Abstract
Abstract The thermal oxidative decomposition in air of 0–1.5 wt% of pyrite added to two traditional powdered clays was investigated by non-isothermal DTA. It emerged that the first step of the exothermic oxidation of pyrite, in the 350–500°C range, partly overlapped the endothermic dehydroxylation of clay minerals, centred at 590°C, and the result was dependent on the pyrite contents. Based on the values of the area of the oxidative peak and of the corresponding oxidation heat, it is possible to calculate quantitatively the amount of pyrite present in the industrial clay bodies and therefore to inform the technicians of the factories so they can avoid the negative effects of reducing reactions that could occur during firing of ceramic raw materials.
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