Assessment of the Egyptian clay deposits for ceramic industries: A review paper

Industrial Ceramics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-120

  Serry, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLAY DEPOSITS; DEWATERING; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; KAOLINITE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

CERAMIC INDUSTRIES; CERAMIC PROPERTIES; EGYPTIAN; MINERAL COMPOSITIONS; SMECTITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

CERAMICS; CLAY; DRAINAGE; PLASTICITY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SHRINKAGE; WATER REMOVAL;

EID: 53849140088     PISSN: 11217588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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