Synthesis and additive manufacturing of calcium silicate hydrate scaffolds

Abstract

A Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) powder containing above 60 wt% xonotlite (remaining being tobermorite, scawtite and calcite) were produced from lime and ordinary recycled soda-lime glass via simple hydrothermal synthesis route. The thermogravimetric analysis demonstrated only similar to 20%weight loss up to 800 degrees C (at about the transformation temperature of CSHs to wollastonite), reaching a plateau in the 800-1200 degrees C temperature range. The synthesized CSH powder was employed for the fabrication of both green and heat-treated scaffolds by additive manufacturing (AM), possessing a high porosity (>80 vol%) and limited strength (similar to 0.9 MPa). (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).