Stabilization of Wet Foams for Porous Ceramics Using Amphiphilic Particles

Abstract

Wet foams formed through direct foaming were stabilized using various concentrations of amiphiphilic particles that could control pore size and porosity.These porous materials showed moderate strength upon compression with high porosity.Bubble size and wet foam stability were tailored by amphiphile concentration, particle concentration, contact angle, and pH of the suspension to obtain crack-free porous solid after sintering.Closed and open pores were obtained with sizes of 30~300 µm and porosities of over 80%.