Investigation of clay content and sintering temperature on attrition resistance of highly porous diatomite based material

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 115-121

  Van Garderen, Noémie ^a   Clemens, Frank J ^a   Mezzomo, Matheus ^b   Bergmann, Carlos Pérez ^b   Graule, Thomas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attrition resistance; Clay; Diatomite; Kaolin; Microstructure; Sintering temperature

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ANALYSIS METHOD; ATTRITION RESISTANCE; BIMODAL PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CLAY CONTENT; CRISTOBALITES; DIATOMITE; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; GRINDING TESTS; HIGH SINTERING TEMPERATURES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INTERPARTICLE POROSITY; MACRO PORES; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; ORGANIC BINDERS; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; POROUS STRUCTURES; SINTERING TEMPERATURE; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; UNIMODAL;

CLAY; COALESCENCE; KAOLIN; MATERIALS; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SINTERING;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; CRISTOBALITE; DIATOM; DIATOMITE; PORCELLANITE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79953040305     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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