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Author(s): Chika Matsunaga, Hideki Hyuga, Manabu Fukushima, Yu-ichi Yoshizawa

Keywords: diatomite, freeze casting, porous silica ceramics, thermal conductivity, transient plane source (tps) method

Abstract: Using a gelation-freezing method, diatomite-derived porous silica ceramics with high porosities up to 90% were fabricated. Diatomite particles contain large numbers of meso- and micropores, intrinsically reducing the thermal conductivity. In this study, thermal conductivity of the sintered specimens was measured. Results indicate that ceramics had a low thermal conductivity due to their very high porosity.

Reference: Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2017), 37(16): 5259-5264

DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.05.001