Abstract

Self-glazed ceramic foams were successfully synthesized via powder sintering method, using extracted titanium slag (ETS) and gold tailings (GT) as raw materials without adding any sintering aids and foaming agents. Influence of ETS addition and sintering temperature on crystal phase evolution, physical–mechanical properties, and micro-morphology of ceramic foams was systematically studied. Results indicated that products sintered at 1180 °C with 30 wt% ETS and 70 wt% GT showed the best performance, i.e., bulk density of 1.66 g cm−3, flexural strength of 20.4 MPa, water absorption of 0.14%, open porosity of 0.23%, and glaze Vickers hardness of 6.5 GPa. Moreover, it was observed that there existed strong correlation between bulk density and bending strength. Self-glazed ceramic foams developed in this study are expected to be used as building envelope materials and provide new ideas for effective reuse of other similar solid wastes.

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