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Download fileSpray freeze granulation of submicrometre alpha-alumina using ultrasonication
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posted on 2017-01-06, 14:48 authored by Shaghayegh Ghanizadeh, Prabhu Ramanujam, Vaidhy VaidhyanathanVaidhy Vaidhyanathan, J.G.P. BinnerGranulation is a key factor towards improvement of the flowability of fine ceramic powders to make them suitable
for industrial dry pressing. Controlled granulation of fine alumina particles with a primary particle size of ∼ 150 nm was carried out using spray-freeze drying, which led to the production of flowable granules with high crushability. The fracture surface of uniaxially die-pressed green bodies made from granules with density values of ≥ 50%of theoretical showed a uniform microstructure. Sintering experiments were performed using conventional single- and two-stage
radiant heating methods followed by density and grain size measurement and characterisation of the final dense compacts to study the efficiency of two-stage sintering in grain growth elimination. The results have been compared with those of alumina bodies prepared using similar suspension by the slip-casting route.
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This study was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), United Kingdom
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