| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2025: In-Situ Characterization Techniques
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| Presentation Title |
Physico-Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Soils for the Production of Extruded, Pressed, and Fired Red Ceramic Blocks |
| Author(s) |
Bruno Sanches Silva, Niander Aguiar Cerqueira, Jonathan Andrade Paula Madalena, Jonas Alexandre, Izzis Espirito Santo Simões, Luísa Azeredo Ferreira Barreto |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Niander Aguiar Cerqueira |
| Abstract Scope |
This study characterized three soils from the red ceramic industrial hub of Campos dos Goytacazes, evaluating their suitability for the production of extruded, pressed, and fired ceramic blocks. Grain size distribution, consistency limits, density, compaction, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (EDX), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses were performed. The Winkler diagram was used to verify the suitability of the soils for hollow blocks. The chemical composition indicated high amounts of silica (SiO₂) and alumina (Al₂O₃) in Soils 1 and 2, suggesting the presence of kaolinite and gibbsite, while Soil 3 showed a predominance of silica, indicating quartz. The mineralogy of the soils revealed primarily quartz and kaolinite. The Winkler diagram indicated that Soil 2 is more suitable for the production of hollow ceramic blocks. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |