Illite Clay Ceramic Hollow Sphere-Obtaining and Properties

25th International Baltic Conference of Engineering Materials & Tribology (Baltmattrib 2016): Abstract Book 2016
Andrejs Šiškins, A. Laksa, Z. Timermane, H. Aguedal, Viktors Mironovs, Jurijs Ozoliņš

Materials with custom porosity exhibit special characteristics that could be achieved by the conventional dense materials. Therefore lightweight and porous ceramic materials and structures find new application as part of technological processes as well as final products: filters for the molten metals, support for catalysts, high temperature insulation etc. Development of new applications for the widely available natural resources and excavated (on construction sites) ground clay stimulated this research devoted to obtaining ceramic hollow sphere. Authors propose the application as lightweight substrate for the green roof, water retention agent and as lightweight filler for the construction materials.

Keywords
clay ceramic hollow sphere, porosity, water absorption

Šiškins, A., Laksa, A., Timermane, Z., Aguedal, H., Mironovs, V., Ozoliņš, J. Illite Clay Ceramic Hollow Sphere-Obtaining and Properties. In: 25th International Baltic Conference of Engineering Materials & Tribology (Baltmattrib 2016): Abstract Book, Latvia, Rīga, 3-4 November, 2016. Riga: The Latvian Materials Research Society, 2016, pp.37-37. ISBN 978-9934-19-029-2.

Publication language
English (en)