Abstract:
WHEN FINELY DIVIDED SHIRASU (PUMICE EJECTED FROM VOLCANOES AND THE SECONDARY DEPOSIT OF SUCH PUMICE) IS ROASTED AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 800* C., TO ABOUT 1200*C., THE VITREOUS PARTICLES CONTAINED IN SAID SHIRASU FOAM AND CONSEQUENTLY PRODUCE LIGHT-WEIGHT HOLLOW GLASS MICRO-SPHERES. THE HOLLOW GLASS MICROSPHERES SO PRODUCED ARE SUPERIOR TO CONVENTIONAL GLASS MICRO-SPHERES ESPECIALLY IN THEIR RESISTANCE TO HEAT AND CAN THEREFORE BE COMBINED WITH METAL, CARBON, AS WELL AS WITH CEMENT AND OTHER MATERIALS TO PRODUCE NOVEL LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITES.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method for effectively treating sludge formed in city sewer systems. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for obtaining lightweight foamed materials useful as fillers which comprises adding, on filtration of sludge formed in the purification treatment of city sewers, foaming granular volcanic ash deposits to the sludge to facilitate the filtration treatment and utilizing the filtration residue as a lightweight foamed material.