Firing behavior of argillites from northern Tunisia as raw materials for ceramic applications

This study reports the firing properties of clayey materials from northern Tunisia to evaluate their possible use as raw material in ceramic. Physical, chemical, and mineralogical characterization and thermal behavior were carried out by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission, X‐ray diffraction,...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of applied ceramic technology 2021-11, Vol.18 (6), p.2323-2335
Hauptverfasser: Chalouati, Youssef, Mannai, Faouzi, Bennour, Ali, Srasra, Ezzedine
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Zusammenfassung:This study reports the firing properties of clayey materials from northern Tunisia to evaluate their possible use as raw material in ceramic. Physical, chemical, and mineralogical characterization and thermal behavior were carried out by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission, X‐ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential thermal analysis, particle size distribution, and Atterberg limits tests. Firing properties were evaluated by color, firing shrinkage, water absorption, bulk density, apparent porosity, and flexural strength. Studied clayey materials are made up mainly by kaolinite and illite and are rich in iron. The main transformations after thermal analysis were identified from 500°C to 1000°C subsequent to the dehydroxylation of clay minerals, calcite decomposition, and the recrystallization process. Fired samples up to 1100°C showed better physical and mechanical properties related with a great densification resulting in a significant increase in linear shrinkage, bulk density, and flexural strength and a decrease in apparent porosity and water absorption up to 1100°C. This behavior is due to a crystalline and liquid phases formed at low firing temperature associated with a high content of fluxing agents. The fired ceramic materials exhibited low water absorption up to 2.26% and high flexural strength up to 32.6 MPa, which makes their potential use for some earthenware and stoneware products.
ISSN:1546-542X
1744-7402
DOI:10.1111/ijac.13713