scholarly journals Thermal Activation of Kaolin: Effect of Kaolin Mineralogy on the Activation Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Dimitra Kosmidi ◽  
Chrysa Panagiotopoulou ◽  
Panagiotis Angelopoulos ◽  
Maria Taxiarchou

Kaolin is an industrial mineral used in a wide variety of applications due to its crystalline structure, mineral and elemental composition. After kaolin undergoes heat treatment in a specific temperature range, metakaolin, which exhibits a strong pozzolanic reaction, is formed. This paper examines the effects of different kaolin qualities on the thermal activation process of metakaolin production. The qualities of kaolin depend on the impurities they contain, such as mica, feldspar and quartz. In this study, four different samples of kaolin are investigated. Each sample was heat treated in a lab-scale rotary kiln in order to study the chemical, structural and morphological changes that occurred and their influence on pozzolanic activity. The parameters being considered in the experimental process were the temperature and the duration of the treatment. Thus, the calcination process for each of the four kaolin types was carried out at 600, 650 and 700 °C for 3 h. The occurred changes were monitored using XRD, FTIR and DTA analysis. Additionally, the reactivity of all thermally treated samples was evaluated based on the Chapelle test. The results showed that the fewer the impurities, the easier the transformation of the material to metakaolin. The optimum result was the metakaolin, which originated from the purest quality of kaolin and was comparable to the commercial product. Finally, the pozzolanic activity of the thermally activated samples also depended on the purity of the kaolin.

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2944
Author(s):  
Ernesto Villar-Cociña ◽  
Moisés Frías ◽  
Holmer Savastano ◽  
Loic Rodier ◽  
María Isabel Sánchez de Rojas ◽  
...  

In this research work, the quantitative characterization of a binary blend comprised of two pozzolans (sugar cane straw (SCSA)–sugar cane bagasse ashes (SCBA), bamboo leaf ash (BLAsh)–SCBA and paper sludge (PS)–fly ash (FA)) taking into account the calculated values of the kinetic parameters of the reaction in the pozzolan/calcium hydroxide system is shown. The paper shows the most significant and important results obtained by the authors in the quantitative assessment (calculation of kinetic parameters) of the pozzolanic reaction of different mixtures of pozzolanic materials that are residues from agriculture or industrial processes. This allows a direct and rigorous comparison of the pozzolanic activity of the binary combinations of materials. The values of the kinetic parameters (reaction rate constant or activation free energy) constitute a very precise quantitative index of the pozzolanic activity of the binary combinations of materials, which is very useful for its employment in the elaboration of ternary cements. This paper shows that the binary blends 1SCBA60Blash40, 1SCBA50Blash50, 1SCBA70Blash30 have a very high pozzolanic reactivity followed by PSLSFA, 2SCBA50SCSA50, PSISFA and SCWI.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4613
Author(s):  
Jarosław Konieczny ◽  
Krzysztof Labisz

This paper investigates the effect of high-temperature aging (600 °C and 650 °C) on the microstructure and functional properties of copper CuNi2Si alloy. The paper also presents the results of elastomeric tests performed by means of the Gleeble 3800 heat and plastic treatment simulator, as well as DTA (Differential Thermal Analysis) analysis carried out for the investigated alloy aged for 1, 2, 4 and 7 h. Corrosion resistance tests were performed by means of the potentiodynamic method with Atlas Sollich Atlas 0531 potentiostat/galvanostat in a 3% sodium chloride solution. Based on the tribological tests, it was confirmed that the CuNi2Si alloy was solution heat treated from the temperature of 1000 °C and gradually aged at the temperature of 600 °C and 650 °C for 1–7 h, characterized by a stable wear resistance. The alloy aged at the temperature of 600 °C was characterized by a lower mass loss compared to the one aged at 650 °C. Based on the DTA analysis, it was found that for the alloy aged for 2, 4 and 7 h, at the temperatures of 401 °C, 411 °C and 412 °C, respectively, the decomposition of a supersaturated solid solution took place by spinodal transformation accompanied by a sequence of phase transitions DO22 [(Cu, Ni)3Si],→ δ-Ni2Si → (Cu, Ni)3Si. The results of these investigations have proved that the CuNi2Si alloy can be widely used for electric traction. The use of alloys that replace elements made entirely of copper and, in this way influencing its lower demand, is in line with the global policy of economical management of natural resources.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 1710-1714
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Yukawa ◽  
Tomonori Nambu ◽  
Yoshihisa Matsumoto

A series of accelerated degradation experiments at high temperatures have been performed for Pd-coated V-10 mol% Fe alloy membranes in order to investigate the degradation behavior of hydrogen permeability. The degradation of the membrane becomes severer with increasing testing temperature. The temperature dependence of the 20% degradation rate almost obeys the Arrhenius relationship, suggesting that the degradation phenomenon occurs by a kind of thermal activation process. It is found that the addition of a small amount of W into Pd overlayer improves the durability of the membrane significantly.


2013 ◽  
Vol 770 ◽  
pp. 262-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somsak Boonjaeng ◽  
Kedsarin Pimraksa ◽  
Arnon Chaipanich ◽  
Sutin Kuharuangrong ◽  
Prinya Chindaprasirt

The research aim was to investigate phase development after pozzolanic reaction between metakaolin (MK) and calcium hydroxide (CH) with alkaline and thermal activations. The CH to MK ratio (C/M) of 0.4 generating CaO/SiO2 of 1.18 was selected in this study. Various concentrations of NaOH solutions (0.01, 0.1, 1, 3, 5 and 10 M) were used. The alkali activated samples were thermally activated at 25 °C, 70 °C, 90 °C and 130 °C for 4 h. Phase development under thermal activation of alkali activated metakaolin based system were investigated. At every temperature, C/M mixtures with 0.01 and 0.1 M NaOH promoted the formations of poorly crystalline calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H(I)) and calcium aluminosilicate hydrate (CASH) compounds. With 3 and 5 M NaOH activations, sodium aluminosilicate hydrate (NASH) and sodium calcium silicate hydrate (NCSH) was formed. 1 M NaOH was found to be a boundary of phase transformation from C-S-H(I) and CASH to NASH and NCSH. In addition, zeolite X and sodalite appeared when NaOH solution reached 10 M. Thermal activation significantly affected phase development at high concentration of alkaline activation (1-10 M). At 1 M NaOH, NASH compounds in a form of gmelinite and zeolite ZK-14 were found at 70-90 °C. At 3-5 M, katoite was found at 70-130 °C. At 10 M, zeolite X was found at 70-90 °C. Sodalite was also found at 130 °C with 10 M NaOH.


1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2942-2947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaatsu Yamaguchi ◽  
Masaki Tsuji

Fine granules of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) were heat-treated/annealed on NaCl near its melting temperature (Tm) and/or at a temperature (Tc) between upper and lower feet of the exothermic peak in the DSC cooling process from Tm. Morphological changes of the granules were examined in the bright- and dark-field modes by transmission electron microscopy. When the granules were heat-treated near Tm, microfibrils of 20–30 nm in width and fibrils of 70–120 nm in width came out of the granules. The microfibrils were also observed in the fibrils. The microfibrils formed by heat treatment near Tm seemed to be identified as microfibrils of 20–30 nm in width which were recognized outside the granules annealed at Tc. It is expected that such a microfibril will grow to be a band in the band structure observed on the surface of bulk PTFE. Since the 0015 dark-field images showed that the PTFE chains in such microfibrils and fibrils are set perpendicular to their fibril axis, the chains should fold back and forth repeatedly at both lateral side-surfaces of the microfibrils and fibrils.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3938
Author(s):  
Tsutomu Uchida ◽  
Ike Nagamine ◽  
Itsuka Yabe ◽  
Tatsunori Fukumaki ◽  
Ai Oyama ◽  
...  

To investigate the temperature dependency of the methane bubble dissolution rate, buoyant single methane bubbles were held stationary in a countercurrent water flow at a pressure of 6.9 MPa and temperatures ranging from 288 K to 303 K. The 1 to 3 mm diameter bubbles were analyzed by observation through the pressure chamber viewport using a bi-telecentric CCD camera. The dissolution rate in artificial seawater was approximately two times smaller than that in pure water. Furthermore, it was observed that the methane bubble dissolution rate increased with temperature, suggesting that bubble dissolution is a thermal activation process (the activation energy is estimated to be 9.0 kJ/mol). The results were different from the expected values calculated using the governing equation for methane dissolution in water. The dissolution modeling of methane bubbles in the mid-to-shallow depth of seawater was revised based on the current results.


2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Ricardo Jacobo ◽  
Rafael Garcia ◽  
Victor Hugo Lopez ◽  
Antonio Contreras

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of heat treatment (HT) applied to an API X60 steel in corrosion resistance and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility through slow strain rate tests (SSRT) in NS4 solution and congenital water (CW) to assess external and internal SCC, respectively. Design/methodology/approach API X60 steel was heat treated at a temperature of 1,200°C for 30 min followed by water quenching. Specimens from this steel were machined according to NACE TM 198. SSRT were performed in a constant extension rate tests (CERT) machine at room temperature at a strain rate of 1 × 10–6 s–1. For this purpose, a glass cell was used. Corrosion behavior was evaluated through polarization curves (PCs). Findings The SCC index obtained from SSRT indicates that the steel heat treated could be susceptible to SCC in CW and NS4 solution; the mechanism of SCC was hydrogen embrittlement. Thus, CW may promote the SCC phenomenon in pipelines. HT improves the steel corrosion resistance. Higher corrosion rate (CR) was observed when the steel is exposed to CW. The corrosion process in X60 steel shows that the oxidation reaction in the anodic branch corresponds to an activation process, and the cathode branches reveal a diffusion process. Originality/value The purpose of the heat treatment applied to X60 steel was to generate a microstructure of acicular ferrite to improve the corrosion resistance and SCC behavior.


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