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Kaolin from Acoculco (Puebla, Mexico) as raw material: Mineralogical and thermal characterization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. Garcia-Valles ,
T. Pi ,
P. Alfonso ,
C. Canet ,
S. Martínez ,
A. Jiménez-Franco ,
M. Tarrago  and
B. Hernández-Cruz
M. Garcia-Valles
Affiliation:
Dept. De Cristallografia, Mineralogia i Dipòsits Minerals, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer Martí i Franquès, S/n 08028 Barcelona, Spain
T. Pi
Affiliation:
Dept. De Cristallografia, Mineralogia i Dipòsits Minerals, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer Martí i Franquès, S/n 08028 Barcelona, Spain
P. Alfonso
Affiliation:
Dept. d’Enginyeria Minera i Recursos Naturals, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Av. de les Bases de Manresa 61-73, 08242 Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
C. Canet
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
S. Martínez
Affiliation:
Dept. De Cristallografia, Mineralogia i Dipòsits Minerals, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer Martí i Franquès, S/n 08028 Barcelona, Spain
A. Jiménez-Franco
Affiliation:
Dept. d’Enginyeria Minera i Recursos Naturals, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Av. de les Bases de Manresa 61-73, 08242 Manresa, Barcelona, Spain Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
M. Tarrago*
Affiliation:
Dept. De Cristallografia, Mineralogia i Dipòsits Minerals, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer Martí i Franquès, S/n 08028 Barcelona, Spain
B. Hernández-Cruz
Affiliation:
Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
*
*E-mail: [email protected]
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The present study determined the mineralogy and thermal properties of kaolin from Acoculco (Puebla), at the eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and compared it with the nearby deposits of Agua Blanca (Hidalgo) and Huayacocotla (Veracruz). The mineralogy of the kaolins was determined by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Thermal behaviour was studied by differential thermal analysis, dilatometry and hot-stage microscopy. The Acoculco deposit is composed mainly of kaolinite and SiO2 minerals. In the case of Agua Blanca and Huayacocotla, alunite is abundant in places and minor anatase is also present locally. The Acoculco kaolins are Fe-poor and relatively rich in some potentially toxic elements (Zr, Sb, Pb). They undergo a relatively small amount of shrinkage (∼3–4 vol.%), during firing at 20–1300°C and cooling down to 20°C, except when >10 wt.% alunite is present. These kaolins are a suitable raw material for the ceramics industry. Other applications (pharmaceuticals, cosmetics) would require an enrichment process to eliminate impurities such as Fe oxides.

Keywords

kaoliniteMexicomineralogythermal propertiesshrinkage
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Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , August 2015 , pp. 405 - 416
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