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Environment-friendly Ca2+/Cr3+ co-doping LaAlO3 ceramics with excellent infrared radiation performance for energy-saving
Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Available online: 06 December 2024
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Ca2+/Cr3+ co-doped LaAlO3 infrared radiation (IR) ceramics have been proved as potential energy-saving materials for high-temperature industry due to their high emissivity and high-temperature stability. However, Cr6+ formation commonly occurs in material to poses environmental and health risks, such as Cr6+ dissolution in water and CrO3(g) gaseous volatilization. Herein, we combined high emissivity with in-situ detoxification by introducing residual Al2O3 into Ca2+/Cr3+ co-doped LaAlO3 ceramics. Compared with the undoped ceramics, the addition of 20 wt% residual Al2O3 resulted in a 78.5% reduction to 18.44mg/kg (lower than E.U. standard of 20 mg/kg) in Cr6+ dissolution and a decrease in 77.8% CrO3(g) volatilization. This significant detoxification effect can be attributed to the formation of CaAl12-xCrxO19. Additionally, as the residual Al2O3 content increased from 5 wt% to 20 wt%, the ceramics maintained high emissivity, above 0.896 in the near-infrared and 0.781 in the mid-infrared band. Furthermore, the IR coating effectively enhanced surface temperature (from 767.1 °C/min to 790.7 °C/min) and heat radiation of heating source, improving the heating rate from 31.7 °C/min to 34.6 °C/min during water heating. This work offers a promising approach for designing environmentally friendly IR ceramics with excellent IR performance for energy-saving applications in high-temperature industry.

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