Mullitization behaviour during thermal treatment of three kaolinitic clays from cameroon: Densificaron, sintering kinetics and microstructure

InterCeram: International Ceramic Review

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 396-401

  Leonelli, C ^b   Kamseu, E ^a   Melo, U C ^b   Corrarli, A ^b   Pellacani, G C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activation energy; Densificaron; Grain morphology; Micro structure; Mullitization

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MULLITE; NUCLEATION; SILICATE MINERALS; SINTERING; TANNING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CAMEROON; CLAYEY MATERIALS; COMPACT MICROSTRUCTURES; CRISTOBALITE; DENSIFICARON; FINE POWDERS; FOLLOW UP; GLASSY PHASE; GRAIN MORPHOLOGY; KAOLINITIC CLAYS; MATRIXES; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; MICRO-STRUCTURE; MULLITIZATION; OPEN POROSITIES; PEAK INTENSITIES; PEAK TEMPERATURES; PHASE EVOLUTIONS; SEM; SEM-EDS; SINTERED PRODUCTS; SINTERING KINETICS; TEMPERATURE RANGES; THERMAL TREATMENTS; TIALITE; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 62349105471     PISSN: 00205214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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