© Differential Thermal Analysis Of Mullite Formation From Algerian Kaolin Sahnoune, F; Chegaar, M; Saheb, N; Goeuriot, P; Valdivieso, F MANEY PUBLISHING, ADVANCES IN APPLIED CERAMICS; pp: 9-13; Vol: 107 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Summary In the present work, the kinetics of mullite (3Al(2)O(3).2SiO(2)) formation from Algerian kaolin was investigated using differential thermal analysis ( DTA). The raw kaolin was wet ball milled for 5 h followed by attrition milling for 1 h. Differential thermal and thermogravimetric (DTA/TG) experiments were carried out on samples between room temperature and 1350 degrees C at heating rates of 5, 10, 20 and 40 degrees C min(-1). The temperature of mullite crystallisation was found to be similar to 1005 degrees C. The activation energies measured from isothermal and non- isothermal treatments were around 1290 and 1260 kJ mol(-1) respectively. The growth morphology parameters n (Avrami parameter which indicates the crystallisation mode) and m ( a numerical factor which depends on the dimensionality of crystal growth) were found to be almost equal to 1.5. Analysis of the results showed that bulk nucleation was dominant in mullite crystallisation followed by three-dimensional growth of mullite crystals with polyhedron-like morphology controlled by diffusion from a constant number of nuclei. References: AMUTHARANI D, 1999, MAT SCI ENG A-STRUCT, V264, P254 CAMPOS AL, 2002, J NON-CRYST SOLIDS, V304, P19 CASTELEIN O, 2001, CERAM INT, V27, P517 CHAKRABORTY AK, 1978, J AM CERAM SOC, V61, P170 CHANDRAN RG, 1996, J EUR CERAM SOC, V16, P843 CHAUDHURI SP, 1997, BRIT CERAM T, V96, P105 CHEN CY, 2000, CERAM INT, V26, P715 CHEN CY, 2000, J EUR CERAM SOC, V20, P2519 CHEN YF, 2004, J EUR CERAM SOC, V24, P2389, DOI Copyright: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals;

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