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  • Effects of binding agents in the production of SiC ceramic foam filters with replica method
  • Mehmet Bugdaycia,* and Gizem Barana,b

  • aChemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Yalova University, 77200, Yalova, Turkey
    bDepartment of Chemical Engineering (Msc), Institute of Sciences, Yalova University, 77200 Yalova, Turkey

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Abstract

In this study, casting filter production parameters were investigated by coating SiC with superior mechanical and chemical properties on polyurethane sponge. Many methods in which SiC filters are produced have been researched and considering its simple applicability, the replication method has been chosen as the production method. In the experiments, polyurethane sponges with different porosities were coated with varying proportions of water, bentonite, gum arabic and SiC, and then subjected to pyrolysis and sintering. The characterization of the samples was carried out by weight loss, compression test, Archimedes scale and SEM methods. According to the test results, the highest weight loss was obtained with 46% by adding 30 mL of water into 30 ppi polyurethane sponge. In the sintering tests, the highest strength was obtained with the value of 472 kPa in the experiment performed at 1,450 ºC. The same sample gave the optimum result with a density of 3.101 g/cm3 and porosity of 1.24%. At the end of the study, the samples produced successfully were used in the real casting process and it was observed that they were effective in filtering


Keywords: Filter, SiC, Sintering, Refractories, Ceramic Foams

This Article

  • 2021; 22(5): 510-516

    Published on Oct 31, 2021

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2021.22.5.510
  • Received on Dec 6, 2020
  • Revised on May 17, 2021
  • Accepted on Jun 3, 2021

Correspondence to

  • Mehmet Bugdayci
  • Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Yalova University, 77200, Yalova, Turkey
    Tel : +90535 695 72 68 Fax: +90226 815 5319

  • E-mail: mehmet.bugdayci@yalova.edu.tr