Kinetic study of mullite growth in sanitary-ware production by in situ HT-XRPD : the influence of the filler/flux ratio
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Kinetic study of mullite growth in sanitary-ware production by in situ HT-XRPD : the influence of the filler/flux ratio / N. Marinoni, A. Pagani, I. Adamo, V. Diella, A. Pavese, F. Francescon. - In: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. - ISSN 0955-2219. - 31:3(2011 Mar), pp. 273-280. [10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.10.002]
Abstract:
The mullitisation kinetics in a sanitary-ware-like precursor system is here investigated by means of high-temperature X-ray powder diffraction, as a function of the filler/flux ratio. We used a blend based on kaolinite (50wt%), quartz (10-28wt%) and Na-feldspar (22-40wt%). The results show that the content of feldspar boosts the formation of mullite as proven by the apparent activation energy values determined, ranging from 394 to 1111kJ/mol, and giving a dEa/dxfeldspar ∼ -23kJ/mol/wt (xfeldspar=feldspar weight fraction). The mullitisation temperature has also been observed to depend on the Na-feldspar content, inasmuch as the sample bearing the smallest amount of feldspar flux exhibits a mullite growth onset between 1100 and 1150°C, that is at a temperature about 50°C higher than the one observed in the richer blends. The mullitisation kinetic process is in this work described as a one-mechanism transformation, satisfactorily formalised by Avrami-Erofeyev equation.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Mullite; Traditional ceramic; Kinetic analysis; X-ray diffraction
Elenco autori:
N. Marinoni, A. Pagani, I. Adamo, V. Diella, A. Pavese, F. Francescon
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