Metallurgical characterization of kaolin from Atacama, Chile

Abstract In order to determine the exploitation potentiality of a kaolin deposit from Atacama in the north of Chile, two types of kaolin (K-1 and K-2) were characterized by XRD, XRF, SEM/EDXS, size distribution, whiteness and DSC. Kaolinite, quartz, muscovite and albite were recognized as main const...

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Main Authors: Oscar Rivera, Osvaldo Pavez, Julia Li Kao, Amin Nazer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Gorceix
Series:REM: International Engineering Journal
Subjects:
DSC
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2016000400473&lng=en&tlng=en