RESEARCH OF THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING THE CIRCULATION OF SULFUR OXIDE IN THE PRODUCTION OF WHITE CEMENT

The article discusses the possibility of reducing the circulation of sulfur oxide in the production of white cement by introducing alkaline potassium oxides K2O and sodium Na2O. A decrease in the circulation of sulfur oxide SO3 is achieved by increasing its yield in the clinker by transferring SO3 from a more sublimated compound of calcium sulfate CaSO4 to less sublimated potassium sulfates K2SO4 and sodium Na2SO4. Potassium and sodium oxides are introduced in the composition of carbonates and feldspar. The amount of introduced alkali oxides is controlled by the molar ratio A/S between sulfur oxide SO3 and alkaline oxides K2O and Na2O. It is shown that with the same molar ratio between sulfur oxide and alkaline oxides, the amount of SO3 removed with clinker depends on the ratio between potassium and sodium oxides. The higher the sodium oxide content, the more sulfur oxide comes out with the clinker and less remains to circulate in the kiln. The sublimation of sulfur oxide decreases from 70.5% - without the introduction of alkaline oxides, to 38,5 % at the maximum A/S ratio with the addition of potassium and sodium oxides in a ratio of 80:20 %. When potassium and sodium oxides are added in a ratio of 20:80%, the sublimation of sulfur oxide is reduced to 7,7 % at the same A/S ratio.

Analysis of sodium generation by sodium oxide decomposition on corrosion resistance materials: a new approach towards sodium redox water-splitting cycle

In this study, investigation of materials with corrosion resistance was carried out to prevent side reactions by sodium oxide (Na2O) in the Na-redox cycle, and essential operational conditions for Na generation from Na2O were investigated.

PLASMOCHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF WALL BUILDING MATERIALS

the aim of the work is to study the effect of a high-temperature plasma torch on the processes of phase transformations and layer-by-layer modification of the protective and decorative coating on concrete using as a filler a mixture of quartz sand and hollow glass microspheres. The main tasks included: investigation of the processes of evaporation and thermal diffusion of oxides of plasma-coated coatings; study of phase transformations in the melt and its subsequent crystallization in the process of rapid spontaneous cooling of the fused protective and decorative coating; study of the effect of sodium liquid glass on the processes of polymorphic transformations of alumina and the formation of micro-wicks due to the intense diffusion of sodium oxide; study of operational characteristics of protective and decorative coatings. It was established that the initial phases in the protective-decorative coating are α-Al2O3 and CaO∙6Al2O3 (β-Al2O3), and the liquid sodium glass in the coating leads additionally to the formation of Na2O∙11Al2O3. The top layer of the protective and decorative coating is Na–Ca–Al–Si glass with regions of heterogeneities containing an increased content of sodium oxide. The content of aluminum oxide in the protective and decorative coating based on the battle of high-alumina refractory was 95.1 %. The introduction into the coating composition of sodium liquid glass minimizes the processes of dehydration of the binding component and changes the chemical composition of the protective and decorative coating. Reduction of the aluminum oxide content to 83.0 % affects the microhardness indicators. Microhardness of the concrete surface due to the introduction of liquid glass is reduced from 2510 HV to 887 HV.