Algerian kaolinite used for mullite formation

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 304-310

  Sahnoune, F ^a   Chegaar, M ^a   Saheb, N ^b   Goeuriot, P ^c   Valdivieso, F ^c  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Algerian kaolinite; Alumina; Mullite; Reaction sintering

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; MULLITE; POWDERS; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALGERIAN KAOLINITE; MULLITE FORMATION; REACTION SINTERING; SINTERING TEMPERATURE;

KAOLINITE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; KAOLINITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PORCELLANITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 38749152474     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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