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Effects of mechanical activation on the non-isothermal kinetics of mullite formation from kaolinite

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The non-isothermal kinetics of mullite formation from both non-activated and mechanically activated kaolinite have been studied by differential thermal analysis (DTA). Kaolinite was mechanically activated in a planetary mill, while amorphization in the structure was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. It was established that the mechanical activation especially affected the loss of structural water. The activation energies depending on the conversion for mullite formation have been calculated from the DTA curves by using the non-isothermal method of Coats and Redfern at heating rates of 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C min−1. The mechanical activation and amorphization of the kaolinite brings to the formation of mullite at a lower heating temperature.

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    Seval Koç, Nil Toplan, Kenan Yildiz & H. Özkan Toplan

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Koç, S., Toplan, N., Yildiz, K. et al. Effects of mechanical activation on the non-isothermal kinetics of mullite formation from kaolinite. J Therm Anal Calorim 103, 791–796 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-010-1154-5

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