Modifications induced by the thermal treatment of kaolin and determination of reactivity of metakaolin

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-10

  Fabbri, B ^a   Gualtieri, S ^a   Leonardi, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kaolin; Metakaolin; Pozzolanic activity; Structural and physical modifications; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; METAKAOLINS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS; POZZOLANIC ACTIVITY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA (SSA);

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SINTERING; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

AGGLOMERATION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84879604780     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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