Synthesis of magnesium aluminate spinels from bauxites and magnesias

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2995-3003

  Cunha Duncan, Flavia N ^a   Bradt, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; MAGNESIA; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BAUXITES; FORSTERITE; MAGNESIUM ALUMINATE SPINELS; MULLITE; PERICLASE;

OXIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0036970305     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2002.tb00569.x     Document Type: Article

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