scholarly journals Identification of an appropriate body composition for red clay products

Cerâmica ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (339) ◽  
pp. 285-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hettiarachchi ◽  
J. T. S. Motha ◽  
H. M. T. G. A. Pitawala

This study focuses on the identification of an appropriate composition of raw materials for ceramic products from commonly available red clays in Sri Lanka. The raw materials were characterized in terms of particle size distribution, chemical and mineralogical composition. Different formulations of samples were prepared, and the linear shrinkage, water absorption and flexural strength of the final products were measured. Microstructures of fired samples were observed under a scanning electron microscope. The best quality product was obtained when the sample contains a high amount of illite clay in a mixture of 80 wt.% clay-silt and 20 wt.% sand. The presence of higher concentrations of the metal oxides Na2O, K2O and Fe2O3 (total ~21 wt.%) in the clay-silt fraction of samples has resulted in obtaining higher technological properties of the body. The flexural strength and the water absorption of the product are 26.82 MPa and 6.51% respectively. If the raw materials contain lower amounts of the oxides Na2O, K2O and Fe2O3, higher amounts of clay-silt fraction (up to 90 wt.%) must be added to obtain an optimum quality product.

2015 ◽  
Vol 1088 ◽  
pp. 395-398
Author(s):  
Luiz Oliveira Veriano dalla Valentina ◽  
Marilena Valadares Folgueras ◽  
Wanessa Rejane Knop ◽  
Maria Cristina Pacheco do Nascimento ◽  
Glaucia Aparecida Prates

The work evaluates the possibility of the use the exhauster powder generated in the foundry process in ceramic mass atomized semigre type. The raw materials used were semi-stoneware kind atomized powder used on the coating ceramic manufacturing and dust exhaust byproduct supplied by a foundry industry both from brazilian industries . Tests were conducted using a heating rate of 10o.C / min and oxidant and / or inert atmosphere. Specimens contained different amounts of byproduct to the extent of 30% by mass, in order to verify the maximum addition of byproduct and were used in order to analyze the technological properties evaluation (water absorption linear shrinkage, bulk density). at the temperature of 1100 ° C showed higher difference between the results obtained and 1200o C this difference decreased.


1970 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahnaj Parveen ◽  
Shirin Akter Jahan

The cost of producing sanitary ware in Bangladesh is substantially low as compared to the advanced countries, because of low labour cost and abundance of basic raw materials. Ten sanitary ware compositions were prepared using Bijoypur clay, black clay, red clay, ball clay and china clay with fluxes and filler materials. Chemical compositions of the raw materials and the formulated batch compositions were determined. Physical properties (linear shrinkage, bulk density, apparent porosity, water absorption etc) and the modulus of rupture (MOR) of the prepared body compositions were also determined. The sample specimens were fired at 1150°C and 1200°C. Compositions S-3, S-4, S- 5, S-7, S-8 and S-10 at 1150°C were found to be of good quality. Key words: Linear shrinkage; Bulk density; Water absorption; MOR; Red clay; Black clay. DOI: 10.3329/bjsir.v45i4.7386 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 45(4), 387-392, 2010


2014 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 509-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Pereira Babisk ◽  
Thalissa Pizetta Altoé ◽  
Henrique Junio de Oliveira Lopes ◽  
Ulisses Soares do Prado ◽  
Monica Castoldi Borlini Gadioli ◽  
...  

The red mud is a well known insoluble residue generated in the Bayer process to benefit bauxite ores. This residue is composed of ceramic related compounds such as iron oxide, sodium aluminum silicates, carbonates, calcium aluminates and titanium dioxide. The incorporation of industrial residues in clay ceramics has been extensively investigated, not only as an environmentally correct solution but also as an economic way to save raw materials. Therefore, the present work evaluated the properties of clay ceramics incorporated with up to 40 wt% of red mud. Clay bodies with different percentages of red mud were press-molded and fired at 750, 950 and 1050°C. The evaluated technological properties were linear shrinkage, water absorption and mechanical strength. Sensible changes in such properties were found with red mud addition. In particular, the ceramic fired at 1050°C displayed favorable water absorption with red mud incorporation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 6118
Author(s):  
Paul-Désiré Ndjigui ◽  
Jean Aimé Mbey ◽  
Soureiyatou Fadil-Djenabou ◽  
Vincent Laurent Onana ◽  
Elie Constantin Bayiga ◽  
...  

Eight kaolinitic materials from the Lokoundje River at Kribi were sampled and investigated for their physical, chemical, mineralogical and thermal characteristics in order to evaluate their potential suitability as raw materials in ceramics. The Lokoundje kaolinitic materials are clayey to silty clayey and are predominantly composed of kaolinite and quartz. The alkali (Na2O + K2O) content ranges between 1 and 2.5 wt.%; these low values do not favor vitrification of the ceramics but may be improved through flux amendment. The presence of goethite in some samples limits their utilization in white ceramics. The minerals content, color, metallic sound, cohesion, linear shrinkage, flexural strength, bulk density, water absorption and microstructure were determined. The XRD data reveal that kaolinite and goethite were transformed, respectively, into mullite and hematite. The colors of the fired products are characteristic of their mineral assemblage. The metallic sound is indicative of low vitrification which is confirmed by the presence of cracks due to low flux contents. The cohesion is good to very good, due to the abundance of kaolinite. The physicomechanical properties increase with temperature as well as densification. The geochemical data show that the Lokoundje alluvial clays are suitable for the manufacture of white stoneware tiles.


2006 ◽  
Vol 530-531 ◽  
pp. 544-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.M. Andrade ◽  
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira ◽  
Sérgio Neves Monteiro ◽  
F. Vernilli Jr.

The present paper has for objective to evaluate the effect of fine steel sludge waste incorporation on the properties and microstructure of a kaolinitic clayey body used to the fabrication of bricks and roofing tiles. Compositions were prepared with additions of waste of 0, 5 and 10 wt.% in a kaolinitic clay from the county of Campos dos Goytacazes, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To determine the technological properties such as bulk density, linear shrinkage, water absorption and flexural strength, specimens were prepared by uniaxial pressure at 20 MPa and then fired in a laboratory furnace at 700°C, 900°C and 1100°C. The microstructure of the fired specimen was evaluated by SEM. The results showed that the incorporation up to 10 wt. % of fine steel sludge does not change the ceramic properties, specially, at low temperatures. Hence, the recycling of steel sludge into red ceramic fabrication can be considered as an environmentally correct solution for the final disposal of this type of waste.


Cerâmica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (347) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Saleiro ◽  
J. N. F. Holanda

This work reports on the processing of red ceramic for civil construction using fast-firing cycles. The firing cycle is an important variable in the processing of red ceramic materials, which contributes to a high consumption of energy. The red ceramic pieces were prepared by industrial extrusion and fired at firing temperatures varying from 700 ºC to 1100 ºC using different firing cycles (slow-firing cycle - 1º C/min and fast-firing cycle - 10 ºC/min and 20 °C/min). The technological properties (linear shrinkage, water absorption, apparent porosity, apparent density, and flexural strength) as function of the firing temperature and firing cycle are investigated. The development of the microstructure was followed by SEM/SEI. The results showed that fast-firing red ceramics exhibits technological properties and microstructure comparable to conventionally fired red ceramics, resulting in great advantages in energy saving.


2014 ◽  
Vol 775-776 ◽  
pp. 607-612
Author(s):  
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira ◽  
Sergio Neves Monteiro ◽  
Mariana Miranda Abreu ◽  
Aline Vieira Riter ◽  
Fernando Vernilli ◽  
...  

The blast furnace sludge is a waste generated after the washing step of the blast furnace gas. The reuse of this waste in the steelmaking process itself is quite problematic. This study aims to analyze the possibility of the incorporation of a type of blast furnace sludge, benefited by a process that uses helical separators, into red ceramic. Specimens were prepared by uniaxial pressing at 20 MPa and then fired at 750°C and 950°C. The evaluated technological properties were linear shrinkage, water absorption and flexural rupture strength. The results showed that the benefited blast furnace sludge significantly influences the evaluated properties, by impairing the linear shrinkage and the water absorption but improving the mechanical strength.


2008 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 845-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno C.A. Pinheiro ◽  
J.N.F. Holanda

In this work is done a study on the sintered microstructure of ceramic tile paste incorporated with petroleum waste. The raw materials used were kaolin, sodic feldspar, quartz and petroleum waste. The ceramic tiles containing up to 5 wt% petroleum waste were prepared by uniaxial pressing and sintered at 1200°C. The microstructural evolution was examined by SEM. In addition, water absorption, linear shrinkage, and sintered density were determined. The results showed that the microstructure of the ceramic tiles is influenced by the added petroleum waste.


2015 ◽  
Vol 820 ◽  
pp. 449-454
Author(s):  
Alline Sardinha Cordeiro Morais ◽  
Thais Mardegan Louzada ◽  
Veronica Scarpini Candido ◽  
Sergio Neves Monteiro ◽  
Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira

The incorporation of industrial wastes into clayey ceramics used in civil construction is becoming a worldwide procedure not only to provide an environmentally correct destination for the waste but, in some cases, to improve the ceramic properties. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of incorporation of a glass powder waste from decontamination process of fluorescent lamps into clayey ceramics. This evaluation was performed based on the technological properties of water absorption, linear shrinkage ad flexural strength. The properties evaluation was complemented by optical microscopy structural observation. The glass waste was incorporated in up to 30 wt% and specimens were uniaxially pressed at 20 MPa and fired at a relatively higher temperature of 1000°C. The results confirmed a substantial improvement of both the water absorption and the strength with glass waste incorporation into clayey ceramics.


2014 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 343-346
Author(s):  
Jonas Alexandre ◽  
Caio Lobato de Assis Paula e Silva ◽  
Afonso Rangel Garcez de Azevedo ◽  
Gustavo de Castro Xavier ◽  
Veronica Scarpini Candido ◽  
...  

Soil-cement blocks are worldwide used in civil construction competing with ceramic blocks like the red clay ceramic bricks. In the southeast of Brazil, particularly in the states of Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, clay ceramic blocks predominate owing to lower processing costs. The incorporation of inexpensive raw materials into soil-cement blocks could improve their margin of competition. Therefore the present work investigated the processing and properties of soil-cement blocks incorporated with a relatively high amount, 81 wt%, of natural grit in substitution for the conventionally used gravel and sand. The grit had a convenient particle size. The results of compression and water absorption tests indicated that the grit incorporated soil-cement blocks attend the norms for civil construction.


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