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Influence of Thermal Treatment of Moroccan Red Clay on its Physicochemical and Mechanical Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

M. A. Harech ,
T. Labbilta ,
Y. Abouliatim ,
Y. Elhafiane ,
A. Benhammou ,
A. Abourriche ,
A. Smith ,
L. Nibou  and
M. Mesnaoui
M. A. Harech*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Processes Optimization, Chemistry of Condensed Matter and Environment Team, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco
T. Labbilta
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Processes Optimization, Chemistry of Condensed Matter and Environment Team, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco
Y. Abouliatim
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials, Processes, Environment, and Quality, National School of Applied Sciences of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, 46000, Safi, Morocco
Y. Elhafiane
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche Sur Les Céramiques, IRCER - UMR 7315, Université de Limoges, Centre Européen de La Céramique, 12 rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges Cedex, France
A. Benhammou
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials, Processes, Environment, and Quality, National School of Applied Sciences of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, 46000, Safi, Morocco
A. Abourriche
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials, Processes, Environment, and Quality, National School of Applied Sciences of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, 46000, Safi, Morocco
A. Smith
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche Sur Les Céramiques, IRCER - UMR 7315, Université de Limoges, Centre Européen de La Céramique, 12 rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges Cedex, France
L. Nibou
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials, Processes, Environment, and Quality, National School of Applied Sciences of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, 46000, Safi, Morocco
M. Mesnaoui
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Processes Optimization, Chemistry of Condensed Matter and Environment Team, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco Center of Excellence in Soil and Fertilizer Research in Africa (CESFRA), AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, 43150, Ben Guerir, Morocco
*
e-mail: mharech@gmail.com
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Abstract

Red clay is considered to be of significant value to the economy in Morocco, particularly in the Safi region, because of its abundance. This raw material has long been known for its quality in the manufacture of clay materials, but its use was limited to traditional ceramics. The red clay raw material was the subject of the current study with the objective of opening new industrial applications that will give added value to the Safi red clay. The physicochemical, mineralogical, and thermal properties of the Moroccan red clay were determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), oriented aggregate, and particle-size analyses, powder density by helium pycnometry, carbonate content using the Bernard method, differential thermal analysis (TG–DTA), and the BET surface area. The compacted dry powder particles were calcined at three sintering temperatures: 900, 1000, and 1100°C for 2 h. The effect of sintering temperature on ceramic properties, such as apparent porosity, water adsorption, bulk density, and mechanical strength, was examined. Dense ceramics with lower porosity and greater mechanical resistance (~300%) were produced by increasing the sintering temperature from 900 to 1100°C. The conclusion was that the evolution of physicochemical and thermal properties is related to mineralogical changes, which show that anorthite is the major phase at higher temperatures.

Keywords

CeramicClayThermal treatmentMineralogical transformations
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Original Paper
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 70 , Issue 5 , October 2022 , pp. 601 - 615
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Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Clay Minerals Society 2022

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Associate Editor: Chun Hui Zhou.

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