Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.84, No.3, 675-677, 2001
Effect of activated carbon bed on binder removal from ceramic injection moldings
Weight losses during the hinder removal from ceramic injection moldings that have been placed in beds of activated carbon powder and two types of alumina powder mere compared. The effect of the specimen size and shape on debinding in a bed of activated carbon was investigated. Because of the structure of its particles, activated carbon powder allowed binder losses in ceramic moldings that consisted of submicrometer-sized particles to increase at a temperature of 130 degreesC. The binder loss in a bed of activated carbon was dependent on the ratio of surface area to volume of the body that was estracted. Renewal of the sorption abilities of the bed of activated carbon after saturation with binder increased the rate of binder removal.