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Plastic behaviour of clay materials for the manufacture of fast-drying red ceramics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2023

Vitor de Souza Nandi Open the ORCID record for Vitor de Souza Nandi [Opens in a new window] ,
Alexandre Zaccaron ,
Fabiano Raupp-Pereira ,
Sabrina Arcaro Open the ORCID record for Sabrina Arcaro [Opens in a new window] ,
Adriano Michael Bernardin Open the ORCID record for Adriano Michael Bernardin [Opens in a new window]  and
Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo Open the ORCID record for Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo [Opens in a new window]
Vitor de Souza Nandi
Affiliation:
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM), Avenida Universitária, 1105–88806-000, Criciúma (SC), Brazil
Alexandre Zaccaron
Affiliation:
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM), Avenida Universitária, 1105–88806-000, Criciúma (SC), Brazil
Fabiano Raupp-Pereira
Affiliation:
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM), Avenida Universitária, 1105–88806-000, Criciúma (SC), Brazil
Sabrina Arcaro
Affiliation:
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM), Avenida Universitária, 1105–88806-000, Criciúma (SC), Brazil
Adriano Michael Bernardin
Affiliation:
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM), Avenida Universitária, 1105–88806-000, Criciúma (SC), Brazil
Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo*
Affiliation:
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM), Avenida Universitária, 1105–88806-000, Criciúma (SC), Brazil
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*Corresponding author: Rubem Klegues Montedo, Email: okm@unesc.net
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Abstract

Fast drying (~60 min) is useful for optimizing production processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs and environmental impacts, especially in red ceramic industries in Brazil. However, suitable clays are necessary and, currently, studies focused on the plastic behaviour of clays with compositions suitable for extrusion, especially for fast drying, are scarce. Therefore, in this study, three different clays from the same mineral deposit were studied for producing clay-based structural products via fast drying. The clays were characterized according to their chemical, mineralogical and thermal properties, particle size, cation-exchange capacity, specific surface area and open pore volume distribution. Ten formulations were developed using a simplex-centroid mixture design of experiments and their plasticity index (PI) values were determined. The response surfaces of the formulations were evaluated according to their PI, while the formation characteristics were determined according to their extrusion workability factor values. Formulations F5 (50.0 wt.% yellow clay and 50.0 wt.% green clay) and F8 (66.6 wt.% yellow clay, 16.7 wt.% grey clay and 16.7 wt.% green clay; PI = 15.5–16.6%) displayed optimal extrusion properties, followed by formulations F7 (33.3 wt.% yellow clay, 33.3 wt.% grey clay and 33.3 wt.% green clay) and F10 (16.7 wt.% yellow clay, 16.7 wt.% grey clay and 66.6 wt.% green clay; PI = 13.8–14.2%), which are within acceptable extrusion index values. Thus, the chosen formulations have significant potential for use in the manufacture of fast-drying red ceramics.

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Argilliteclay mineralextrusionplasticityred ceramic
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Clay Minerals , Volume 58 , Issue 1 , March 2023 , pp. 26 - 37
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

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Associate Editor: M. Dondi

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