Vitrification of a sodium chromate waste and mechanical properties of a final glass-ceramic

The mechanical properties of a new glass-ceramic similar to basalt glass-ceramics have been determined. This new glass-ceramic is similar to those obtained from basalts and it is a resulting material from the vitrification of a highly contaminated sludge rich in hexavalent chromium (Cr). A formulate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ballesteros, S., Rincón-Mora, B., Jordan, M. M., Rincón, J.M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/248267
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/248267
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vitrification
Glass-ceramics
Mechanical properties
Weibull analysis
Chromate wastes
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Sumario:The mechanical properties of a new glass-ceramic similar to basalt glass-ceramics have been determined. This new glass-ceramic is similar to those obtained from basalts and it is a resulting material from the vitrification of a highly contaminated sludge rich in hexavalent chromium (Cr). A formulated mixture between this industrial waste and silica-based additives was achieved within the CaO-MgO-AlO-SiO system. The Cr can be fully reduced to Cr with high chemical and mechanical stability, and the resulting material is stable for the environment. The Weibull modulus of flexural strength was m = 5.7, corresponding to a relatively low value, indicating that the breakage is due to a variable number of types of cracks. In any case, the average flexural strength of this material (258 MPa) can be considered as a relative high value when compared with the values of more traditional glass-ceramics.