Partic. vol. 2 no. 3 pp. 124-127 (June 2004)
doi: 10.1016/S1672-2515(07)60037-2

Research Note

Formation of micro-porous spherical particles of calcium silicate (xonotlite) in dynamic hydrothermal process

Maoqiang Li^a,*,Hongxun Liang^b

mql@public3.bta.net.cn

Abstract

Stirring during hydrothermal synthesis plays an important role in the formation of porous spherical xonotlite particles. The size of spherical particles formed during dynamic hydrothermal process is related to the size of minimum vortices in the reaction slurry, which is determined by stirring speed. The kinetics of growth of xonotlite particles is determined by measuring the apparent viscosity of the reactant slurry at various reaction time and reaction temperatures. It is found that the growth of particles follows the contracting-volume equation, and the activation energies for nucleation and growth are 104 and 123 kJ·mol^-1, respectively.

Keywords

porous particle; xonotlite; dynamic hydrothermal synthesis