Influence of features and firing temperature on the ceramic properties and phase evolution of raw kaolins

The influence of the characteristic features and firing temperature on the ceramic properties of raw kaolin samples were examined studying a wide range of firing temperatures (1000–1500 ºC). The techniques of investigation have been particle size analysis, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF), and Thermal Analysis using Termodilatometry (TD),…