexural strength of 207.6–22.3 MPa, compressive strength of 180–9.18 MPa, elastic modulus of 250–18 GPa and hardness of 149–18 HRD. Suggested application area includes thermal, filtration, gas purging etc.