Shunyi Li

Solidification of cathode ray tube (CRT) panel glass was carried out using a hydrothermal processing method. In this way, the glass powder was first compacted in a mold at 20 MPa, and then hydrothermally cured in an autoclave under saturated steam pressure at 200 ℃ for 6 h. The CRT panel glass was then hydrothermally solidified by the formation of tobermorite (Ca₅Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂·4H₂O), which was encouraged by the addition of slaked lime (Ca(OH)₂). The strength of solidified specimen heavily depended on the amount of tobermorite formed, with higher concentrations of tobermorite producing commensurately greater mechanical strength. With the addition of Ca(OH)₂ at 20–30% by mass, the specimen achieved a bending strength of approximately 16 MPa, which was sufficiently great for using as a construction material. As such, there is cause to believe that the hydrothermal processing method used here may have great potential for resource utilization of CRT panel glass, and the performance of the product is suitable for use as building materials.

Absorption is an effective way to control volatile organic compound (VOC) industrial air pollution, and the key variable in this process is the selection of suitable liquid absorbents to absorb as many organic pollutants as possible. The objective of this study was to prepare a series of high-efficiency absorbents with different proportions of vegetal oil, mineral oil, and waste engine oil, which can be used for toluene absorption. The absorption efficiency (AE), saturated absorption (SA), and effective absorption time (EAT) of various absorbents were systematically analyzed. The results showed that when the inlet concentration of toluene was 8000 mg/m³ and the inlet flow was 1 L/min, the SA capability of vegetal oil, mineral oil, and waste engine oil was 7.15, 12.43, and 18.16 mg/g, respectively. With the 4000 mg/m³ inlet concentration, the SA of the absorber which was made in the ratio of 2:3:1 was increased to 50.93 mg/g. According to the thermodynamic equilibrium and absorption results, it is proved that the influence of the composition of the absorbent on absorption is greater than viscosity. It is also to be noted that the AE of the composite absorbent can still reach more than 80% after three times of heating and air purification.

Solidification of cathode ray tube (CRT) panel glass was carried out using a hydrothermal processing method. In this way, the glass powder was first compacted in a mold at 20 MPa, and then hydrothermally cured in an autoclave under saturated steam pressure at 200 ℃ for 6 hours. The CRT panel glass was then hydrothermally solidified by the formation of tobermorite (Ca₅Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂·4H₂O), which was encouraged by the addition of slaked lime (Ca(OH)₂). The final solidified specimen’s strength was heavily depended on the amount of tobermorite formed, with higher concentrations of tobermorite producing commensurately greater mechanical strength. With the addition of slaked lime at 20%-30% by mass, the specimen achieved a flexural strength of approximately 16 MPa, which is sufficiently great for using as a construction material. As such, there is cause to believe that the hydrothermal processing method used here may have substantial potential for the product of high-quality recycled CRT panel glass with properties suitable for utilization as a construction material.