阅读说明：本技术 用于制备含锆酸钙的材料的合成方法以及含有预合成的含锆酸钙的颗粒的批料和粗陶瓷以及耐火制品 (Synthesis method for preparing calcium zirconate-containing materials, and batches and raw ceramics and refractory articles containing presynthesized calcium zirconate-containing particles ) 是由 黑尔格·杨森 克里斯托·乔治斯·阿尼西里斯 康斯坦丁·雅恩 于 2018-11-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于制备由CaZrO<Sub>3</Sub>制成的耐火氧化物陶瓷材料的合成方法,所述材料特别是呈耐火的,优选机械粉碎的,特别是破碎和/或研磨的颗粒形式,以及包含至少一种预合成的含锆酸钙的耐火颗粒的批料和粗陶瓷的成型或未成型的耐火制品。(The invention relates to a method for preparing a composite material consisting of CaZrO 3 A process for the synthesis of the refractory oxide ceramic materials produced, in particular in the form of refractory, preferably mechanically comminuted, in particular crushed and/or ground, particles, and shaped or unshaped refractory articles comprising at least one presynthesized batch of calcium zirconate-containing refractory particles and a crude ceramic.)

1. Method for the synthesis of a calcium zirconate-containing material for the synthesis of refractory oxide ceramics, in particular in the form of refractory, preferably mechanically comminuted, in particular crushed and/or ground calcium zirconate-containing particles, comprising the following method steps:

a) preparing at least one powdery Ca raw material component and at least one powdery ZrO₂A mixture of the raw material components and water,

b) the mixture is pressed into at least one green compact,

c) it is preferred to dry the green-formed body,

d) the shaped body is sintered and the shape of the molded body is,

e) if necessary, the sintered compact is mechanically comminuted, preferably crushed and/or ground, to form particles,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

a mixture is prepared which consists exclusively of the starting components and water and has a water content of > 5 to 10% by weight, preferably 7 to 8% by weight, based on the dry mass of the mixture.

2. Synthesis method according to claim 1, characterised in that a mixture is prepared in which the CaO/ZrO is present in the mixture₂In a molar ratio of from 1.5: 1 to 1: 1.6, preferably 1: 1.

3. The method of synthesis according to claim 1 or 2Characterized in that a material containing calcium zirconate is prepared which has at least 98% by weight, preferably at least 99% by weight, based on the dry mass of the material, of CaZrO₃。

4. A synthesis method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that a phase-pure calcium zirconate containing material is prepared.

5. Synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that use is made of a catalyst containing CaCO₃And/or CaO and/or Ca (OH)₂And/or CaC₂The raw material component of (2) is taken as a Ca raw material component.

6. Synthesis process according to claim 5, characterized in that natural ground limestone powder and/or synthetic precipitated calcium carbonate and/or chalk are used as CaCO₃Raw material component, and/or quicklime as CaO raw material component, and/or slaked lime as Ca (OH)₂Raw material components.

7. Synthesis method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that synthetically prepared zirconium dioxide, preferably monoclinic zirconium dioxide, is used as ZrO₂Raw material components.

8. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the starting components each have a purity of at least 96 wt.%, preferably at least 99 wt.%.

9. The synthesis process according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one Ca starting component has a molar ratio according to DIN EN 725-5: 2007, a particle size of < 200 μm, preferably < 50 μm, particularly preferably between 200nm and 10 μm, and/or the average particle size of the Ca starting component is from 500nm to 5 μm, preferably from 0.8 to 1 μm.

10. The synthesis of any of the preceding claimsMethod characterized in that the at least one ZrO is₂The starting components have a molar mass according to DIN EN 725-5: 2007 a particle size of 200 μm or less, preferably 150 μm or less, particularly preferably between 200nm and 10 μm, and/or the ZrO₂The mean particle diameter of the starting components is from 500nm to 5 μm, preferably from 0.7 to 1 μm.

11. Synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that 30 to 150N/mm are used²Preferably 50 to 80N/mm²The molding pressure of (3) is used for pressing.

12. Synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pressing is carried out by uniaxial or isostatic pressing.

13. Synthesis method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that a cuboid green body is prepared.

14. Synthesis process according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a compound having the chemical formula according to DIN EN 993-17: a crude density of 2.0 to 3.0g/cm as determined by 1999³Preferably 2.1 to 2.5g/cm³And/or according to DIN 66133: 1993-06 has a porosity of 30 to 60 vol%, preferably 40 to 50 vol% of the green compact.

15. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a compound having a structure according to DIN EN 993-6: 1995-04 green compact having a cold bending strength of at least 1 MPa.

16. The synthesis method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the green shaped body is dried to a temperature in accordance with DIN 51078: 2002-12, is 0 to 2% by weight, in particular 0 to 0.5% by weight.

17. The synthesis method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the green shaped body is sintered with a holding stage at a final temperature of 1200 to 1800 ℃, preferably 1400 to 1650 ℃, for 2 to 10 hours, preferably 4 to 6 hours.

18. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that during heating an intermediate holding phase of 1 to 3 hours, preferably 1.5 to 2.5 hours, is carried out at a temperature of 400 to 1000 ℃, preferably 550 to 900 ℃.

19. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that during sintering heating is carried out at a heating rate of 1 to 10K/min, preferably 2 to 5K/min.

20. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sintering is carried out in an electric or gas furnace.

21. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a compound having a structure according to DIN EN 993-1: (iii) sintered shaped bodies of effective porosity of 5 to 50% by volume, preferably 8 to 40% by volume, as determined by 1995-04.

22. The synthesis method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a compound having a structure according to DIN EN 993-1: 2.50 to 4.50g/cm as determined by 1995-04³Preferably 2.60 to 4.30g/cm³The coarse density sintered compact of (3).

23. Synthesis process according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a compound having a chemical composition according to DIN 66133: 1993 particle porosity (effective porosity) of 5 to 50 vol%, preferably 10 to 40 vol% and/or according to DIN 66133: average pore diameter (d) of 1993₅₀) Mechanically comminuted particles of 0.5 to 2 μm, preferably 0.8 to 1.2. mu.m.

24. The synthetic method according to any one of the preceding claims, which isCharacterized in that the preparation has a molecular weight according to DIN 66137-2: 2004 4.40 to 4.70g/cm by Hepycnometer method³Preferably 4.65 to 4.70g/cm³The pure density of particles of (a).

25. Batch for the production of a coarse ceramic, refractory shaped or non-shaped article, characterized in that it comprises at least one, preferably mechanically comminuted, pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing particulate material prepared according to a method according to one of the preceding claims.

26. The batch according to claim 25, wherein the batch has at least one crude pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing particle having a particle size of > 200 μm and/or at least one pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing powder particle having a particle size of < 200 μm.

27. The batch of claim 25 or 26, wherein the batch consists of:

a) a dry matter mixture with the at least one refractory presynthesized calcium zirconate-containing particle and

b) if desired liquid and/or dry binders and/or water and/or liquid additives.

28. Batch according to claim 27, characterized in that the dry matter mixture contains 10 to 90 wt. -%, preferably 80 to 90 wt. -%, based on the total dry mass of the dry matter mixture, of at least one coarse pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing particle having a particle size > 200 μ ι η, and/or 0 to 30 wt. -%, preferably 10 to 20 wt. -%, based on the total dry mass of the dry matter mixture, of at least one pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing powder particle having a particle size ≤ 200 μ ι η.

29. Batch according to claim 27 or 28, wherein the dry matter mixture contains at least one powdery Ca raw material component and at least one powdery ZrO₂Raw material components, which are preferably present in the dry matter mixture in a ratio of 1.5: 1 to 1: 1.6, more preferably1: 1 CaO/ZrO₂The molar ratio is present.

30. Batch according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein the dry matter mixture comprises only pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing particles and, if desired, the at least one Ca raw material component and the at least one ZrO₂The starting components, preferably consist only of them.

31. A coarse ceramic, refractory, shaped or unshaped article, characterized in that it is made from the batch according to any one of claims 25 to 30.

32. The article according to claim 31, wherein the article is a casting compound and the pre-synthesized calcium zirconate-containing particles have a particle size according to DIN 66133: 1993 particle porosity (effective porosity) of 5 to 15% and/or by sintering at > 1550 ℃.

33. Use of the batch of any one of claims 25 to 30 for the preparation of a crude ceramic, refractory, fired or unfired, shaped or unshaped article.

34. Use of the article according to claim 31 or 32 for refractory lining, preferably for working or safety feed, coal gasification plants, or as insulating brick in gas turbines, or as inlay in sliding plates, or as crucible for non-ferrous metals, in particular for titanium castings or titanium alloys or for nickel-based alloys.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a method for preparing a composite material consisting of CaZrO₃Method for the synthesis of a finished refractory oxide ceramic material, in particular in the form of refractory, preferably mechanically comminuted, in particular crushed and/or ground particles (Koernung), and also batches (Versatz) and coarse ceramics and shaped or unshaped refractory articles comprising at least one presynthesized calcium zirconate-containing refractory particle.

Background

In the context of the present invention, the term "fire-resistant" should not be limited to a definition according to ISO 836 or DIN 51060, which defines a cone drip point > 1500 ℃. In the context of the present invention, the refractory article has a chemical composition according to DIN EN ISO 1893: t of 2009-09_0.5Not less than 600 ℃, preferably T_0.5A pressure softening point T of not less than 800 DEG C_0.5. Thus, in the context of the present invention, refractory or refractory granular materials or particles are suitable having the above-mentioned pressure softening point T_0.5Of refractory articlesA material or a particle. The refractory product according to the invention is used for protecting the cell structure in a device (Aggregaten) at a temperature of 600 to 2000 ℃, in particular 1000 to 1800 ℃.

It is known that coarse ceramic articles are articles made of particles with a particle size of up to 6mm, in particular up to 25mm (see "Gerald Routschka/Hartmut Wuthnhnow, Praxishandbuch" Feuerfesetwerkstoffe ", fifth edition, Vulkan-Verlag, (hereinafter referred to only as" Praxishandbuch "), Chapter 2).

In the context of the present invention, the term "particulate" or "granular material" includes pourable solids consisting of a plurality of small solid particles. If the particle size of the particles is less than or equal to 200 mu m, the particles are powder particles or powder. If the particles are prepared by mechanical comminution, for example by crushing and/or grinding, these are crushed granulates or crushed particles. However, the granules may also have granules or pellets produced by granulation without mechanical pulverization. The particle distribution of the particles is usually adjusted by sieving.

In addition, in the case of a crude ceramic article, a molded article and an unshaped article are also distinguished.

The shaped crude ceramic article is a product, in particular stone or plate, which has not been calcined, tempered or ceramic calcined, preferably made in a ceramic factory. They have a defined geometry and are ready to be installed. For example by pressing, tamping, ramming or casting with a slurry (Schlicker). The shaped articles, in particular stone material, are surrounded, for example, with mortar or mortarless ("crunchi") to form a lining (zustelung). The production of shaped articles of crude ceramics is generally divided into the following steps (Praxishandbuch, page 15/section 2.1):

-preparing

-mixing

Shaping of

-drying

Heat treatment, calcination or sintering up to 800 ℃

Post-treatment (if required).

The unshaped articles according to the invention are articles which are produced in final form from unshaped mass or mass, mainly at the user, for example by casting, vibrating, tamping, ramming or spraying. The unshaped article is usually placed at the point of use behind a large area (Felder) die plate (Schaleng) and, after hardening, forms part of the backing layer. The unmolded article is, for example, an injection molding compound, a ramming compound, a casting compound (giessboss), a vibrating compound or a potting compound (vergusmasase).

Both the shaped article according to the invention and the unshaped article are made from a batch of coarse ceramic in a manner known per se.

Calcium zirconate CaO-ZrO in phase diagram₂In (1) is a stable stoichiometric composition. It has a high melting temperature of 2368 ℃ and is resistant to caustic corrosion. Since it is rarely found in nature as a mineral, calcium zirconate must be synthesized for technical applications. The purpose of this presynthesis is to prepare a phase-pure material or a material made of 100% calcium zirconate. Since this ensures good performance of the refractory article made of the pre-synthetic material.

DE 102012003483 discloses a thermal shock and corrosion resistant ceramic article based on calcium zirconate, wherein the structure of the article consists of pre-synthesized comminuted particles containing calcium zirconate. The crushed particles have a ZrO content of between 1.6: 1 and 1: 1.5₂CaO ratio and a particle size of from 100 μm to 6 mm. In addition, the proportion of the pulverized particles is > 50% by mass. Furthermore, the article has a bonding matrix formed of fine particles of calcium zirconate and/or zirconium dioxide having a particle size of from 50nm to 150 μm, which surround the comminuted particles and are sintered at > 1300 ℃.

The comminuted particles containing calcium zirconate may be based on calcium zirconate formed from CaCO3 and ZrO₂Resulting synthetic CaZrO₃The sintered and crushed particles of (1), wherein the sintered crushed particles have been sintered at a temperature of 1300 ℃ or higher.

Furthermore, the bonding matrix can be prepared from a mixture of calcium carbonate having a particle size of 50nm to 150 μm and unstabilized zirconium dioxide having a particle size of 50nm to 150 μm.

The comminuted particles are also preferably prepared using slip casting techniques. However, it may also be prepared by plastic forming or pressing techniques.

DE 102012003478A 1 relates to the use of an oxide ceramic material having at least 75% by weight of CaZrO as lining material for coal gasification plants₃And up to 25% by weight of ZrO₂. The material is manufactured, for example, using slip casting techniques. For this purpose, ZrO was reacted according to DE 102012003478A 1₂With CaCO₃Mixing with other additives, and adding water to obtain slurry. ZrO (ZrO)₂/CaCO₃Is between 1.6: 1 and 1: 1.5. The slip is poured into a plaster mold, from which water is extracted again, so that a shaped body is obtained. The shaped bodies are dried and then sintered under oxidizing or reducing conditions at a temperature between 800 and 1700 ℃, preferably between 1300 and 1500 ℃.

According to another method, according to DE 102012003478A 1, from CaZrO₃The prepared slip cast samples were crushed into different particle classes and the particles were processed into pourable or vibratable mass using other additives. Then the coarse and fine CaZrO is mixed₃And a small amount of ZrO₂The materials are dried and sintered. According to DE 102012003478 a1, large-format parts can be produced with an open porosity of up to 20%.

An exemplary embodiment is also included in DE 102012003478A 1, in which the material obtained has 64% CaZrO after sintering at 1400 ℃₃And 36% of Ca_0.15Zr_0.85O_1.85。

Article "pure and Gd doped CaZrO" by Erkin Gonenli and A. Cuneyt Tas₃Chemical Synthesis of powders (Chemical Synthesis of Pure and Gd-doped CaZrO)₃Powders) "describes phase-pure CaZrO₃And (4) synthesizing powder. It is prepared from calcium chloride (CaCl)₂·2H₂O) and zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl)₂·8H₂O) are prepared in aqueous solution in corresponding volume proportion. The formation of calcium zirconate is achieved by two different chemical synthesis routes: self-propagating calcination synthesis and precipitation using acid-base titration in the presence of EDTA.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and inexpensive, economical and ecologically sound process for the synthesis of a preferably phase-pure calcium zirconate material, preferably in particulate form containing calcium zirconate.

It is another object to provide a batch for making a coarse ceramic, unshaped or shaped refractory article having at least one such synthetic particle comprising calcium zirconate, and to provide such a coarse ceramic refractory article.

These objects are achieved by a synthesis method having the features of claim 1, a batch having the features of claim 25 and a coarse ceramic article having the features of claim 31.

Drawings

The invention is illustrated in more detail below with the aid of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1: an X-ray phase diagram of particles made of a phase-pure calcium zirconate material prepared in accordance with exemplary embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2: x-ray phase diagram of the molded body produced according to exemplary embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the context of the present invention, it has surprisingly been found that a preferably phase-pure calcium zirconate-containing material can be produced by compression moulding and sintering from a mixture of at least one calcium-containing pulverulent starting component, at least one ZrO-containing pulverulent component, only₂And water and has a water content of > 5 to 10 wt.%, preferably 7 to 8 wt.%, water, based on the dry mass of the mixture.

The synthesis method according to the invention therefore has the following method steps:

a) preparing at least one Ca-containing powdery raw material component and at least one ZrO-containing powdery raw material component₂In a mixture of pulverulent raw material components and water, wherein from 5 to 10% by weight, preferably from 7 to 8% by weight, of water, based on the dry mass of the mixture,

b) pressing the mixture into a green compact, c) preferably drying the green compact,

d) the shaped body is sintered and the shape of the molded body is,

e) the sintered material is subjected to mechanical comminution, preferably crushing and/or grinding, if necessary to form particles.

Thus, according to the invention, the mixture contains a higher proportion of water than is usual in conventional press-forming processes. Furthermore, the mixtures according to the invention contain no further ingredients, in particular no binders and/or pressing aids.

In the context of the present invention, it has surprisingly been found that binders and/or pressing aids interfere with the synthesis of calcium zirconate even if they are present in only very small amounts, for example, it has been found that organic, temporary binders and/or pressing aids modify the predetermined CaO/ZrO ratio during calcination₂The molar ratio. It is hypothesized that the organic binder and/or pressing aid liberates CO and/or CO during calcination₂This reduces Ca contained in the raw material. The reduced Ca enters the gas phase and is evaporated, so that CaO/ZrO₂The molar ratio is changed. These reactions take place from temperatures of approximately 550 ℃, so that even if the organic binders and/or pressing aids are present in only very small amounts, they interfere in particular with the synthesis reaction, so that it is not possible to prepare phase-pure materials.

On the one hand, the high water content according to the invention ensures that the green shaped bodies can be held together sufficiently even without binder. But it has also surprisingly been found that a high water content in the mixture also contributes to the possibility of preparing a phase-pure material. Due to the high water content, during sintering, there is a water vapor atmosphere that supports the sintering process. The water vapor atmosphere reduces the surface tension of each powder particle in the raw material, thereby improving the sinterability. Furthermore, the water vapour atmosphere surprisingly counteracts the evaporation of CaO.

In order to be able to prepare a phase-pure material, CaO/ZrO in the mixture₂The molar ratio should also be essentially equimolar, i.e. the CaO/ZrO in the mixture₂The molar ratio is preferably 1: 1. At least the molar ratio is preferably 1.5: 1 to 1: 1.6. When the molar ratio is determined, it is desirable to use it from pureThe starting material is started. Starting from the desired ratio, the weight ratio is calculated by molar mass. It is of course taken into account in this process that the CaO carrier also contains other constituents, for example CaCO₃In the case of containing CO₂。

The Ca raw material component used is preferably CaCO-containing₃And/or CaO and/or Ca (OH)₂And/or CaC₂The raw material components of (1). Preferably using CaCO₃Raw material components.

CaCO₃The starting component is preferably natural, ground limestone powder (GCC ═ ground calcium carbonate) or synthetic precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC ═ precipitated calcium carbonate) or chalk. Particular preference is given to using PCC, especially because of its high purity. PCC is preferably prepared by reacting carbon dioxide with milk of lime or a slaked lime suspension. The slaked lime suspension is prepared by slaking quick lime or dispersing calcium hydroxide in water.

The CaO feedstock component is preferably quicklime.

As Ca (OH)₂As the raw material component, hydrated lime is preferably used.

As ZrO₂As starting components, preference is given to using synthetically prepared zirconium dioxide. Preferably the zirconium dioxide is not stabilized (monoclinic). But it may also be stabilized.

In addition, the starting components each preferably have a purity of at least 96% by weight, preferably at least 99% by weight. This means that the compounds (CaCO)₃、CaO、Ca(OH)₂、CaC₂Or ZrO₂) Preferably at least 96 wt.%, preferably at least 99 wt.%, in accordance with DIN 51001: 2003 was determined by X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (RFA).

Furthermore, according to DIN EN 725-5: the 2007Ca raw material component has a particle size of 200 μm or less, preferably 50 μm or less, and particularly preferably between 200nm and 10 μm. Also, the average particle diameter of the Ca raw material component is preferably 500nm to 5 μm, preferably 0.8 to 1 μm.

According to DIN EN 725-5: 2007, ZrO₂The starting components preferably have a particle size of < 200 μm, preferably < 150 μm, particularly preferably between 200nm and 10 μm. And ZrO₂Average particle of raw Material componentDiameter (d)₅₀) Preferably 500nm to 5 μm, preferably 0.7 to 1 μm.

Particle size and average particle size according to DIN EN 725-5: 2007 was determined by laser granulometry. For this purpose, the respective powders are preferably dispersed in ethanol using ultrasound.

As already explained, according to the invention, a mixture consisting only of the starting components and water is shaped into a green body by pressing. In this process, preferably 30 to 150N/mm are used²Preferably 50 to 80N/mm²The pressing is performed at a pressing pressure of (1). Further, the pressing is preferably performed by uniaxial pressing. But may also be pressed by isostatic or vibratory pressing or briquetting or granulation.

The mixing is preferably carried out in an intensive mixer using a countercurrent method (stirrer and plate rotate in opposite directions).

Furthermore, rectangular parallelepiped green bodies, in particular in the form of conventional stone materials, are preferably produced. Preferably, the green pressed shaped body has the following dimensions:

		preference is given to
			Height	20-100mm	25-75mm
Length of	20-300mm	150-250mm
			Width of	20-150mm	25-100mm

The green shaped body therefore preferably has a thermal conductivity according to DIN EN 993-17: 2.0 to 3.0g/cm determined 1999³Preferably 2.1 to 2.5g/cm³And/or a coarse density according to DIN 66133: 1993-06, with a porosity of 30 to 60 vol%, preferably 40 to 50 vol%.

In order to make the green moldings processable, they preferably have a molecular weight according to DIN EN 993-6: 1995-04 cold bending strength of at least 1 MPa.

After pressing, the green body is dried as previously described. Drying is preferably carried out until a residual moisture of 0 to 2% by weight, in particular 0 to 0.5% by weight, which is measured in accordance with DIN 51078: 2002-12. The green compact is preferably dried at from 25 to 110 ℃, in particular from 100 to 105 ℃, for from 4 to 24 hours, preferably from 12 to 24 hours.

After drying, sintering is carried out according to the invention. Preferably, the sintering is carried out with a holding stage at a final temperature of 1200 to 1800 ℃, preferably 1400 to 1650 ℃ for 2 to 10 hours, preferably 4 to 6 hours. Preferably, in this process, heating is carried out at a heating rate of from 1 to 10K/min, preferably from 2 to 5K/min. For this purpose, an intermediate holding phase of 1 to 3 hours, preferably 1.5 to 2.5 hours, is preferably carried out at a temperature of 400 to 1000 ℃, preferably 550 to 900 ℃, during the heating. The cooling is preferably carried out open in a furnace.

Further, it is preferable to perform sintering under neutral or oxidizing conditions.

It is also preferred to carry out the sintering in an electrically or gas heated furnace. Compared to electrically heated furnaces, gas-heated furnaces have an adjustable proportion of oxygen (excess or deficiency of oxygen) in the calcining air, can achieve higher heating rates, and mostly have (different) gas flow fields in the calcining chamber.

In addition, the sintering is carried out in a discontinuous or continuous process, and is preferably carried out in a continuous process on an industrial scale.

As already stated, it is possible in particular with the process according to the invention to prepare very pure, in particular phase-pure, calcium zirconate materials. The phase-pure calcium zirconate materials prepared according to the invention are therefore in particular free of free starting materials and free of mixed phases. Complete conversion of the feedstock components used to calcium zirconate has thus occurred. At least the calcium zirconate material prepared in accordance with the invention has at least 98% by weight, preferably at least 99% by weight, of CaZrO₃The amount is based on the dry mass of the calcium zirconate material.

An exemplary X-ray phase diagram of a phase-pure calcium zirconate material prepared in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown in fig. 1.

In the context of the present invention, phase-pure means that no other phase than calcium zirconate is or can be detected when the phase composition is analyzed by X-ray diffraction. This can be clearly seen in fig. 1. Since there are only peaks that can be attributed to calcium zirconate.

Phase analysis according to DIN 13925-2: 2003. for this purpose, dry ground material (< 45 μm) is prepared in the sample holder. the test apparatus is preferably a device such as PHI L IPS PW1820. evaluation is preferably carried out using the analytical software X' Pert Pro MPD (PANALYTICAL BV of Almelo, the Netherlands.) background undertones (Untergrund) are determined from Sonneveld & Visser. by selecting a suitable PDF card, reflections are automatically identified by means of a program (which, up to now, are semi-quantitative tests), then, likewise automatically switched to phase by means of a program, scattering is optimized in a semi-automatic mode, and then a Rietveld analysis is carried out.

Furthermore, the sintered molded bodies made of the calcium zirconate material according to the invention preferably have a chemical composition according to DIN EN 993-1: an open porosity of 5 to 50% by volume, preferably 8 to 40% by volume, as determined by 1995-04.

To this end, the sintered shaped bodies, in particular the sintered stone material, preferably have a surface area according to DIN EN 993-1: 2.50 to 4.50g/cm as determined by 1995-04³Preferably 2.60 to 4.30g/cm³The coarse density of (2).

As already explained, the sintered shaped bodies are preferably mechanically comminuted in order to be further processed after sintering, preferably crushed and/or ground, and then classified into particle classes by sieving. Preferably a Retsch AS200 controlled sieve with an amplitude of 0.5mm for 2 minutes is used.

The term "particle classification" or "particle grade" means that no particles remain on the upper screen nor fall from the lower screen. So that neither too large particles nor too small particles occur. The particle grade thus has a particle size between the two specified test particle sizes.

The presynthesized granules according to the invention have very good thermomechanical stability.

To this end, the granules prepared according to the invention preferably have a particle size according to DIN 66133: 1993 particle porosity (open porosity) of 5 to 50 vol%, preferably 10 to 40 vol% and/or preferably according to DIN 66133: 1993 average pore diameter (d) of 0.5 to 2 μm, preferably 0.8 to 1.2 μm₅₀)。

Furthermore, the granules prepared according to the invention preferably have a particle size according to DIN 66137-2: 2004 4.40 to 4.70g/cm by Hepycnometer method³Preferably 4.65 to 4.70g/cm³The pure density of (c).

The particles of the invention can then be used in a manner known per se in a coarse ceramic batch to produce a shaped or unshaped coarse ceramic refractory article.

If the sintered shaped bodies are pellets or granules, etc., they can also be used further as refractory particles without mechanical comminution.

Typically, the coarse ceramic batch has a dry matter mixture of at least one refractory particle and an additive (preferably a binder) and/or water and/or a liquid additive or admixture. This means that the amount of binder (dry or liquid) and/or water and/or liquid additive is to be added additionally and is based on the total dry mass of the dry matter mixture (and not the total mass of the batch).

In the case of an unformed article, the liquid and/or solid or dry powdered binder and/or liquid additive is preferably enclosed in a container separate from the other dry ingredients of the batch.

The binder is a binder suitable for use in refractory articles, preferably a temporary binder. These adhesives are given, for example, in praxishmandbuch, page 28/point 3.2.

The additive is preferably a pressing aid.

According to the invention, the dry matter mixture contains preferably from 10 to 90% by weight, more preferably from 80 to 90% by weight, based on the total dry mass of the dry matter mixture, of coarse particles of at least one presynthesized calcium-zirconate-containing powder having a particle size of > 200 μm, and/or preferably from 0 to 30% by weight, more preferably from 10 to 20% by weight, based on the total dry mass of the dry matter mixture, of powder particles of at least one presynthesized calcium-zirconate-containing powder having a particle size of ≦ 200 μm.

The particle size of the particles was determined according to DIN EN 933-1: 2012 determined using dry sieving.

In addition, the dry matter mixture may also comprise or additionally incorporate, instead of the powder particles of calcium zirconate material, at least one powdered Ca raw material component and at least one powdered ZrO₂The raw components, when the article is calcined, form additional calcium zirconate in situ from them. Thus, Ca raw material component and ZrO₂The raw material components are the raw material components. To form phase-pure calcium zirconate, these raw material components are preferably contained in an equimolar ratio in the dry-matter mixture.

The dry substance mixture preferably has only the presynthesized calcium zirconate-containing particles according to the invention and, if appropriate, the at least one Ca starting component and the at least one ZrO₂The starting components, and particularly preferably consist thereof.

However, the dry-matter mixture can also have at least one further coarse particle with a particle size > 200 μm and/or at least one further powder particle with a particle size ≦ 200 μm from other conventional refractory materials.

Furthermore, the dry substance mixture can have at least one dry additive for refractory materials, preferably a total of < 5 wt.%, and/or at least one dry additive for refractory materials, preferably a total of < 5 wt.%. The dry additive is an additive suitable for use in refractory articles. These additives are given, for example, in praxishmandbuch, page 28/point 3.3. They are used to improve the processability or deformability or to modify the structure of the article in order to achieve its particular properties.

Coarse-grained classification of the dry-matter mixture (total coarse particles contained in the batch) also preferably has a particle size of at most 8mm, preferably at most 6mm, particularly preferably at most 4 mm.

The coarse-grained classified particle distribution of the dry matter mixture is preferably constant.

The particle distribution of the powder particle fraction of the dry-matter mixture (all powder particles contained in the batch) is preferably also constant.

And the particle distribution of the entire dry matter mixture is preferably also constant.

Coarse-grained classification is used as support particles in a manner known per se. During calcination, a binder matrix with coarse fractions embedded therein is formed from the powder particle fractions.

As already stated, the batch according to the invention is used for producing an unshaped or shaped crude ceramic article.

For the preparation of pressed articles, in particular stone material, a mixture or a mouldable mass is prepared from a dry matter mixture of the batch of the invention with at least one liquid and/or solid binder and/or water and/or pressing aid. If the batch contains liquid binders and/or pressing aids, the addition of water is not necessary, but may be added. But it is also possible to add only water.

For an optimal distribution of the binder and/or water and/or pressing aid, for example, 3 to 10 minutes of mixing.

The mixture is placed in a mold and pressed into a shaped body. The molding pressure is in the usual range, for example, from 50 to 150MPa, preferably from 100 to 150 MPa.

Preferably, drying is carried out after pressing, for example from 40 to 110 ℃ and in particular from 100 to 105 ℃. Drying is preferably carried out until a residual moisture of 0 to 2% by weight, in particular 0 to 1% by weight, which is measured according to DIN 51078: 2002-12.

The dried, pressed stone material may be used without or subjected to calcination.

For the calcination, the preferably dried pressed stone is subjected to ceramic calcination in a ceramic calciner, for example a tunnel kiln, preferably between 1200 and 1800 ℃, in particular between 1400 and 1700 ℃. The oxidative calcination is preferably carried out, but, depending on the composition of the material, a reductive calcination is also advantageous.

However, the shaped articles may also be shaped in other conventional ways, preferably by a slurry casting or strip or extrusion process of the plastic mixture or manual or mechanical tamping or ramming. In the case of slurry casting, the mixture is correspondingly flowable.

Preferably, the calcined shaped article, in particular stone material, has a surface area according to DIN EN 993-1: 4.00 to 4.70g/cm as determined by 1995-04³Preferably 4.40 to 4.60g/cm³The coarse density of (2).

The calcined shaped articles according to the invention, in particular stone materials, have a surface area according to DIN EN 993-6: 1995-04 preferably has a cold bending strength of 10 to 40 MPa.

Furthermore, the calcined shaped articles according to the invention, in particular stone materials, preferably have a surface area according to DIN en iso 12680-1: 2007-05, an elastic modulus of 80 to 200GPa, preferably 90 to 120 GPa.

For the production of an unshaped article, in particular a mass, preferably a moulding mass or a vibrating mass or a casting mass or a ramming mass, a mixture of the dry-matter mixture according to the invention with at least one dry and/or liquid binder and/or water and/or at least one liquid additive is also produced and placed, for example, behind a template. If the batch contains liquid binders and/or additives, no water need be added, but it can be. But it is also possible to add only water.

As already stated, the preferably phase-pure calcium zirconate-containing material is prepared in a simple, economical and ecologically harmless manner by the synthesis process according to the invention. The preparation process (mixing, pressing, calcining, preferably crushing) is very light. Furthermore, the particle properties are simply controllable by the sintering temperature. Higher sintering temperatures result in lower porosity. The particles with a low porosity are particularly suitable for casting compounds. The granules for the casting compound are preferably sintered at a temperature > 1550 ℃. The higher the coarse density of the pre-synthesized particles, the less shrinkage the material made therefrom will undergo upon calcination.

The unshaped and shaped articles according to the invention are preferably used for working feed (arbeits fuser) or safety feed, for example for the refractory lining of coal gasification plants.

They can also be used as insulating bricks for gas turbines, inlays for skid plates, crucibles of titanium castings/titanium alloys (VIM), crucibles of other non-ferrous metals, such as nickel-based alloys.

The advantages of the method according to the invention and of the crude ceramic product according to the invention are explained again with the aid of the following embodiments:

exemplary embodiment 1 (from CaCO)₃And unstabilized ZrO₂Preparation of CaZrO₃Particles):

table 1 shows, for example, the compositions used for preparing the compacted material. In which use is made of DiezKalkGmbH&Calcium carbonate (PreCarb 400) from KG and monoclinic zirconium dioxide (ZirPro CSO) from Saint-Gobain of L e Point center, France₂)。

Table 1: composition for preparing pressed materials

Material	Content (% by weight) based on dry mass
		ZrO2	55.2
CaCO3	44.8
		Water (W)	8.0

First, the dried raw materials were weighed and placed in an intensive mixer. After mixing for 10 minutes, water was added. The mixer operates on the counter-current principle (the stirrer and the plate rotate in different directions). The wet mass was mixed for a further 10 minutes. The resulting material was then poured into the press cavity of a hydraulic press. And pressing the shaped body therefrom with a pressing pressure of at most 50 MPa. After demolding, drying was carried out at 100 ℃ for 24 hours. The sample was then sintered at 1400 ℃ for 5 hours and held at 900 ℃ for 2 hours during the start-up phase. The heating rate is 3K min^-1. Open cooling in the furnace. The material thus obtained is then coarsely crushed and then broken up in a jaw crusher into different particle grades, followed by classification. Examination in XRD only revealed that CaZrO is attributed to₃Peak of (c) (see fig. 1). The material thus contains 100% CaZrO₃。