scholarly journals Processing of red ceramic using a fast-firing cycle

Cerâmica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (347) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Saleiro ◽  
J. N. F. Holanda
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Firing Cycle ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
Red Ceramics ◽  
Fast Firing

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.

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
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
The Body ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
Red Clay ◽  
Silt Fraction ◽  
Quality Product

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.

scholarly journals Influence of Firing Temperature on Phase Composition and Color Properties of Ceramic Tile Bodies

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6380
Author(s):  
Kornelia Wiśniewska ◽  
Waldemar Pichór ◽  
Ewelina Kłosek-Wawrzyn
Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Amorphous Phase ◽  
Firing Temperature ◽  
Open Porosity ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Blue Shade

This study is focused on the behavior of the cream-firing clays from Opoczno region (Poland). The ceramic masses on which tests were carried out consisted of cream-firingBorkowice clay and dolomite in two different grain sizes as an additive that changes the color of ceramic materials. Test samples were prepared by plastic method and fired at range of 1100–1240 °C. Phase composition of theinvestigated materials was characterized by XRD method with quantitive analysis of the amorphous phase determined by the Retvield technique.Color properties of the surface of the obtained ceramic materials were determined in CIE-Lab color space. The phase composition of the obtained ceramics depends on the firing temperature. The color of the surface of the ceramic materials also depends on the firing temperature. There was a tendency to decrease the brightness, decrease the blue shade, and increase the yellow shade of the surface of materials with increasing the temperature. The conducted tests allowed to conclude that the color of ceramic materials depends on their phase composition. The most important role in the formation of color correspond to the amorphous phase, formed during the process. The lower content of the amorphous phase in the material allows to obtain brighter products with a lower proportion of yellow, and therefore closer to white. Moreover, following tests were carried out: total water absorption, total open porosity, linear shrinkage, and flexural strength. With increasing the temperature, total water absorption and total open porosity decrease, and total linear shrinkage increases due to the progressive sintering process. Flexural strength increases with the increase of the firing temperature for materials consisting of Borkowice clay. The addition of dolomite introduced new pores into the material, which resulted in an increase in flexural strength at lower firing temperatures and a decrease in flexural strength at higher firing temperatures.

Recycling of Steel Sludge into Red Ceramic

2006 ◽  
Vol 530-531 ◽  
pp. 544-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.M. Andrade ◽  
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira ◽  
Sérgio Neves Monteiro ◽  
F. Vernilli Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Uniaxial Pressure ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
Sludge Waste ◽  
Kaolinitic Clay ◽  
Density Linear

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.

Effect of Titanium Dioxide Manufacturing Waste in Mechanical Properties of Red Ceramics

2015 ◽  
Vol 1120-1121 ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Daniel Véras Ribeiro ◽  
S.C. Figueiredo ◽  
Alexandre T. Machado ◽  
F.R. Valenzuela Diaz ◽  
C.A.C. Souza
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Apparent Porosity ◽  
Vacuum Filter ◽  
Rotary Vacuum ◽  
Filter Mud ◽  
Red Ceramics

Rotary-vacuum-filter mud (RVFM) is waste generated during the manufacturing process of titanium dioxide. In this work, RVFM and ceramic bricks containing different ratios of this waste are investigated. The mud samples were characterized using thermal analysis (TG/DTG). The aim of the present work was to determine the effect of adding RVFM on the ceramic properties of clay, such as apparent porosity, water absorption, linear shrinkage and flexural strength, used to produce blocks and tiles. Samples were dried out at 110°C and fired at 800°C, 950°C and 1100°C. The addition of RVFM tends to increase the apparent porosity and water absorption and to decrease the flexural strength of the ceramic specimens. Based on the results, ceramic specimens with 20% RVFM content burned at 800°C can not be used as bricks, and ceramic specimens with 20% RVFM content fired at 800°C and 950°C can not be used as tiles, according to Brazilian standards.

scholarly journals Processing of porcelain stoneware tile using sugarcane bagasse ash waste

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myrian Schettino ◽  
José Holanda
Keyword(s):  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Firing Cycle ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Natural Quartz ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse Ash ◽  
Fast Firing

Large amounts of waste materials are discarded in the sugarcane industry. This work investigates the reuse of sugarcane bagasse ash waste as an alternative raw material for porcelain stoneware tile bodies, replacing natural quartz by up to 5 wt.%. The tile pieces were fired at 1230 ?C using a fast-firing cycle (< 60min). The technological properties of the fired tile pieces (e.g., linear shrinkage, water absorption, apparent density, and flexural strength) were determined. The sintering process was followed by SEM and XRD analyses. The results show that up to 2.5 wt.% sugarcane bagasse ash waste can be used as a partial replacement for quartz in porcelain stoneware tile (group BIa, ISO 13006 standard), providing excellent technical properties. Hence, its application in high-quality ceramic tile for use in civil construction as a low-cost, alternative raw material could be an ideal means of managing sugarcane bagasse ash waste.

Quality Technological Properties of Foundry Exhaust Dust as Alternative Ceramic Coating Raw Materials

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
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Ceramic Coating ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Inert Atmosphere ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
Foundry Industry ◽  
Ceramic Manufacturing ◽  
Materials Used

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.

Assessment of the Technological Properties of High Temperature Fired Clayey Ceramics Incorporated with Glass 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
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Glass Powder ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
Glass Waste ◽  
Fluorescent Lamps ◽  
Higher Temperature

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.

Properties of High Temperature Sintered Clay Ceramic Added with Multi-Wire Sawn Granite Waste

2014 ◽  
Vol 775-776 ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Castoldi Borlini Gadioli ◽  
Mariane Costalonga de Aguiar ◽  
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira ◽  
Verônica Scarpini Candido ◽  
Sérgio Neves Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Melting Point ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Ornamental Stones ◽  
The World ◽  
Alkaline Oxides

Brazil is currently one of the world leading producers and exporters of ornamental stones. The increasing production also generates a proportionally huge amount of wastes. Depending on stones such as granite, these wastes may be composed of relatively high content of alkaline oxides. This is a low melting point flux with advantage for a potential addition of the waste into common clay ceramic. Thus, the present work investigated the addition of a granite waste, generated during the sawing stage using the multi-wire technology, into clayey ceramics fired at 1200oC. This ceramic added with up to 30 wt% waste were evaluated in terms of linear shrinkage, water absorption and flexural strength. It was found that the waste fluxing compounds promoted a reduction in water absorption and increase in strength that are associated with an improved clayey ceramic.

Influence of Firing Temperature on the Behavior of Clay Ceramics Incorporated with Elephant Grass Ash

2014 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 526-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Marcia Ferreira Dias da Silva ◽  
Rosane Toledo ◽  
Veronica Scarpini Candido ◽  
Sergio Neves Monteiro ◽  
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Firing Temperature ◽  
Rupture Strength ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Elephant Grass ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Clay Ceramics

The microstructural and technological properties of clay ceramic incorporated with 10 and 20 wt% of elephant grass ashes were investigated at different firing temperatures of 650, 850 and 1050oC. X-ray diffraction were used to obtain the minerals and phase compositions. The microstructure was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The technical properties related to water absorption, linear shrinkage and flexural rupture strength were obtained by standard test. The results showed significant changes in the microstructure and phasic composition with increasing firing temperature. A marked improvement in the water absorption, decreasing to 18% as well as increase in strength, above 5 MPa, was found at 1050°C. However, only a slight contribution might be attributed to the incorporation of elephant grass ash. Nevertheless, its use as a by-product and the associated saving in clay are relevant environmental and economical advantages.

Effect of the Addition of the Waste Generated from the Feldspar Mining on the Obtainment of Ceramic Brick

2018 ◽  
Vol 930 ◽  
pp. 164-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe de Luca Sartor ◽  
Luís Philipe Spricigo ◽  
Danila Ferreira Niero ◽  
Adriano Michael Bernardin ◽  
Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Linear Shrinkage ◽  
Technological Properties ◽  
Clay Brick ◽  
Ceramic Brick ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Mining Company

TheNossa Senhora do Carmomining company, located at the southern of Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, explores a large amount of feldspar to the ceramic market. As a result, waste is inevitable in the production and processing of the feldspar mineral, which results in an environmental impact. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of the addition of the waste coming from the feldspar mining in the composition of ceramic bricks. In this way, the waste and a clay mineral were characterized. The waste (0, 5, 15 and 25 wt%) was added to a composition of clay brick based on a standard clay fromMorro da Fumaça, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Specimens were extruded and sintered at temperatures of 1123, 1223, and 1323 K. The technological properties assessed in this study were linear shrinkage, water absorption and bending strength. The data were assessed by analysis of variance. The results showed the feasibility of adding 15 and 25 wt% of waste to the brick composition. All technological properties were improved when compared to pure samples, except for linear shrinkage. The analysis of variance showed significant and reproducible effects for the water absorption results. The results for linear shrinkage and bending strength showed no statistical significance.

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