Assessment of pozzolanic potential in lime-water systems of raw and calcined kaolinic clays from the Donnigazza Mine (Sardinia-Italy)

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-72

  Cara, Stefano ^a   Carcangiu, Gianfranco ^a   Massidda, Luigi ^b   Meloni, Paola ^b   Sanna, Ulrico ^b   Tamanini, Massimo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kaolinite clay; Lime consumption; Metakaolin; Pozzolanic activity; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CURING; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDRATION; LIME; POZZOLAN; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

METAKAOLIN-LIME-WATER SYSTEMS; POZZOLANIC ADDITIVES;

KAOLIN;

EXPLOITATION; KAOLIN; LABORATORY METHOD; LIME; OPEN PIT MINE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33746958507     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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