TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural changes in clays subjected to heat treatment
T2 - an analysis by structural refinement using the Rietveld method
AU - Agurto, M. Quiroga
AU - Velasquez, E. L.Zeballos
AU - Navarro, F. A.Reyes
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was carried out within the framework of a research project associated with the Crystallography Laboratory. The project was sponsored by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, with infrastructure support from the Faculty of Physical Sciences.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Structural factors in clays influence their physical properties. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand the effects of heat treatment on the structure of the material during the ceramic process. This work analyzed clays from quarries located in the Cerro de Pasco region, Peru, evaluating their characteristics and the structural changes produced by heating, particularly in the interlaminar region. The samples were thermally treated between 150 C and 800 C at intervals of 50°C. In order to evaluate the structural changes produced by temperature, X-ray diffraction was carried out before and after each heat treatment. The qualitative analysis of the measurements allowed identifying the mineralogical composition of the samples, finding phases of calcium montmorillonite, kaolinite, illite, and quartz. The quantitative analysis by the Rietveld method found structural changes, particularly in the Ca-montmorillonite expansive clay. It was also possible to determine the decrease in the weight percentage of kaolinite till the collapse of its structure between 450°C and 500°C. Illite presented greater thermal stability with slight variations in its weight percentage during heat treatment but without compromising its structure. Although the quartz phase did not show relevant structure changes, it slightly increased its weight percentage with increasing temperature.
AB - Structural factors in clays influence their physical properties. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand the effects of heat treatment on the structure of the material during the ceramic process. This work analyzed clays from quarries located in the Cerro de Pasco region, Peru, evaluating their characteristics and the structural changes produced by heating, particularly in the interlaminar region. The samples were thermally treated between 150 C and 800 C at intervals of 50°C. In order to evaluate the structural changes produced by temperature, X-ray diffraction was carried out before and after each heat treatment. The qualitative analysis of the measurements allowed identifying the mineralogical composition of the samples, finding phases of calcium montmorillonite, kaolinite, illite, and quartz. The quantitative analysis by the Rietveld method found structural changes, particularly in the Ca-montmorillonite expansive clay. It was also possible to determine the decrease in the weight percentage of kaolinite till the collapse of its structure between 450°C and 500°C. Illite presented greater thermal stability with slight variations in its weight percentage during heat treatment but without compromising its structure. Although the quartz phase did not show relevant structure changes, it slightly increased its weight percentage with increasing temperature.
KW - Clays
KW - dehydration
KW - Rietveld method
KW - X-ray diffraction
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U2 - 10.31349/REVMEXFIS.67.061602
DO - 10.31349/REVMEXFIS.67.061602
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85120317529
SN - 0035-001X
VL - 67
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Revista Mexicana de Fisica
JF - Revista Mexicana de Fisica
IS - 6
ER -