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A Review on the Kaolinite-Mullite Transformation
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In this article, the transformation of kaolinite to mullite is reviewed and the thermal effects observed during the transformation and the phases which accompany these effects are discussed in the light of the existing concepts.Abstract:
The transformation of kaolinite to mullite is reviewed. The thermal effects observed during the transformation and the phases which accompany these effects are discussed in the light of the existing concepts. The chemical, thermal, X-ray, electron-optical, infrared, orientational and crystallographic evidences are advanced to reveal the nature of the intermediate phases and to establish the course of the transformation reaction. Strong evidences exist in favour of Al-Si spinel and γ-Al2O3 as the precursor of mullite formation. The formation of γ-Al2O3 phase finds support in the recent ir, r.e.d. and X-ray fluorescence studies whereas the formation of Al-Si spinel phase is necessary to maintain the structural continuity of the phases from kaolinite to mullite as shown by the single crystal X-ray studies. The transformation follows the sequence:read more
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The effect of temperature on the optical properties of kaolinite1
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of temperature on the euhedral crystals of kaolinite has been studied microscopically, and the results indicated three classes of the natural, uniaxial and metanacrite versions of the material: (1) the natural kaolite, (2) the uniXial form produced at 625°C, (3) the metaneacrite of Rinne, and (4) the change of the metaniacrite into what is probably mullite and glass at 1450°C.
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