Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a magnesium oxysulfide-based fireproof composite board and a preparation method thereof, which are used for solving the problems in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
A preparation method of a fireproof composite board based on magnesium oxysulfide comprises the following steps:
Step S1, uniformly mixing light burned magnesia and magnesium sulfate aqueous solution, adding a modifier, composite aerogel, an active admixture and a foaming agent, and uniformly mixing to obtain modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry;
And S2, sequentially paving a layer of non-woven fabric and a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber grid cloth on the template, pouring modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry, sequentially paving a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber grid cloth and a layer of non-woven fabric, and performing primary curing and secondary curing to obtain the fireproof composite board.
Further, the modified magnesium oxysulfate cement slurry comprises, by weight, 20-45 parts of light burned magnesium oxide, 25-50 parts of a magnesium sulfate aqueous solution, 5-15 parts of composite aerogel, 15-25 parts of an active admixture, 0.1-0.5 part of a foaming agent and 0.1-3.0 parts of a modifier.
Further, the magnesium sulfate aqueous solution is a magnesium sulfate aqueous solution with a density of 1.2-1.3 g/cm 3.
Further, the preparation method of the composite aerogel comprises the following steps:
mixing graphene oxide aqueous solution, 1-ethyl- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride and N-hydroxysuccinimide, performing ultrasonic treatment for 30-60 min, adding a mixed solution of oleylamine, ethanol and deionized water, continuing ultrasonic treatment for 2-3 h, stirring for 22-24 h, and centrifuging, filtering and drying to obtain graphene oxide containing double bonds;
uniformly mixing graphene oxide containing double bonds, a flame retardant and a photoinitiator, and irradiating with ultraviolet light to obtain modified graphene oxide;
And (3) uniformly mixing the carboxymethyl chitosan aqueous solution, the modified graphene oxide, the nanocellulose and the hydroxyapatite nanowire, performing ultrasonic treatment for 1-2 hours, adding glutaraldehyde, uniformly stirring, standing for 3-5 hours to obtain composite hydrogel, and performing prefreezing and freeze drying on the composite hydrogel to obtain the composite aerogel.
Further, in the step (1), the mass ratio of the graphene oxide aqueous solution to the 1-ethyl- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride to the N-hydroxysuccinimide is 1 (0.012-0.015): (0.010-0.012), and the concentration of the graphene oxide aqueous solution is 10mg/mL.
In the step (1), the mass ratio of the oleylamine to the ethanol to the deionized water is 1 (15-20): 10-20%, and the mass of the oleylamine is 3-5% of the mass of the graphene oxide aqueous solution.
In the step (2), the mass ratio of the graphene oxide containing double bonds, the flame retardant and the photoinitiator is 1 (2-4) (0.3-0.5).
Further, the photoinitiator is 2-hydroxy-2-methyl propiophenone.
In the step (2), the ultraviolet irradiation process conditions are that the irradiation wavelength is 360-400 nm, the irradiation time is 0.5-2.0 h, and the irradiation intensity is 20-35 mW/cm 2.
Further, the preparation method of the flame retardant comprises the following steps:
Uniformly mixing melamine and pyridine, heating to 40-50 ℃, introducing nitrogen, adding thioglycollic acid and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, uniformly mixing, heating to 60-70 ℃, reacting for 1-2 hours at a constant temperature, filtering, distilling under reduced pressure, and drying to obtain modified melamine;
Step B, uniformly mixing 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid and tetrahydrofuran, adding phenylphosphoryl dichloride, dibutyltin oxide and triethylamine under the ice bath condition, reacting for 2-4 hours, continuing to react for 8-10 hours at room temperature, precipitating, filtering, washing and drying to obtain an intermediate;
And step C, uniformly mixing the modified melamine, the intermediate, toluene and triethylamine under the protection of nitrogen, reacting for 2-4 hours at 65-75 ℃, and filtering, washing and drying to obtain the flame retardant.
According to the technical scheme, the carboxyl of thioglycollic acid and the amino of melamine are subjected to amidation reaction, the reaction can be carried out under milder conditions with the help of a dehydrating agent, only one amino group on the melamine is reacted to obtain modified melamine by controlling the slight excess of the melamine, one-Cl in the phenylphosphoryl dichloride is reacted with the hydroxyl in the 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid by controlling the slight excess of the phenylphosphoryl dichloride, the hydrogen chloride generated by the reaction is removed by triethylamine to obtain an intermediate, and finally the flame retardant containing N, P, B elements is obtained by utilizing the reaction of the rest-Cl in the phenylphosphoryl dichloride and one amino group in the modified melamine.
In the step A, the mass ratio of melamine, pyridine, thioglycollic acid and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide is 1 (6.5-7.0): 0.6-0.7): 1.3-1.5.
In the step B, the mass ratio of the 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid to the tetrahydrofuran to the phenylphosphoryl dichloride to the dibutyltin oxide to the triethylamine is 1 (5-10): 1.5-1.6): 0.01-0.03): 0.8-1.0.
In the step C, the mass ratio of the modified melamine to the intermediate to the toluene to the triethylamine is 1 (1.4-1.5) (5-7) (0.8-1.0).
Further, in the step (3), the mass ratio of the carboxymethyl chitosan, the modified graphene oxide, the nano cellulose and the hydroxyapatite nanowire is 1 (0.2-0.5), 0.5-1.0 and 0.4-0.6, and the concentration of the carboxymethyl chitosan aqueous solution is 3wt%.
Further, in the step (3), the mass of glutaraldehyde is 30-50% of the mass of carboxymethyl chitosan.
Further, in the step (3), the pre-freezing process condition is that the pre-freezing is performed for 12-24 hours in a refrigerator with the temperature of minus 10 ℃ to minus 5 ℃.
Further, in the step (3), the process condition of freeze drying is that the materials are dried for 12-24 hours in a freeze dryer at the temperature of-50 to-45 ℃.
Further, the active admixture is prepared by compounding 5-10 parts of metakaolin and 10-15 parts of fly ash.
Further, the foaming agent is an animal protein foaming agent.
Further, the modifier is formed by compounding (0.3-0.5) of gluconic acid, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and sodium malate according to the mass ratio of 1 (0.3-0.5).
In the step S2, the technological conditions of primary curing and secondary curing are that the material is placed for 20-24 hours in an indoor environment with the temperature of 25-35 ℃ and the relative humidity of 60-70%, and is demoulded, and then the material is subjected to secondary curing for 7-14 days in an indoor environment with the temperature of 20-30 ℃ and the relative humidity of 70-80%, and is demoulded.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. According to the magnesium oxysulfide-based fireproof composite board and the preparation method thereof, the carboxyl of thioglycollic acid and the amino of melamine are subjected to amidation reaction to obtain modified melamine, one-Cl in phenyl phosphoryl dichloride and the hydroxyl in 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid are subjected to reaction to obtain an intermediate, and finally, the rest-Cl in phenyl phosphoryl dichloride and one amino in modified melamine are subjected to reaction to obtain a flame retardant containing N, P, B elements, and meanwhile, the flame retardant contains mercapto and amino, so that an active site is provided for subsequent reaction;
the flame retardant is used for carrying out sulfhydryl-alkene clicking reaction with double bond-containing graphene oxide, so that the flame retardant further improves the flame retardant property of the graphene oxide, and simultaneously, amino is introduced to enable the graphene oxide to carry out crosslinking reaction with aldehyde groups of glutaraldehyde, thereby realizing chemical crosslinking of graphene oxide sheets and polymer groups and improving the hydrophobic property and fireproof property of aerogel.
2. According to the magnesium oxysulfide-based fireproof composite board and the preparation method thereof, carboxymethyl chitosan is used as a natural polymer material, has excellent biocompatibility and environmental protection characteristics, modified graphene oxide is used as a flame retardant, the fireproof performance of the material can be effectively improved, nanocellulose is used as a reinforcing material, the strength and toughness of the composite material are further improved, meanwhile, hydroxyapatite nanowires with good flexibility are used as a skeleton of aerogel, the light weight characteristic and excellent heat insulation performance of the composite material are ensured, glutaraldehyde is used as a cross-linking agent, and the composite aerogel is obtained after freeze drying. The composite aerogel prepared by the invention has excellent performances of heat insulation, light weight, hydrophobicity, temperature resistance, fire resistance and the like, can be used for modifying and compositing magnesium oxysulfide materials, and can be used for obviously overcoming the defects of the existing fireproof plate in the aspects of poor water resistance, high density, high heat conductivity coefficient and the like, thereby improving the overall performance and the application value of the fireproof plate.
Detailed Description
The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clear and complete, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
In the embodiment, the light burned magnesia has an average grain diameter of 200 meshes and a magnesia content of 92 percent and is sourced from Hebei magnesium science and technology Co Ltd; the magnesium sulfate is more than or equal to 98%, is derived from Zhejiang Hua Xuan chemical industry Co, graphene oxide is 1-3 nm in thickness, 4-7 mu m in diameter and 2-5 layers, is derived from Zhejiang Zhi titanium nano new material Co, nanocellulose is CNF, is derived from Hubei Xinyu macro biological medicine technology Co, is 100-200 mu m in length, is 10-100 nm in diameter, is derived from Suzhou Kai New material technology Co, is metakaolin with a particle size of 1250 meshes, is derived from Shijia Yi Hongshi mineral products Co, is a first-order fly ash with a particle size of 200-300 meshes, is derived from Ji Heng novel building material Co, is a foaming agent, is an animal protein foaming agent, is of type FP-50, is a nonwoven fabric, is PP nonwoven fabric, is 25-60 g/m2, is derived from Tokyo Libant new material Co, is an alkali-resistant glass fiber cloth with a mesh size of 5 meshes, is 125g/m2, is derived from Kappy Su Kogyi Co, co.
In the following examples and comparative examples 1 part equals 10g.
Embodiment 1. The preparation method of the magnesium oxysulfide-based fireproof composite board comprises the following steps:
step S1, uniformly mixing 20 parts of light burned magnesium oxide and 25 parts of magnesium sulfate aqueous solution (density is 1.25g/cm 3), adding 0.1 part of modifier (prepared by compounding gluconic acid, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and sodium malate according to a mass ratio of 1:0.3:0.3), 5 parts of composite aerogel, 15 parts of active admixture (prepared by compounding 5 parts of metakaolin and 10 parts of fly ash) and 0.1 part of foaming agent, and uniformly mixing to obtain modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry;
Step S2, sequentially laying a layer of non-woven fabric and a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber mesh cloth on a template, pouring modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry, sequentially laying a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber mesh cloth and a layer of non-woven fabric, performing primary curing and secondary curing (placing for 20 hours in an indoor environment with the temperature of 25 ℃ and the relative humidity of 60%, demolding, and then performing secondary curing for 7d in an indoor environment with the temperature of 20 ℃ and the relative humidity of 70%, and demolding) to obtain a fireproof composite board;
The preparation method of the composite aerogel comprises the following steps:
mixing 100 parts of a 10mg/mL graphene oxide aqueous solution, 0.12 part of 1-ethyl- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride and 0.1 part of N-hydroxysuccinimide, performing ultrasonic treatment for 30min, adding a mixed solution of 3 parts of oleylamine, 45 parts of ethanol and 30 parts of deionized water, continuing ultrasonic treatment for 2h, stirring for 22h, centrifuging, filtering and drying to obtain graphene oxide containing double bonds;
Uniformly mixing 1.8 parts of graphene oxide containing double bonds, 3.6 parts of flame retardant and 0.54 part of photoinitiator, and irradiating with ultraviolet light (irradiation wavelength is 360nm, irradiation time is 0.5h, and irradiation intensity is 20mW/cm 2) to obtain modified graphene oxide;
Uniformly mixing 200 parts of 3wt% carboxymethyl chitosan aqueous solution, 1.2 parts of modified graphene oxide, 3 parts of nanocellulose and 2.4 parts of hydroxyapatite nanowire, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 1h, adding 1.8 parts of glutaraldehyde, uniformly stirring, standing for 3h to obtain composite hydrogel, pre-freezing the composite hydrogel in a refrigerator at-10 ℃ for 12h, and drying in a freeze dryer at-50 ℃ for 12h to obtain composite aerogel;
The preparation method of the flame retardant comprises the following steps:
Uniformly mixing 4 parts of melamine and 26 parts of pyridine, heating to 40 ℃, introducing nitrogen, adding 2.4 parts of thioglycollic acid and 5.2 parts of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, uniformly mixing, heating to 60 ℃, carrying out heat preservation reaction for 1h, and obtaining modified melamine after filtering, reduced pressure distillation and drying;
step B, uniformly mixing 6 parts of 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid and 30 parts of tetrahydrofuran, adding 9 parts of phenylphosphoryl dichloride, 0.06 part of dibutyltin oxide and 4.8 parts of triethylamine under the ice bath condition, reacting for 2 hours, continuing to react for 8 hours at room temperature, and obtaining an intermediate after precipitation, filtration, washing and drying;
And step C, uniformly mixing 4 parts of modified melamine, 5.6 parts of intermediate, 20 parts of toluene and 3.2 parts of triethylamine under the protection of nitrogen, reacting for 2 hours at 65 ℃, and filtering, washing and drying to obtain the flame retardant.
Embodiment 2a preparation method of a fire-proof composite board based on magnesium oxysulfide comprises the following processes:
Step S1, uniformly mixing 35 parts of light burned magnesium oxide and 40 parts of magnesium sulfate aqueous solution (density is 1.25g/cm 3), adding 1.8 parts of modifier (which is formed by compounding gluconic acid, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and sodium malate according to a mass ratio of 1:0.4:0.4), 10 parts of composite aerogel, 20 parts of active admixture (which is formed by compounding 7 parts of metakaolin and 13 parts of fly ash) and 0.3 part of foaming agent, and uniformly mixing to obtain modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry;
Step S2, sequentially laying a layer of non-woven fabric and a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber mesh cloth on a template, pouring modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry, sequentially laying a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber mesh cloth and a layer of non-woven fabric, performing primary curing and secondary curing (placing for 22 hours in an indoor environment with the temperature of 30 ℃ and the relative humidity of 65%, demolding, and then performing secondary curing for 10 days in an indoor environment with the temperature of 25 ℃ and the relative humidity of 75%, and demolding) to obtain a fireproof composite board;
The preparation method of the composite aerogel comprises the following steps:
Mixing 100 parts of a 10mg/mL graphene oxide aqueous solution, 0.14 part of 1-ethyl- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride and 0.12 part of N-hydroxysuccinimide, performing ultrasonic treatment for 50min, adding a mixed solution of 4 parts of oleylamine, 7.2 parts of ethanol and 6 parts of deionized water, continuing ultrasonic treatment for 2.5h, stirring for 23h, and centrifuging, filtering and drying to obtain graphene oxide containing double bonds;
uniformly mixing 3 parts of graphene oxide containing double bonds, 9 parts of flame retardant and 1.2 parts of photoinitiator, and irradiating with ultraviolet light (the technical condition of ultraviolet light irradiation is that the irradiation wavelength is 380nm, the irradiation time is 1h, and the irradiation intensity is 30mW/cm 2) to obtain modified graphene oxide;
Uniformly mixing 300 parts of 3wt% carboxymethyl chitosan aqueous solution, 2.7 parts of modified graphene oxide, 6 parts of nanocellulose and 4.5 parts of hydroxyapatite nanowire, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 1.5 hours, adding 3.6 parts of glutaraldehyde, uniformly stirring, standing for 4 hours to obtain composite hydrogel, pre-freezing the composite hydrogel in a refrigerator at-6 ℃ for 18 hours, and drying in a freeze dryer at-48 ℃ for 18 hours to obtain composite aerogel;
The preparation method of the flame retardant comprises the following steps:
Uniformly mixing 10 parts of melamine and 660 parts of pyridine, heating to 45 ℃, introducing nitrogen, adding 6.5 parts of thioglycollic acid and 14 parts of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, uniformly mixing, heating to 65 ℃, carrying out heat preservation reaction for 1.5 hours, and obtaining modified melamine after filtering, reduced pressure distillation and drying;
Step B, uniformly mixing 14.5 parts of 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid and 110 parts of tetrahydrofuran, adding 22 parts of phenylphosphoryl dichloride, 0.3 part of dibutyltin oxide and 13 parts of triethylamine under the ice bath condition, reacting for 3 hours, continuing to react for 9 hours at room temperature, and obtaining an intermediate after precipitation, filtration, washing and drying;
And step C, uniformly mixing 10 parts of modified melamine, 14.5 parts of intermediate, 60 parts of toluene and 9 parts of triethylamine under the protection of nitrogen, reacting for 3 hours at 70 ℃, and filtering, washing and drying to obtain the flame retardant.
Embodiment 3a method for preparing a fire-proof composite board based on magnesium oxysulfide comprises the following processes:
Step S1, uniformly mixing 45 parts of light burned magnesium oxide and 25 parts of magnesium sulfate aqueous solution (density is 1.25g/cm 3), adding 3.0 parts of modifier (which is formed by compounding gluconic acid, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and sodium malate according to a mass ratio of 1:0.5:0.5), 15 parts of composite aerogel, 25 parts of active admixture (which is formed by compounding 10 parts of metakaolin and 15 parts of fly ash) and 0.5 part of foaming agent, and uniformly mixing to obtain modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry;
Step S2, sequentially laying a layer of non-woven fabric and a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber mesh cloth on a template, pouring modified magnesium oxysulfide cement slurry, sequentially laying a layer of alkali-resistant glass fiber mesh cloth and a layer of non-woven fabric, performing primary curing and secondary curing (placing for 24 hours in an indoor environment with the temperature of 35 ℃ and the relative humidity of 70%, demolding, and then performing secondary curing for 14d and demolding in an environment with the temperature of 30 ℃ and the relative humidity of 80%) to obtain a fireproof composite board;
The preparation method of the composite aerogel comprises the following steps:
Mixing 100 parts of a 10mg/mL graphene oxide aqueous solution, 0.15 part of 1-ethyl- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride and 0.12 part of N-hydroxysuccinimide, performing ultrasonic treatment for 60min, adding a mixed solution of 5 parts of oleylamine, 100 parts of ethanol and 100 parts of deionized water, continuing ultrasonic treatment for 3h, stirring for 24h, centrifuging, filtering and drying to obtain graphene oxide containing double bonds;
Uniformly mixing 8 parts of graphene oxide containing double bonds, 32 parts of flame retardant and 4 parts of photoinitiator, and irradiating with ultraviolet light (irradiation wavelength 400nm, irradiation time 2.0h, and irradiation intensity 35mW/cm 2) to obtain modified graphene oxide;
Uniformly mixing 500 parts of 3wt% carboxymethyl chitosan aqueous solution, 7.5 parts of modified graphene oxide, 15 parts of nanocellulose and 9 parts of hydroxyapatite nanowire, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 2 hours, adding 7.5 parts of glutaraldehyde, uniformly stirring, standing for 5 hours to obtain composite hydrogel, pre-freezing the composite hydrogel in a refrigerator at-5 ℃ for 24 hours, and drying in a freeze dryer at-45 ℃ for 24 hours to obtain composite aerogel;
The preparation method of the flame retardant comprises the following steps:
Step A, uniformly mixing 32 parts of melamine and 224 parts of pyridine, heating to 50 ℃, introducing nitrogen, adding 22.4 parts of thioglycollic acid and 48 parts of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, uniformly mixing, heating to 70 ℃, carrying out heat preservation reaction for 2 hours, and obtaining modified melamine after filtration, reduced pressure distillation and drying;
step B, uniformly mixing 48 parts of 4-hydroxyphenylboric acid and 480 parts of tetrahydrofuran, adding 76.8 parts of phenylphosphoryl dichloride, 1.44 parts of dibutyltin oxide and 48 parts of triethylamine under the ice bath condition, reacting for 4 hours, continuing to react for 10 hours at room temperature, and obtaining an intermediate after precipitation, filtration, washing and drying;
And step C, uniformly mixing 32 parts of modified melamine, 48 parts of intermediate, 224 parts of toluene and 32 parts of triethylamine under the protection of nitrogen, reacting for 4 hours at 75 ℃, and filtering, washing and drying to obtain the flame retardant.
Comparative example 1 the modified magnesium oxysulfate cement slurry comprises, by weight, 20 parts of light burned magnesium oxide, 25 parts of a magnesium sulfate aqueous solution, 15 parts of an active admixture, 0.1 part of a foaming agent and 0.1 part of a modifier, and compared with example 1, comparative example 1 is free of addition of composite aerogel, and the other steps and processes are the same as in example 1.
Comparative example 2A preparation method of a fire-proof composite board based on magnesium oxysulfide comprises the following processes:
compared with the example 2, the modifier in the comparative example 2 is prepared by compounding gluconic acid, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and sodium malate according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, and other steps are the same as the example 2.
Comparative example 3A method for preparing a fire-proof composite board based on magnesium oxysulfide comprises the following processes:
The preparation method of the composite aerogel comprises the following steps:
uniformly mixing 300 parts of 3wt% carboxymethyl chitosan aqueous solution, 2.7 parts of graphene oxide, 6 parts of nanocellulose and 4.5 parts of hydroxyapatite nanowire, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 1.5 hours, adding 3.6 parts of glutaraldehyde, uniformly stirring, standing for 4 hours to obtain composite hydrogel, pre-freezing the composite hydrogel in a refrigerator at-6 ℃ for 18 hours, and drying the composite hydrogel in a freeze dryer at-48 ℃ for 18 hours to obtain composite aerogel;
Comparative example 3 the modified graphene oxide was replaced with the same mass of graphene oxide as example 2, except that the procedure was the same as example 2.
The test comprises the steps of taking the fireproof composite boards obtained in examples 1-3 and comparative examples 1-3, preparing samples, respectively detecting the performances of the samples and recording detection results:
The flexural strength and the wet expansion rate are measured according to JC 688-2006 standard of glass magnesium plate, the specification of the sample is 2440mm multiplied by 1220mm multiplied by 8mm, and the fire resistance grade is measured according to GB 8624-2012 standard of building Material and product Combustion Performance Classification.
The test results were as follows:
From the data in the above table, the following conclusions can be clearly drawn:
Compared with examples 1-3, the flexural strength, wet expansion rate and fire resistance of the product obtained in comparative example 1 are all reduced, which shows that the composite aerogel prepared by the invention has remarkable advantages in mechanical property, water resistance and fire resistance, thereby improving the overall performance of the fire-proof composite board.
Compared with examples 1-3, the flexural strength of the product obtained in comparative example 2 is reduced, which shows that the addition of the modifier can obviously improve the flexural strength of magnesium oxysulfate cement, but the effect is influenced by the proportion of the components.
Compared with examples 1-3, the flexural strength, the wet expansion rate and the fire resistance of the product obtained in the comparative example 3 are all reduced, and compared with graphene oxide, the modified graphene oxide prepared by the invention has better flame retardant effect and hydrophobic property, thereby effectively improving the fire resistance and the water resistance of the material.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.