Production and quantification of high-purity mullite at 1600°C from kaolinitic clay and calcined alumina
- Moreno Erazo, Angela Ximena
- Lombardi, Maria Barbara
- Scian, Alberto Nestor
DOIAbstract
A study is performed to determine the reaction time which is required at 1600°C to obtain mullite from clay with a high content of kaolinite (clay from the La Rioja Province of Argentina) and from a stoichiometric mixture of the clay and calcined alumina of grade Almatis-A2G. The chemical composition of the raw materials was determined and they were studied by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and examined on a scanning electron icroscope (SEM). The materials were then mixed in the stoichiometric proportions 3Al2O3·2SiO2 and pressed at 100 MPa. The pressed specimens were fired at 1600°C in electric furnaces for different lengths of time: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 5 h. Their density and porosity were determined after they were fired. In the studies perf...
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