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    Small angle neutron scattering study of a gehlenite-based ceramic fabricated from industrial waste
    (Trans Tech Publications, 2017-11-13) Loy, CW; Matori, K.A; Zainuddin, N; Whitten, AE; de Campo, L; Nasir, NIM; Pallan, NFB; Zaid, MHM; Alassan, ZN; Schmid, S
    This paper presents a small angle neutron scattering (SANS)study of a novel porous gehlenite-based ceramic, synthesised from a homogeneous powder mixture of soda-lime-silicate (SLS)glass,α-alumina, calcite and calcium fluoride via solid-state sintering at 1200 °C. The products of sintering at single temperatures from 600 to 1200 °C are examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Sintering of the mixture below1200 °C forms two intermediate phases (Na2CaSi3O8and Ca4Si2O7F2). Nepheline and α-alumina are minor phases in the gehlenite-based ceramic fabricated through sintering at 1200 °C. The microstructure of the gehlenite-based ceramic is investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and SANS at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering. This study also evaluated the specific surface area of the gehlenite-based ceramic (~3.0 m2cm–3) from quantitative analysis of SANS data. ©2019 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland