Dissertations / Theses: 'Ceramics and Clay Materials'

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Terner, Mark Robert. "The production of low-cost α-sialons via carbothermal reduction-nitridation of slag-based mixtures." Monash University, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9577.

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Calvo, Carrascal Miguel Angel. "Sustainable manufacturing of next generation building materials using microwave energy." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55508/.

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Global warming and the high energy demands of fossil fuel in industries have led governments to implement legislation aimed towards developing more energy efficient and sustainable processes. In the brickwork industry, the burning of coal and natural gas provides the energy to fire clay bricks in the 900-1200 oC range into high quality building materials. Microwaves powered by renewable energy sources have been suggested as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Microwave heating has been considered a promising technique for the processing of clays due to the potential energy consumption and carbon footprint reductions, and for its volumetric heating nature, which enables the fast and uniform heating of a load. This could result in improving the mechanical properties of the fired products. The aims of this project were to develop an understanding of how microwaves interact with clays in order to show whether they could be used to fire clay-based building materials, and to understand how this could be achieved and the parameters that affect it. The composition of Danish clays was quantified, i.e. quartz, calcite, albite, orthoclase, kaolinite, montmorillonite and muscovite, and their thermal evolution was studied across the firing range. The dielectric properties of clays were measured at 912-2470 MHz and 20-950 oC in order to investigate the microwave/clay interaction, assess the effects of changing composition, temperature, frequency and material's density on their potential for microwave processing, and provide critical information on the design and scale up of this technology. Relating the mineralogy of a material and its evolution during heating to changes on the dielectric property trends, and thus microwave processability, was examined for the first time in this thesis. Insight into the influence of individual components on the potential for microwave heating was gained from an analogous study on clay constituents. While the dielectric constants of clays were found to be relatively stable during heating, their loss factors fluctuated with temperature. Free and physically bound water were the dominant dielectric species near room temperature, while their removal halved the loss factors until 350 oC. Beyond this temperature, a steady increase in the loss factors concurred with the mineral dehydroxylations. The loss factors sharply rose beyond 800 oC due to sintering effects, while calcite decomposition partially counteracted this growth. Montmorillonite and muscovite were the most microwave absorbing mineral species due to their water affinity and interlayer cation content, enabling the microwave treatment of the whole clay. On the other hand, a frequency shift from 2470 MHz to 912 MHz resulted in a loss factors increase. This is mainly due to the frequency shifting towards the dipolar dispersion area of physically bound water and the zone in which ionic conductivity heating effects dominate. Mixing rules were used to relate each single mineral to dielectric property variations, and thus rapidly gain knowledge of the microwave processability of any clay across the firing range based on its composition. Böttcher model provided accurate estimations when compared to experimental measurements, and with the same degree of uncertainties at the 912-2470 MHz frequencies and 0.56-0.37 void fraction ranges. The model was expanded for different compositions with clays from Spain, England and Netherlands. This was the first time that mixing rules were successful in estimating mixtures of more than three constituents. A microwave system was developed with the aim of firing clay products of comparable quality to conventional specimens. The basis of design focused on maximising the thermal uniformity of the clay load. The process design steps involved remodelling the clay load, building heat transfer models of the load, carrying out trials to study whether clays behave as expected from their dielectric properties, i.e. volumetric or selective heating, minimising thermal gradients, and assessing alternative methods for the control of the holding stage. Microwave firing cycles manufactured clays with a thermal uniformity at the height of firing of 1050±55 oC and reduced processing times to < 3 h. This is 92% faster than in brickworks, where conventional samples could not match the heating rates without cracking. High temperature (>800 oC) mineral reactions went unfinished due to the reduced holding time of the microwave treatment (30 min), which resulted in dimmer surface colorations. Enhanced thermal uniformity and reduced time for densification resulted in specimens with a 12% higher compressive strength, 38% larger water absorption and 7% higher void fraction. Clay samples three times as big were fired to gain an insight into the scale up of the technique. A tighter process control and higher reproducibility were reported, which is promising for potentially allowing longer holding times in scaled up processes, but the product quality improvement did not change. Looking into an industrial scale up, further work would be required to assess possible design concepts, and an optimal microwave firing process may require complete redesign of the furnace configuration, where several challenges need to be considered, such as brick arrangement, power availability and applicator size and shape. For the purposes of assessing the possible economic and environmental impact of implementing microwave clay firing at industrial scale, one of the most straightforward designs, i.e. retrofitting of an industrial tunnel kiln for microwave processing, was considered. Although energy expenditures would decrease from 11.6 GJ fuel/h to 6.1 GJ electricity/h when using a microwave system for the same throughput, the higher cost of electricity and microwave equipment over conventional burners made the conventional technique more economically feasible. The substitution of natural gas by electricity powered by green energy sources resulted in carbon footprint reductions of >95%, and agreed with the energy policies of numerous countries and supranational organisations worldwide.

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Harrison, Steve. "An examination of the geological resources of the Southern Highlands of NSW as raw materials for studio ceramics." View thesis, 2007. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/31721.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2007.
"A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, Centre for Cultural Research." Includes bibliography.

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Neukamm, Ashley Marie. "Material Imperfection: Mapping Form Through Memory." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397662164.

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Aramide, FO, KK Alaneme, PA Olubambi, and JO Borode. "In-Situ Synthesis of Mullite Fibers Reinforced Zircon-Zirconia Refractory Ceramic Composite from Clay Based Materials." International Journal of Materials and Chemistry, 2015. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001844.

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Abstract Understanding the phase transformations/developments that result due to varying the production parameter of engineering materials is vital to development of new materials. The effects of yttria and niobium oxide on the phase changes and mechanical properties of mullite fiber reinforced zircon-zirconia ceramic composites produced by in-situ sintering of raw materials was investigated. Varied amounts of powder zirconia, yttria and niobium oxide were mixed in a turbula mixer with a fixed composition of clay (70% volume) of known mineralogical composition and mechanically milled in a planetary ball mill. The blended powders/clay were compacted into standard sample dimensions, and finally fired at 1400°C and held at varied time of one, two and three hours. The fired samples were characterized using ultra-high resolution field emission scanning electron microscope (UHR-FEGSEM) equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). Various mechanical properties of the sintered samples were also investigated. It was observed that the investigated mechanical properties (with the exception of shrinkages) improved with the amount of raw zirconia initially used in the samples. It was also observed that addition of niobium oxide favours the formation polymignite phase, while the presence of both yttria and niobium oxide in the raw materials resulted in the formation of fergusonite phase in the samples. Both additives favour the phase transformation of zirconia from monoclinic to tetragonal and cubic phases even at temperature as low as 1400°C. It was concluded that the improved mechanical properties of the samples was due to strengthening by both mullite fibers reinforcement and phase transformation strengthening.

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Kirabira, John Baptist. "Properties of Ugandan minerals and fireclay refractories." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Materials Science and Engineering, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-225.

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Development of products which can be produced from a country’s natural resources is very important as far as the industrialization of a nation and saving foreign exchange is concerned. Presently, industries in Uganda and the other states in the Lake Victoria region import all refractory-related-consumables, as the demand cannot be met locally. Based on the abundance of ceramic raw materials for high temperature applications in the region and the demand for refractories by industries it is pertinent to develop and manufacture firebricks by exploiting the locally available raw materials.

This thesis thus, concerns the characterisation of ceramic raw mineral powders from the Lake Victoria region, more particularly, Uganda, with the aim of developing firebrick refractories from the minerals. Two main deposits of kaolin and a ball clay deposit were investigated to assess their potential in the manufacture of refractory bricks. Raw- and processed sample powders were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal analysis (DTA-TG) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). In addition, the chemical composition, particle size distribution, density, and surface area of the powders were determined.

A comprehensive study on beneficiation of Mutaka kaolin was carried out using mechanical segregation of particles. The aim of the study was to explore other potential applications like in paper filling and coating. The beneficiation process improves the chemical composition of kaolin to almost pure, the major impurity being iron oxide.

A general production process scheme for manufacturing fireclay bricks starting with raw powder minerals (Mutaka kaolin and Mukono ball clay) was used to make six groups of sample fireclay brick. Experimental results from the characterization of formulated sample bricks indeed revealed the viability of manufacturing fireclay bricks from the raw minerals. Based on these results, industrial samples were formulated and manufactured at Höganäs Bjuf AB, Sweden. Kaolin from the Mutaka deposit was used as the main source of alumina while ball clay from Mukono was the main plasticizer and binder material. The formulated green body was consolidated by wet pressing and fired at 1350°C in a tunnel kiln. Characterization of the sintered articles was done by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and chemical composition (ICP-AES). In addition, technological properties related to thermal conductivity, thermal shock, alkali resistance, water absorption, porosity, shrinkage, permanent linear change (PLC), linear thermal expansion, refractoriness under load (RUL), and cold crushing strength were determined. The properties of the articles manufactured from the selected naturally occurring raw minerals reveal that the produced articles compare favourably with those of parallel types. Thus, the raw materials can be exploited for industrial production.

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Perold, Jacques. "Ceramic parameters in the financial evaluation of brick clay deposits, with reference to two South African examples." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08212007-121848.

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Wilson, Conor J. R. "Writing_making : object as body, language and material." Thesis, Royal College of Art, 2016. http://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/1764/.

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A turn away from language and the human mind as the dominant (or only) determinants of reality can be identified within many disciplines, including anthropology, philosophy and literature, reflecting a growing acceptance of human and non-human, living and non-living entities as real, complex and partially withdrawn agents in the world. In Object Oriented Ontology the definition of object is extended to include humans, who have no special ontological status. Timothy Morton proposes rhetoric as a means of drawing closer to other objects, of contacting the ‘strange stranger’; objects cannot be known directly, or fully, but can be explored through imaginative speculation. Drawing on Object Oriented Ontology, my project explores making - an intimate engagement between body and material - as a means of thinking the body as a (strange) object within a mesh of strange objects. Facture is documented as image and language, prompting a series of shifting, speculative questions: • Can writing be brought to making to generate new new approaches to craft production? • How might writing in response to making, or objects, be reintroduced into a making process as a form of feedback? • Can writing_making methods generate new approaches to writing (about) making and materials? • How might a combination of production, documentation and reflection be displayed as artwork/research? • Can making be seen as a means for contacting the ‘strange stranger’?

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Friček, Jakub. "Sledování vlivu keramické vazby na vlastnosti izolačních žáromateriálů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225890.

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Thermal insulating refractories are an integral part of each thermal unit since they reduce its energy consumption. The current phenomenon of saving in both environmental and financial aspects reflects in searching for such possibilities to produce at lower manufacturing and material costs. One of the possible ways is to valorise waste materials. The theoretical part then deals with the division of refractory materials, classification of thermal insulation refractory materials and manufacturing technologies. The experiment is focused on the production of insulating refractory materials made from plastic dough with a possibility of using sawdust and materials made by pressing mixture moist, with a focus on coal bottom ash. Both of these technologies will be tested for the possibility of modification by using mixed clays and of increasing the strength by using clays with lower sintering temperature.

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Craver, Allison Rose. "Safe | Passage: A Story About Material and Labor." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492169761621626.

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Roveri, Carolina Del [UNESP]. "Petrologia aplicada da formação Corumbataí (região de Rio Claro - SP) e produtos cerâmicos." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/102977.

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As indústrias cerâmicas do Pólo de Santa Gertrudes (São Paulo, Brasil) são responsáveis por cerca de 50% da produção nacional de pisos e revestimentos e utilizam, em sua grande maioria, materiais da Formação Corumbataí como base para as massas de revestimentos cerâmicos produzidos na região. Com o objetivo de caracterizar a unidade quanto à petrologia e propriedades tecnológicas na região da atividade mineira, foram realizados levantamentos das frentes de lavras e afloramentos, distribuídas desde a porção basal até o topo da Formação. Para isso, além das atividades cartográficas normais, foram executadas atividades de compilação bibliográfica, caracterização das fácies sedimentares e cerâmicas nas frentes de lavras e afloramentos e correlação entre estas, além de análises mineralógicas, químicas e petrográficas e ensaios tecnológicos. As atividades demonstraram que, praticamente, toda a coluna estratigráfica dessa unidade pode ser utilizada na fabricação de produtos cerâmicos, sendo que a mineralogia e as propriedades tecnológicas apresentam significativa variação tanto na vertical como na horizontal, decorrentes de aspectos sedimentares, diagenéticos e alteração supérgena. A distribuição dos litotipos associada à composição mineralógica, estrutural e textural sugere que o sítio deposicional tratava-se de um extenso mar raso, com indícios de exposições aéreas já nos estratos basais com provável deposição química de carbonatos, sulfatos e outros sais. Os processos de diagênese e circulação de fluídos, principalmente relacionados à colocação e resfriamento dos corpos de diabásio, levaram à geração de illitas, interestratificados, feldspatos, zeólitas, mobilização de carbonato e ferro e o surgimento de fraturamento hidráulico, nos mais diversos litotipos. Do ponto de vista tecnológico, concluiu-se que...
The industries of Santa Gertrudes’ Pole (São Paulo, Brazil) are responsible for about 50% of internal production of ceramic tiles and use rocks from Corumbataí Formation as raw materials in the product fabrication in this region. To realize the characterization of the petrology and technological properties of the unit in the mining’ area, were made field works in mines and outcrops, distributed from the base to the top of Corumbataí Formation. For that, beyond the normal cartographic activities were carried out activities bibliographic compilation, characterization of sedimentary facies and ceramics on the fronts of mines and outcrops and correlation between them, and mineralogical analysis, chemical and petrographic and technological tests. The activities demonstrated that virtually the entire stratigraphic column of this unit can be used in the manufacture of ceramic products, and the mineralogy and technological properties show significant variation both vertically and horizontally due to aspects of sedimentary, diagenetic and supergene alteration. The distribution of rock types associated with the mineral composition, structural and textural suggests that the depositional site it was an extensive shallow sea, with evidence of exposure companies had basal strata with probable chemical deposition of carbonates, sulfates and other salts. The processes of diagenesis and fluid movement, especially regarding the placement and cooling of bodies of diabase, led to the generation of illite, mixed layer clays, feldspars, zeolites, mobilization of carbonate and iron and the appearance of hydraulic fracturing in many different rock types. From the technological point of view, it was concluded that the properties vary depending on whether the sample (top or bottom of the unit), degree of change, physical and chemical characteristics and influence of hydrothermalism, causing the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Las industrias cerámicas del Polo de Santa Gertrudes (São Paulo, Brasil) son responsables por cerca de 50% de la producción nacional de pavimentos y revestimientos y utilizan, en su gran mayoría, materiales de la Formación Corumbataí como base para las baldosas. Con el objetivo de caracterizar la unidad cuanto a la petrología y propiedades tecnológicas en la región de la actividad minera, fueron realizados trabajos de campo en las canteras y afloramientos, distribuidos desde la base hasta el topo de la Formación. Para esto, fueron realizadas actividades cartográficas usuales y actividades de compilación bibliográfica, caracterización de las facciones sedimentares (descripción de campo, petrografía y litoquímica), cerámicas (ensayos tecnológicos) y correlación entre ellas. Los resultados demostraran que, prácticamente, toda la columna estratigráfica puede ser utilizada en la fabricación de productos cerámicos, siendo que la mineralogía y las propiedades tecnológicas presentan significativa variación tanto en la vertical como en la horizontal, decurrentes de aspectos sedimentares, diagenéticos y alteración supérgena. La distribución de litotipos asociada a la composición mineralógica, estructural y textural sugiere que el sitio deposicional se trataba de un extenso mar raso, con indicios de exposiciones aéreas ya en los estratos basales con probable deposición química de carbonatos, sulfatos e otras sales de sodio, potasio y magnesio. Los procesos de diagénesis y circulación de fluidos, principalmente relacionados a la inyección y resfriamiento de los cuerpos de diabasa, llevaran a la ocurrencia de reacciones químicas que resultaron en la generación de illitas, interestratificados, feldespatos, zeolitas, movimiento de carbonato y hierro en los más diversos litotipos, más allá del fraturamento hidráulico en algunos sitios ... (Resumen completo clicar acceso electrónico abajo)

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BRITO, Igor Pinheiro de. "Caracterização de novos depósitos de argilas do estado da Paraíba visando seu uso como matérias primas cerâmicas." Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, 2015. http://dspace.sti.ufcg.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/riufcg/994.

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Nos últimos anos, novos depósitos de argilas foram descobertos no Estado da Paraíba, a caracterização destes depósitos é de fundamental importância para estabelecer o melhor uso industrial dos mesmos. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar argilas provenientes de jazidas do município de Cubati-PB, visando estabelecer seus usos adequados como matérias-primas cerâmicas. Para tanto, as matérias-primas foram submetidas às seguintes técnicas de caracterizações: física, química, mineralógica e térmica. Posteriormente, foram preparados corpos de prova por prensagem uniaxial a 19 MPa, estes foram secos em estufa a 110°C, e submetidos a queima nas temperaturas de 750°C, 850°C, 950°C e 1150°C. Em seguida determinadas as propriedades físico-mecânicas: retração linear de queima (RLq), absorção de água (AA), densidade aparente (DAp), porosidade aparente (PA) e módulo de ruptura à flexão (MRF). As argilas A, B e C são adequadas para uso em cerâmica branca e a argila D para cerâmica vermelha. E todas as argilas contém composição mineralógica adequada para uso em cerâmica vermelha.
In recent years, new clays deposits have been discovered in the state of Paraiba, the characterization of these deposits is of fundamental importance to establish the best industrial usage. In this context, the aim of this study was characterized clays in the municipality of Cubati-PB, to establish their appropriate uses as ceramic raw materials. Therefore, the raw materials were subjected to the following characterization techniques: physical, chemical, mineralogical and thermal. Later, specimens were prepared by uniaxial pressing at 19 MPa, before dry at 110°C, and submitted to firing at temperatures of 750°C, 850°C, 950°C and 1150°C. It were determined the physical and mechanical properties: linear firing shrinkage (LFS), water absorption (WA), apparent density (DAp), apparent porosity (PA) and flexural modulus of rupture (MRF). The clays A, B and C are suitable for use in white ceramic and D to red ceramic. And all the clays contain adequate mineralogical composition for use in red ceramic.

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Roveri, Carolina Del. "Petrologia aplicada da formação Corumbataí (região de Rio Claro - SP) e produtos cerâmicos /." Rio Claro : [s.n.], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/102977.

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Resumo: As indústrias cerâmicas do Pólo de Santa Gertrudes (São Paulo, Brasil) são responsáveis por cerca de 50% da produção nacional de pisos e revestimentos e utilizam, em sua grande maioria, materiais da Formação Corumbataí como base para as massas de revestimentos cerâmicos produzidos na região. Com o objetivo de caracterizar a unidade quanto à petrologia e propriedades tecnológicas na região da atividade mineira, foram realizados levantamentos das frentes de lavras e afloramentos, distribuídas desde a porção basal até o topo da Formação. Para isso, além das atividades cartográficas normais, foram executadas atividades de compilação bibliográfica, caracterização das fácies sedimentares e cerâmicas nas frentes de lavras e afloramentos e correlação entre estas, além de análises mineralógicas, químicas e petrográficas e ensaios tecnológicos. As atividades demonstraram que, praticamente, toda a coluna estratigráfica dessa unidade pode ser utilizada na fabricação de produtos cerâmicos, sendo que a mineralogia e as propriedades tecnológicas apresentam significativa variação tanto na vertical como na horizontal, decorrentes de aspectos sedimentares, diagenéticos e alteração supérgena. A distribuição dos litotipos associada à composição mineralógica, estrutural e textural sugere que o sítio deposicional tratava-se de um extenso mar raso, com indícios de exposições aéreas já nos estratos basais com provável deposição química de carbonatos, sulfatos e outros sais. Os processos de diagênese e circulação de fluídos, principalmente relacionados à colocação e resfriamento dos corpos de diabásio, levaram à geração de illitas, interestratificados, feldspatos, zeólitas, mobilização de carbonato e ferro e o surgimento de fraturamento hidráulico, nos mais diversos litotipos. Do ponto de vista tecnológico, concluiu-se que ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The industries of Santa Gertrudes' Pole (São Paulo, Brazil) are responsible for about 50% of internal production of ceramic tiles and use rocks from Corumbataí Formation as raw materials in the product fabrication in this region. To realize the characterization of the petrology and technological properties of the unit in the mining' area, were made field works in mines and outcrops, distributed from the base to the top of Corumbataí Formation. For that, beyond the normal cartographic activities were carried out activities bibliographic compilation, characterization of sedimentary facies and ceramics on the fronts of mines and outcrops and correlation between them, and mineralogical analysis, chemical and petrographic and technological tests. The activities demonstrated that virtually the entire stratigraphic column of this unit can be used in the manufacture of ceramic products, and the mineralogy and technological properties show significant variation both vertically and horizontally due to aspects of sedimentary, diagenetic and supergene alteration. The distribution of rock types associated with the mineral composition, structural and textural suggests that the depositional site it was an extensive shallow sea, with evidence of exposure companies had basal strata with probable chemical deposition of carbonates, sulfates and other salts. The processes of diagenesis and fluid movement, especially regarding the placement and cooling of bodies of diabase, led to the generation of illite, mixed layer clays, feldspars, zeolites, mobilization of carbonate and iron and the appearance of hydraulic fracturing in many different rock types. From the technological point of view, it was concluded that the properties vary depending on whether the sample (top or bottom of the unit), degree of change, physical and chemical characteristics and influence of hydrothermalism, causing the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Resumen: Las industrias cerámicas del Polo de Santa Gertrudes (São Paulo, Brasil) son responsables por cerca de 50% de la producción nacional de pavimentos y revestimientos y utilizan, en su gran mayoría, materiales de la Formación Corumbataí como base para las baldosas. Con el objetivo de caracterizar la unidad cuanto a la petrología y propiedades tecnológicas en la región de la actividad minera, fueron realizados trabajos de campo en las canteras y afloramientos, distribuidos desde la base hasta el topo de la Formación. Para esto, fueron realizadas actividades cartográficas usuales y actividades de compilación bibliográfica, caracterización de las facciones sedimentares (descripción de campo, petrografía y litoquímica), cerámicas (ensayos tecnológicos) y correlación entre ellas. Los resultados demostraran que, prácticamente, toda la columna estratigráfica puede ser utilizada en la fabricación de productos cerámicos, siendo que la mineralogía y las propiedades tecnológicas presentan significativa variación tanto en la vertical como en la horizontal, decurrentes de aspectos sedimentares, diagenéticos y alteración supérgena. La distribución de litotipos asociada a la composición mineralógica, estructural y textural sugiere que el sitio deposicional se trataba de un extenso mar raso, con indicios de exposiciones aéreas ya en los estratos basales con probable deposición química de carbonatos, sulfatos e otras sales de sodio, potasio y magnesio. Los procesos de diagénesis y circulación de fluidos, principalmente relacionados a la inyección y resfriamiento de los cuerpos de diabasa, llevaran a la ocurrencia de reacciones químicas que resultaron en la generación de illitas, interestratificados, feldespatos, zeolitas, movimiento de carbonato y hierro en los más diversos litotipos, más allá del fraturamento hidráulico en algunos sitios ... (Resumen completo clicar acceso electrónico abajo)
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Lima, Raimundo Humberto Cavalcante [UNESP]. "Estudo de formulação de massas através do controle da mistura: argilas aluvionares do pólo cerâmico de Russas-Ceará." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/103000.

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O pólo cerâmico de Russas está localizado no estado do Ceará e representa uma das bases da economia do município, voltada para produção de telhas e tijolos estruturais. A maioria dos ceramistas do Pólo faz uso de métodos empíricos para formulação de massa cerâmica, tendo como consequência uma desuniformização dos produtos acabados. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar um parâmetro de controle funcional, a ser usado na preparação de misturas, para obtenção de uma massa homogênea e consequentemente uma melhor uniformização das peças fabricadas. O método aplicado baseia-se nos valores de: absorção de água dos componentes individuais e pré-determinados para as misturas além da temperatura de queima. A preparação das massas foi realizada com componentes plásticos (granulometria fina) e não-plásticos (partículas mais grossas) utilizados em quatro cerâmicas, determinando absorção de água em corpos-de-prova prensados com 8% de umidade e densidade de prensagem de 2.0 g.cm-3. A partir desses valores foram calculadas as proporções dos componentes, visando absorção d´água de 14%. Os resultados determinaram a distribuição granulométrica padrão adequada para uso como parâmetro de controle na preparação da mistura do material plástico e não plástico e permitiram obter, através de um método gráfico complementado por um algoritmo de otimização, a proporção necessária para adquirir uma massa cerâmica homogênea nas condições em que as amostras foram processadas.
The Ceramic center of Russas has been located in Ceará State and represents one of the county economy base, aimed to produce structural bricks and roofing tiles. Most of the Pole potters make use of empirical methods for the formulation of ceramic body resulting in disuniform finished products. The objective of this research was to identify a functional control parameter, to be used in the preparation of mixtures, to obtain a homogeneous mass and therefore a better uniformity of the manufactured pieces. The method applied is based on the water values absorption of the individual components, pre-determined values for the water values absorption from the mixture and burning temperature. The preparation of the mass had been made with plastic components (thin granularity) and non-plastics (thicker particles) used in four ceramics, determining water values absorption in sample bodies pressed with 8% moisture and density of pressing of 2.0 g.cm-3. From these values the water components proportions were calculated to water absorption of 14%. The results determined the granulometric distribution pattern suitable for using as a parameter control in the preparation of the plastic and non-plastic material mixture and they allowed to get, through a graphical method supplemented by an algorithm of optimization, the proportion required to obtain a homogeneous ceramic body, under conditions where the samples had been processed.

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Bezerra, CÃndido Henrique de Aguiar. "AnÃlise comparativa das propriedades fÃsicas e mineralÃgicas dos depÃsitos de argila dos municÃpios de Crato e JucÃs-CE." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2012. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=9480.

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O trabalho consiste em fazer uma anÃlise comparativa das propriedades fÃsicas e quÃmicas entre argilas de duas Ãreas com caracterÃsticas ambientais distintas. Para determinaÃÃo das propriedades fÃsicas dos corpos de prova foram realizados ensaios granulomÃtricos com a utilizaÃÃo de 5 (cinco) peneiras granulomÃtricas com peso previamente conhecido nas malhas 140, 200, 325, 400, 500 e fundo, obtendo-se 6 (seis) classes granulomÃtricas, foram identificados os limÃtes de plasticidade, de liquidez e os Ãndices de plasticidade, bem como foram definidas os patamares de temperatura de queima ideal para as duas Ãreas do estudo com base nos resultados obtidos nos ensaios de perda de massa ao fogo, retraÃÃo linear e absorÃÃo de Ãgua. Para completar os ensaios fÃsicos foram definidos a resistÃncia Ã compressÃo dos materiais das Ãreas deste estudo. A anÃlise quÃmica das amostras foi realizada a partir dos resultados das anÃlises de difraÃÃo de raio X (DRX) e fluorescÃncia de raio X (FRX) que apontaram a presenÃa de ilita e montmorilonita na amostra B2 e caolinita na amostra B1 localizadas no municÃpio do Crato. Nas amostras A1 e A2 localizadas no municÃpio de JucÃs foram identificadas caolinita e ilita nas duas amostras. Analisando os resultados fÃsicos e quÃmicos pode-se afirmar que para a produÃÃo de telhas cerÃmicas o material que melhor se adequa as exigÃncias de mercado Ã o oriundo da Ãrea 2 (Crato), bem como o material da Ãrea 1 no municÃpio de JucÃs Ã mais adequado para a produÃÃo de tijolos de vedaÃÃo sem funÃÃo estrutural.
This work report a comparative physical and chemical analysis of clays properties between two areas with different environmental characteristics. For determination of the Physical properties of the specimens granulometric assays were performed with the use of five (5) weight granulometric sieves previously known in the meshes 140, 200, 325, 400, 500 and ground, yielding six (6) granulometric classes were identified limits of plasticity, liquidity and plasticity indexes, as well as the levels were set temperature firing ideal for both areas of study based on the test results obtained from mass loss to fire, and linear shrinkage water absorption. To complete the physical tests were defined compression resistance of the materials of the areas in this study. Chemical analysis of samples was performed based on the results of the analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) that indicated the presence of illite, montmorillonite and kaolinite in sample B2 and B1 in the sample located in the municipality of Crato . In samples A1 and A2 located in the municipality of JucÃs kaolinite and illite were identified in both samples. Analyzing the results of physical and chemical properties can be stated that for the production of ceramic tiles the material that best suits the requirements of the market is coming from the area 2 (Crato), as well as material from one area of the municipality is more JucÃs suitable for production of bricks sealing without structural function.

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Lima, Raimundo Humberto Cavalcante. "Estudo de formulação de massas através do controle da mistura : argilas aluvionares do pólo cerâmico de Russas-Ceará /." Rio Claro : [s.n.], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/103000.

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Orientador: Maria Margarita Torres Moreno
Banca: Tamar Milca Bortolozzo Galembeck
Banca: Antenor Zanardo
Banca: José Francisco Marciano Motta
Banca: Shirley Cosin
Resumo: O pólo cerâmico de Russas está localizado no estado do Ceará e representa uma das bases da economia do município, voltada para produção de telhas e tijolos estruturais. A maioria dos ceramistas do Pólo faz uso de métodos empíricos para formulação de massa cerâmica, tendo como consequência uma desuniformização dos produtos acabados. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar um parâmetro de controle funcional, a ser usado na preparação de misturas, para obtenção de uma massa homogênea e consequentemente uma melhor uniformização das peças fabricadas. O método aplicado baseia-se nos valores de: absorção de água dos componentes individuais e pré-determinados para as misturas além da temperatura de queima. A preparação das massas foi realizada com componentes plásticos (granulometria fina) e não-plásticos (partículas mais grossas) utilizados em quatro cerâmicas, determinando absorção de água em corpos-de-prova prensados com 8% de umidade e densidade de prensagem de 2.0 g.cm-3. A partir desses valores foram calculadas as proporções dos componentes, visando absorção d'água de 14%. Os resultados determinaram a distribuição granulométrica padrão adequada para uso como parâmetro de controle na preparação da mistura do material plástico e não plástico e permitiram obter, através de um método gráfico complementado por um algoritmo de otimização, a proporção necessária para adquirir uma massa cerâmica homogênea nas condições em que as amostras foram processadas.
Abstract: The Ceramic center of Russas has been located in Ceará State and represents one of the county economy base, aimed to produce structural bricks and roofing tiles. Most of the Pole potters make use of empirical methods for the formulation of ceramic body resulting in disuniform finished products. The objective of this research was to identify a functional control parameter, to be used in the preparation of mixtures, to obtain a homogeneous mass and therefore a better uniformity of the manufactured pieces. The method applied is based on the water values absorption of the individual components, pre-determined values for the water values absorption from the mixture and burning temperature. The preparation of the mass had been made with plastic components (thin granularity) and non-plastics (thicker particles) used in four ceramics, determining water values absorption in sample bodies pressed with 8% moisture and density of pressing of 2.0 g.cm-3. From these values the water components proportions were calculated to water absorption of 14%. The results determined the granulometric distribution pattern suitable for using as a parameter control in the preparation of the plastic and non-plastic material mixture and they allowed to get, through a graphical method supplemented by an algorithm of optimization, the proportion required to obtain a homogeneous ceramic body, under conditions where the samples had been processed.
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Jordens, Kurt. "Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Materials: Novel Poly(Propylene Oxide) Based Ceramers, Abrasion Resistant Sol-Gel Coatings for Metals, and Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites. With an Additional Chapter On: Metallocene Catalyzed Linear Polyethylene." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30194.

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The sol-gel process has been employed to generate hybrid inorganic-organic network materials. Unique ceramers were prepared based on an alkoxysilane functionalized soft organic oligomer, poly(propylene oxide) (PPO), and tetramethoxysilane (TMOS). Despite the formation of covalent bonds between the inorganic and organic constituents, the resulting network materials were phase separated, composed of a silicate rich phase embedded in a matrix of the organic oligomer chains. The behavior of such materials was similar to elastomers containing a reinforcing filler. The study focused on the influence of initial oligomer molecular weight, functionality, and tetramethoxysilane, water, and acid catalyst content on the final structure, mechanical and thermal properties. The sol-gel approach has also been exploited to generate thin, transparent, abrasion resistant coatings for metal substrates. These systems were based on alkoxysilane functionazized diethylenetriamine (DETA) with TMOS, which generated hybrid networks with very high crosslink densities. These materials were applied with great success as abrasion resistant coatings to aluminum, copper, brass, and stainless steel. In another study, intercalated polymer-clay nanocomposites were prepared based on various epoxy networks montmorillonite clay. This work explored the influence of incorporated clay on the adhesive properties of the epoxies. The lap shear strength decreased with increasing clay content. This was due to a reduction in the toughness of the epoxy. Also, the delaminated (or exfoliated) nanocomposite structure could not be generated. Instead, all nanocomposite systems possessed an intercalated structure. The final project involved the characterization of a series of metallocene catalyzed linear polyethylenes, produced at Phillips Petroleum. Polyolefins synthesized with such new catalyst systems are becoming widely available. The influence of molecular weight and thermal treatment on the mechanical, rheological, and thermal behavior was probed. Although the behavior of this series of metallocene polyethylenes was not unlike that of traditionally catalyzed materials, this work is one of the first comprehensive studies of these new linear polyethylenes. The main distinction between the metallocene and traditional Ziegler-Natta catalyzed polyethylenes is the narrow molecular weight distributions produced by the former (for this series of materials, 2.3< Mw ï¿¼ Mn <3.6).
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R?go, Vilson Ribamar. "Estudo do efeito da adi??o da esc?ria de aciaria no processamento e propriedades finais de telhas cer?micas." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2010. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/12772.

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This research presents an overview of the addition steelwork dust of ceramic shingles in order to contribute to the utilization use of such residue. The ceramic industry perspective in the Brazilian State of Piau? is quite promising. Unlike other productive sectors, the ceramic industry uses basically natural raw materials. Its final products are, in short, the result of transforming clay compounds. These raw materials are composed primarily of aluminum oxide, silicon, iron, sodium, magnesium, end calcium, among others. It was verified that steelwork dust is composed primarily of these same oxides, so that its incorporation in to structural ceramics is a very reasonable idea. Both clay and steelwork powder were characterized by AG, XRF, XRD, TGA and DTA. In addition, steelwork dust samples containing (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%) were extruded and burned at 800?C, 850?C, 900?C and 950?C. Then t echnological tests of linear shrinkage, water uptake, apparent porosity, apparent density and flexural strengthwere carried at. The results showed the possibility of using steelwork powder in ceramic shingles until 15% significant improvement in physical and mechanical properties. This behavior shows the possibility of burning at temperatures lower than 850?C, thus promoting a product final cost reduction
Neste trabalho ? estudado o efeito da adi??o da esc?ria de aciaria em massas cer?micas para ind?strias de cer?mica vermelha, visando contribuir com o aproveitamento desses rejeitos. Foi feito uma avalia??o da sua adi??o ? massa cer?mica para produ??o de telhas. O panorama da ind?stria cer?mica no estado do Piau? ? bastante promissor. Diferente de outros setores produtivos, o setor cer?mico utiliza, basicamente, mat?rias-primas naturais. O seu produto final ?, em suma, o resultado da transforma??o de compostos argilominerais. Essas mat?rias-primas s?o compostas, basicamente, de ?xidos de alum?nio, sil?cio, ferro, s?dio, magn?sio, c?lcio, dentre outros. Verificou-se que a esc?ria de aciaria ? composta principalmente por esses mesmos ?xidos, de forma que sua incorpora??o ? massa de cer?mica estrutural ? uma ideia absolutamente razo?vel. Foram caracterizadas as mat?rias-primas argila e esc?ria de aciaria por AG, FRX, DRX, TGA e DTA. Tamb?m foram conformados por extrus?o e queimados nas temperaturas de 800?C, 850 ?C, 900?C e 950?C corpos-deprova com 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% e 25% de teor de esc?ria de aciaria. Em seguida, foram realizados ensaios tecnol?gicos de retra??o linear, absor??o de ?gua, porosidade aparente, massa espec?fica aparente e resist?ncia mec?nica ? flex?o. Os resultados mostraram a possibilidade de se utilizar at? 15% de esc?ria de aciaria na massa cer?mica para telhas. At? essa dosagem, melhorias consider?veis nas caracter?sticas f?sicas e mec?nicas avaliadas foram observadas. O estudo tamb?m mostrou a possibilidade de queima em temperaturas mais baixas que 850?C, promovendo, assim, uma redu??o dos custos finais do produto

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Arbelaez, Natalia. ""Insignificant Grandeur"." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1435530944.

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Papargyris, Athanasios D. "Mechanical properties of clay and fibre reinforced clay-based ceramics." Thesis, University of Bath, 1994. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240685.

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Combs, Jasen Paul-Robert. "Altered clay vessels." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1233190.

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The focus of the creative project was the artist exploration of altered forms and ash glaze techniques, as well as developing a new aesthetic of breaking free of old approaches, thus allowing him to express his emotions through the ceramic vessels. He developed and refined his technique of surface treatment on the vessels as he progressed through this project. His exploration into this new world of freedom helped him grow as an artist and emotionally.The artist desired to become a utilitarian potter at the beginning of his undergraduate studies but when he was introduced to the works of Paul Soldner, Peter Volkos, and Robert Piepenburg his interest in their works fueled his desire to expand his style of work. This lead to his exploration into altered vessels.
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Prado, Ana Candida de Almeida [UNESP]. "Argilas da formação Corumbataí como base para obtenção de grés porcelanato por via seca." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/92930.

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Este trabalho apresenta os resultados, acompanhado das discussões apropriadas, referentes à pesquisa que objetivou viabilizar a utilização das argilas da Formação Corumbataí da região de Rio Claro (São Paulo - Brasil) como principal matéria-prima em formulações de massa cerâmica, para obtenção de um produto com as principais características do grés porcelanato. As matérias-primas utilizadas nas misturas são argilas da Formação Corumbataí provenientes das minas Sartori e Cruzeiro, um material de granulometria mais grossa rejeito de exploração de diabásio, basalto padrão do laboratório de Geoquímica e minério de manganês. Foram estudadas as possíveis adequações do processo, a fim de se obter produtos com propriedades do grés porcelanato, usando argilas de queima vermelha. Os corpos-de-prova foram produzidos em escala laboratorial, utilizando metodologia de produção de grés porcelanato tradicional, combinada com a usada em placas de revestimento cerâmico da classe BIIb, sendo a principal inovação a utilização da moagem via seca no preparo da massa cerâmica. Os ensaios laboratoriais visam a classificação das matérias-primas e caracterização física e química dos corpos-de-prova. A avaliação consiste em verificar a adequação dos resultados às exigências da norma NBR 13818/1997 da Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) para produtos da classe BIa. O objetivo foi alcançado em algumas destas misturas, gerando produtos com baixa absorção de água, alta resistência mecânica, grande estabilidade química e agradável efeito estético.
For this research, clays from Corumbataí Formation were used as the main raw material in the formulation of various mixtures, with the objective of obtaining a ceramic tile with porcelain stoneware characteristics. These mixtures were formulated using clays from the Sartori (Rio Claro-SP) and Cruzeiro (Limeira -SP) deposits, along with diabase waste, basalt and manganese ore. Different process modifications were studied in order to obtain tiles with porcelain stoneware properties, using clays with a high content of Fe2O3. Test samples were produced in laboratorial scale using traditional porcelain stoneware production methodology combined with the method used in BIIb class ceramic floor tiles. Dry milling was the main innovation used to prepare the different mixtures for this study. The laboratorial tests were designed to characterize the raw materials, and to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of the fired test samples. The evaluation consisted of verifying the final results in respect to the requirements of Brazilian Technique Norm (ABNT - NBR 13818/1997) for BIa class ceramic tiles. The objective of this research was realized in that some experimental mixtures produced tiles with low water absorption, high mechanical strength and chemical stability, while being aesthetically pleasing at the same time.

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SILVA, Veralúcia Severina da. "Transferência de calor e massa em materiais com forma complexa via método da análise concentrada. Estudo de caso: secagem de materiais cerâmicos." Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, 2016. http://dspace.sti.ufcg.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/riufcg/930.

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A secagem é um processo termodinâmico, em que há transferência simultânea de calor e a remoção da umidade de um material poroso. Os produtos argilosos quando expostos a uma secagem sem controle pode sofrer fissuras e deformações, reduzindo sua qualidade póssecagem. Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar teórico e experimentalmente a transferência de calor e massa em sólidos com forma complexa com, com ênfase a secagem de materiais cerâmicos argilosos. Neste trabalho desenvolveu-se um modelo matemático para descrever as trocas de calor e massa durante o processo de secagem, utilizando o método da capacitância global em corpos vazados. A solução analítica das equações governantes foi feita usando o método de separação de variáveis. Foram realizados experimentos de caracterização química e terrmo-hídrica da argila, e secagem de materiais cerâmicos argilosos vazados e com formas não-convencionais, em diferentes temperaturas (60, 70, 80, 90 e 100ºC). Resultados da composição química e granulometria da argila, e cinéticos de perda de massa e aquecimento das peças cerâmicas são apresentados e analisados. Verificou-se que o processo de perda de umidade ocorre a uma velocidade mais baixa do que o aquecimento do material cerâmico, que a temperatura e forma do corpo afetam fortemente os fenômenos de transporte de calor e massa, que a secagem a baixa temperatura favorece a redução de problemas no material pós secagem e melhoramento na qualidade final, e que os números de Biot de transferência de calor e de massa influenciam diretamente no tempo que o produto atinge sua condição de equilíbrio. A comparação entre o teor de umidade e temperatura preditos pelo modelo matemático proposto e os dados experimentais permitiu a estimativa dos coeficientes de transferência de massa e calor na superfície do material, com boa precisão.
Drying is a thermodynamic process, in which there is simultaneous heat transfer and moisture removal of a porous material. Clay products exposed to drying without control may suffer cracks and deformations, reducing its quality post-drying. This work aims to study theoretical and experimental the drying of solids with complex shape. It was developed a mathematical model to describe heat and mass transfer during the drying process, using the global capacitance method of hollow bodies. The analytical solution of the governing equations was made using the variable separation method. It were realized experiments of chemical and thermo-hydric characterization of clay, and drying of hollow and non-conventional clay ceramic materials at different emperatures (60, 70, 80, 90 and 100ºC). Results of the chemical composition and granulometry, and mass loss and heating of ceramic parts are presented and analyzed. It was verified that the moisture loss process occurs at a lower velocity than the heating of the ceramic material, the temperature and body shape strongly affect heat and mass transport phenomena, drying at low temperature favors the reduction of the problems in the material post-drying and improvement in the final quality, and that Biot numbers of heat and mass transfer directly affect the time to the product to reach its equilibrium condition. Comparison between predicted and experimental moisture content and temperature permitted estimative of the convective heat and mass transfer coefficients at the surface of the material, with good precision.

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Dugan, Moi. "Narratives on clay /." Online version of thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11769.

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Šafaříková, Hana. "Vliv obsahu kalcitu v cihlářských zeminách na vlastnosti vypáleného střepu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225878.

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This master´s thesis is focused on the use of primary raw materials (clays) in the brick manufacturing. These soils differ mainly CaO contect and it most often in the form of calcite. Diversity of soils is manifested primarily in the mineralogical composition after firing and the existence of anorthite in the calcium clays. In the practical part I am trying to define the optimal type of soil suitable for the production of masonry units.

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Calaresi, Anna Carolina Marques Ayres. "Argila: matéria-prima para cerâmica popular - três casos - Rio Real (BA), Apiaí (SP) e Taubaté (SP)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3134/tde-23122014-160214/.

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O presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal relacionar a utilização da argila, material de expressão artística e cultural a aspectos técnicos frequentemente ignorados pelos executores (artesãos artistas), a partir da análise de técnicas tradicionais de modelagem. Busca, portanto, compreender como a matéria-prima (argila), disponível para certa comunidade artesã, influenciou o desenvolvimento espontâneo de uma técnica de modelagem empregada em uma determinada região do Brasil, resultando em uma forma peculiar de expressão artística. A disponibilidade de um tipo de matéria-prima é um aspecto comumente negligenciado na análise de uma forma de expressão artística. Muitas vezes, em função das limitações tanto do material como da falta de conhecimento técnico, falhas do material são resolvidas com a utilização de técnicas desenvolvidas como fruto da experimentação e observação. Assim, objetiva investigar como as propriedades da argila são importantes na definição das características de um trabalho, na escolha do método de execução em suas diferentes fases. Como os executores conseguem superar certos problemas apresentados pelo material com o emprego de soluções experimentais. A metodologia abrange pesquisa bibliográfica, visita a campo para coleta de material para análise, caracterização do material, comparação entre resultados obtidos. Os resultados da pesquisa comprovaram que a matéria-prima utilizada por cada comunidade influencia o tipo de trabalho executado, promovendo a escolha de soluções estéticas e de modelagem adequadas às propriedades das argilas. Isto de certa forma inviabiliza a execução do trabalho com suas características particulares e autênticas em outra região, com uso de uma argila que não a disponível no local. Daí o caráter também documental do estudo, pois registra tanto a existência de uma matéria-prima finita e suas particularidades específicas, como também a técnica e a voz dessas pessoas, que de forma singular a utilizam como meio de expressão e subsistência.
The present work has as its main objective to relate the use of clay, artistic expression and cultural material technical aspects often ignored by the executors (artisans artists), from the traditional techniques of analysis modeling. Search, therefore, understand how the raw material (clay), available for certain artisan community, influenced the spontaneous development of a modeling technique employed in a particular region of Brazil, resulting in a peculiar form of artistic expression, because the availability of a kind of raw material is a commonly neglected aspect in the analysis of a form of artistic expression. Often, depending on the limitations of both the material and the lack of technical knowledge, \"failures\" of the material are resolved with the use of techniques developed as a result of experimentation and observation. Thus, aims to investigate how the properties of clay are important in defining the characteristics of a work, in choosing the method of execution in its different phases. As performers can \"overcome\" certain problems presented by the material with the use of experimental solutions. The survey results proved that the raw material used by each community influences the type of work performed, promoting the choice of aesthetic solutions and appropriate modeling the properties of clays. This somehow makes the execution of work with their particular characteristics and authentic in another region, with use of a clay that not available on site. Hence the documentary also character of the study, because registers both the existence of a story press and their specific particularities finite but also the technique and the voice of these people, that of singular form to use as a means of expression and livelihood.

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Harrad, Lucy. "The production and trade of prehistoric ceramics in Cornwall." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289013.

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Akpan, Edem T. Gogot︠s︡i I︠U︡ G. "Viscoelastic toughening of refractory ceramics /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2004. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/284.

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Chen, Biqiong. "Polymer-clay nanocomposites." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2004. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1854.

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Polymer-clay nanocomposites are attracting global interest principally because property enhancements are obtained at low clay particle loadings (1-5 wt%). However there is lack of fundamental understanding of such composites. The aim of this work is to provide an insight into the interaction between polymer and clay. This includes the driving force for intercalation, the reinforcement mechanisms and property-volume fraction relationships. Functionalised poly(ethylene glycol)-clay, poly(c-caprolactone)-clay and thermoplastic starch-clay nanocomposites with a range of polymer molecular weights, clay volume fractions and with different clays were prepared using solution methods, melt-processing methods, and in situ polymerisation. A reliable X-ray diffraction technique for low angle basal plane spacing of clay, the essential parameter for structure determination, was established obtaining ±0.005 Mn between three diffractometers. The basal plane spacing was found to be unaffected by polymer molecular weight and preparation method but was affected by the nature of the polymer and clay. Increasing clay loading could lead to a lower spacing. As a cautionary observation, poly(ethylene glycol) with high molecular weight (2: 10,000) was found to undergo degradation readily during preparation of nanocomposites with and without clay. Competitive sorption experiments for molecular weight showed that high molecular weight fractions of polymer intercalate preferentially into clay during solution preparation. Thermodynamic studies on the intercalation process found that significant enthalpic change occurred during intercalation, which is coincident with the observation that heat-treated clays without interlayer water can intercalate polymer. The calculation of true volume fraction against nominal volume fraction provided reasonable explanation of property enhancement and helps understand the relation between nanocomposites and conventional composites. At a given clay loading, nanocomposites with better dispersion gave more property enhancement than those with lower dispersion or conventional composites. The crystallinity of semicrystalline polymer was also affected by varying extents of dispersion of clay. The use of X-ray diffraction with an internal standard was explored for quantitative analysis of intercalation and exfoliation.

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Lao, Hongbai. "Novel microporous organo-clay materials and organo-clay polymeric composite membranes." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6830.

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A series of quaternarized ammonium mono and di-cations, quaternarized amino acid ester mono and di-cations, and quaternarized polyammonium cations were synthesized by methylation reaction. The synthesized quaternarized ammonium derivatives were incorporated into the interlamellar space of the smectites, montmorillonite (SWy-1) and hectorite (SHCa-1). The adsorption of these quaternarized ammonium cations by the smectites were studied by colorimetric and Na-electrode methods. Also the CEC values were determined from the adsorption isotherms and were found to be close to the CECs of the smectites. The intercalation of the quaternarized ammonium cations into the interlamellar space of the smectites were evaluated by X-ray powder diffraction technique and the changes of the interlayer spacings upon intercalation were measured. The adsorption and X-ray results indicated that the quaternarized ammonium cations adopt a parallel orientation arrangement in the interlamellar space of the smectites. Insight into the micropore structure of the prepared organo-smectites has been obtained with N$\sb2$ adsorption and desorption studies. The BET interlayer surface area, external surface area, micropore volume and mesopore volume were calculated from the N$\sb2$ adsorption and desorption isotherms. The total BET surface areas of the organo-smectites were in the range of 58-224 m$\sp2$/g, depending on the size of the intercalated cations. It has been implied that the incorporation of the quaternarized ammonium cations into the interlamellar space of the smectites results in a microporous material with a network of cavities whose height and volume are controlled by the size and the shape of the organic cation. The gas chromatographic properties of these organo-smectites have been determined with focus on the separation of air, CH$\sb4$ and CO$\sb2$ as well as the separation of C$\sb1$-C$\sb4$ and C$\sb5$-C$\sb8$ hydrocarbons. The organo-smectites have been proven to be a GC adsorbent for gas separations. The separation of methane and carbon dioxide was controlled by the interactions with the clay surface, not by the interaction with the substituents of the alkylammonium chain. The shapes of the microcavities played a role in the separation of gas mixtures. The CO$\sb2$ retention time has been found to increase with increasing the free surface area of the organo-smectite. Moreover, it has been shown that the retention time of C$\sb1$-C$\sb4$ hydrocarbons decreased with increasing the free volume of the organo-smectite. Furthermore, some microporous organo-smectite materials have been imbedded into the cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymers giving composite membranes. The composite membranes have been evaluated by the gas permeation experiments. The pure gas permeation results showed that the gas permeabilities decreased upon filling of the organo-smectites into the PDMS polymers. The pure gas permeability ratios of O$\sb2$/N$\sb2$ and CO$\sb2$/CH$\sb4$ were found to be controlled by both the organo-smectite content and the microporosity of the organo-smectites. The maximum pure gas permeability ratio for CO$\sb2$/CH$\sb4$ achieved was 8.7 as compared to 3.9 which was obtained for organo-smectite free PDMS membranes.

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Omonmhenle, Selina Ilunakan. "Clay derived materials for environmental management." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5332/.

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Hydrotalcite-like compounds with Mg$^2$$^+$/Al$^3$$^+$ and Zn$^2$$^+$/Al$^3$$^+$ cations in the layer at different mole ratios with different anions in the galleries were synthesised in this study. The materials have been characterised by a range of techniques. The influence of layer cations, and interlayer anions, which in turn influences the crystallinity, can affect the properties of the hydrotalcites. Dodecylsulfate (DS) and dodecylbenzenesulfonate (DBS) anions were intercalated successfully into the galleries and characterisation studies by the same technique that were used for the parent hydrotalcites show that the hydrotalcites structure was maintained and the interlayer space expanded, suggesting that intercalation of other organic compounds may be possible. The intercalated dodecylsulfate and dodecylbenzenesulfonate anions arranged themselves in monolayer and bilayer configuration in the interlayer. These modified hydrotalcites have well-ordered layered structures, divalent/trivalent mole ratios that are close to those of the host precursors, and hydrophobic properties. SEM images show that the modification led to many of the particles being broken down into smaller pieces due to thermal pre-treatment and regeneration with organic anions, but overall morphology was maintained as the host. They show thermal transitions that are comparable to the host, exhibiting three decomposition steps but with increase in the temperature at which weight losses are completed. They show capacity to uptake phenol and 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) from aqueous solution with the compounds containing DBS anions showing higher sorption capacities for 2-CP than the corresponding DS-containing compounds. A pseudo second order reaction best described the sorption process.

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Malikiossis, Ariane A. A. "Experiences through clay, therapeutic modelling and ceramics in two anthroposophic communities." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ43628.pdf.

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Albertson, Constant Kathryn. "Because clay has a memory, conversations about dyslexia, ceramics and success." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ63994.pdf.

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Dong, Chun. "Binder removal in ceramics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14101.

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Brito, Jorge Ferreira. "Produ??o de gr?s porcelanato a partir de mat?rias-primas do estado da Bahia." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2009. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/15587.

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The State Bahia, Brazil, presents different geological sites it with a very expressive variety minerals. It is situated among the very important States which produces minerals for industries, such as pointed aggregate, ornamentals stones and ceramics raw materials. Nowadays only four companies producting ceramics tiles. Porcelainized stoneware tiles is one of the noblest ceramics, depicting low water absorption (typically below of 0,5%), in addition to excellent staining resistance and mechanical strength. The present work aims at investigating the potential of local raw materials for the production of porcelainized stoneware tiles. For this purpose, these materials were characterized by X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, particle size analysis, thermal gravimetric analysis, thermal differential analysis and dilatometric analysis. Admixtures containing different compositions were prepared and fired at four temperatures, 1100 ?C, 1150 ?C, 1200 ?C and 1250 ?C with isotherm for 60 minute and heathing rate of 5 oC/min. After firing the samples, they were characterized by water absorption tests, linear retraction, analysis, apparent porosity, apparent specific mass, flexural strength, and microstructural analysis by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy . The results revealed three ceramics with porcelainized stoneware tiles characteristics and porcelain tile will be produce from raw materials originated in the State of Bahia
O Estado da Bahia apresenta uma diversidade de terrenos geol?gicos que encerra uma expressiva dota??o mineral e est? situado entre os mais importantes Estados produtores de minerais industriais, ressaltando-se agregados, rochas ornamentais e mat?rias-primas cer?micas. Atualmente somente quatro empresas produzem placas cer?micas. O gr?s porcelanato ? uma das mais nobres cer?micas de revestimento devido a sua baixa absor??o d ?gua (tipicamente abaixo de 0,5%), al?m de apresentar excelentes caracter?sticas t?cnicas, destacando-se pelas elevadas resist?ncias mec?nica, ao risco e ao manchamento. O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de avaliar o potencial das mat?rias-primas, feldspato, argila e caulim, utilizado na produ??o de gr?s porcelanato no estado da Bahia. Para isso, foi feita a caracteriza??o das mat?rias-primas por fluoresc?ncia de raios X (FRX), difra??o de raios X (DRX), an?lise granulom?trica (AG), an?lise t?rmica gravim?trica (TG), an?lise t?rmica diferencial (DTA) e an?lise dilatom?trica, elaborando-se sete formula??es que foram queimadas nas temperaturas: 1100 ?C, 1150 ?C, 1200 ?C e 1250 ?C, com isoterma de 60 minutos e taxa de aquecimento de 5 oC/ min. Ap?s a queima, os corpos-de-prova foram submetidos a ensaios de absor??o de ?gua, retra??o linear, an?lise dilatom?trica, porosidade aparente, massa espec?fica aparente, resist?ncia ? flex?o, difra??o de raios X e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura. Em tr?s formula??es foram obtidas, propriedades compat?veis com as exigidas para a produ??o do gr?s porcelanato com mat?rias-primas oriundas do Estado da Bahia

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Newton, John Michael. "The tensile strength and fracture toughness of heavy clay bodies." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296976.

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Wellman, R. G. "Solid particle erosion of ceramics." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18219.

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The zeolite ZSM-5 is well-known for its unique intersecting channel system. This channel system has a great bearing on the shape-selective properties and the long life-times of ZSM-5. In this study, ZSM-5 was modified in various ways to eliminate the external acidity of the catalyst to further improve these properties, and the success and effects of these modifications were investigated primarily using temperature programmed desorption techniques. The internal surface of ZSM-5, a medium pore zeolite, plays a major role in the shape selective properties of this catalyst, due to the diffusional restrictions imposed by the channel system on bulky molecules. Even though the number of acid sites on the external surface is small compared to the total number of acid sites, these easily accessible and non-shape selective acid sites may provide a high turnover rate for non-shape selective reactions. Furthermore, the main cause of deactivation of ZSM-5 is thought to be the formation of polyaromatic molecules on the external surface, which block access to the channels of the catalyst.

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Iserhard, José Luís Rodrigues de Freitas. "Estimativa do tempo de secagem de meios porosos inertes à base de argila em um modelo experimental." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/26541.

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Este trabalho investigou a previsão do tempo de secagem de uma massa cerâmica à base de argila vermelha, proveniente de uma indústria situada na região de Gravataí-RS. O material foi misturado nas composições de 0%, 5% 8% e 10% em peso em relação à argila de sua chamota (queima a 950°C), e caracterizado quanto à composição química, mineralógica e granulométrica. À massa cerâmica foi adicionada água até o limite de plasticidade mais 3% (base seca), sendo, então, homogeneizada, conformada por extrusão (a vácuo) e submetida à secagem por convecção em uma atmosfera psicrometricamente controlada As condições praticadas são as típicas de processos de secagem industrial: temperaturas de 40ºC, 50ºC e 60ºC, umidade relativa de 40% e velocidade do ar de 1,5 m/s. Para tanto, foi desenvolvido um aparato experimental de bancada que controlou, monitorou e registrou as perdas de massa (água) em tempo real. Foram elaboradas curvas de perda de massa pelo tempo e determinada a umidade crítica, através das diferenciais da perda de massa pelo tempo baseando-se nas curvas de Bigot e calculada a velocidade de perda de massa instantânea. Foram determinadas curvas de regressão linear, e a estimativa do tempo de secagem, em função da temperatura do ar de secagem e da quantidade de chamota. Os corpos-de-prova foram ainda caracterizados em função de sua resistência mecânica, cuja variação foi quantizada pela estatística de Weibull. Foram realizados 30 ensaios para cada conformação, sendo que para cada batelada foram utilizados três corpos-de-prova por ciclo de secagem. Os resultados mostraram que à medida que se aumenta a proporção de chamota e a temperatura de secagem, aumenta a velocidade de secagem, tendo como consequência a diminuição do tempo de secagem. Esses fenômenos foram equacionados de acordo com cada formulação, servindo de base para um modelo de estimativa do tempo de secagem de argilas, nas mesmas condições aqui retratadas. Isso permite uma previsão de maneira otimizada, do tempo que o material fica submetido à secagem, antes do início do processo de queima, tendo como consequência economia de energia e tempo quando de sua utilização no processo industrial.
This study investigated the prediction of the drying time of a ceramic-based red clay, from an industry located in the region of Gravataí-RS .. The material was mixed in the compositions of 0% 5% 8% and 10% by weight in relation to its chamotte clay (firing at 950 ° C), and characterize d for chemical composition, mineralogical and particle size. In the ceramic body water was added to the plastic limit plus 3% (dry basis), and then homogenized, formed by extrusion (vacuum) and subjected to convective drying in a controlled environment psychrometric conditions applied are the typical industrial drying processes: temperatures of 40 º C, 50 º C and 60 º C, relative humidity of 40% and air velocity of 1.5 m / s. To this end, we developed an experimental apparatus who managed, monitored and recorded losses of mass (water) in real time. They have been drawn curves of mass loss over time and determined the critical moisture through the differential mass loss by the time in the Bigot curves and calculated the speed of instant weight loss. We determined linear regression curves and the estimation of drying time, depending on the temperature of the drying air and the amount of chamotte. The samples were further characterized according to their strength, whose variation was quantized by the statistical Weibull. 30 tests were performed for each conformation, and for each batch were used three bodies of test by drying cycle. The results showed that as increasing the proportion of chamotte and the drying temperature increases the drying rate, resulting in the decrease of drying time. These phenomena were equated according to each formulation serving of base for a model to estimate the drying time of clay under the same conditions depicted here, with an estimated optimally, the time that the material is subjected to drying before the beginning of the burning process of firing process, resulting in savings and time when its use in industrial process.

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Williams, Kaylea N. "Archetypes in Clay." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/400.

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The artist discusses the background, ideas, and work entitled Archetypes in Clay, for the completion of her Bachelor of Arts Degree and undergraduate research for the Fine and Performing Arts Scholar program at East Tennessee State University. The artist used this development of work to explore personality types, and how they can be portrayed through clay vessels. In particular, the artist shows her work, how she created the vessels, the testing involved, and the struggles she faced. Archetypes is the focus behind the concept of this project. Her work includes four ceramic vessels, created with clay and finished with glaze. The artist cites Carl Jung, Isabel Briggs-Myers, and NERIS Analytics Limited as important research in this project.

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Palomino, Angelica Maria. "Fabric formation and control in fine-grained materials." Diss., Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004:, 2003. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-06072004-131309/unrestricted/palomino%5Fangelica%5Fm%5F200405%5Fphd.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by J. Carlos Santamarina.
Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-192).

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Nel, Jacqueline Margot. "Processing and properties of silicon nitride ceramics." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21682.

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Bibliography: pages 129-139.
Silicon nitride, Si₃N₄, ceramics were produced using either silicon or silicon nitride powder. The silicon was reaction bonded in nitrogen atmosphere to form reaction bonded Si₃N₄,which was then sintered between 1700°C and 1800°C to form a dense Si₃N₄ ceramic. The silicon nitride powder compacts were also sintered between 1700°C and 1800°C. In order to achieve densification Y₂O₃-A1₂O₃ additive combination was used in both processing routes. The physical and mechanical properties of the Si₃N₄ materials was found to be dependent on the processing conditions. The post sintered reaction bonded Si₃N₄ materials had the highest densities and hardness values, while the sintered Si3N4 materials had the highest strength and toughness values. The microstructure was also influenced to a great extent by the processing conditions, and this in tum influenced the mechanical properties of the ceramics.

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Wang, Jia. "Synthesis and properties of polyimide/organo clay and polyimide/polyaniline-modified clay nanocomposites." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282055379.

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Lai, Alan Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Shape memory ceramics in small volumes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104111.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2016.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139).
Shape memory ceramics rely on martensitic transformations which are similar to those found in metallic shape memory materials, but ceramics offer several advantages over metals such as higher operating temperatures and larger transformation stresses. However, polycrystalline shape memory ceramics have shown poor cycling performance which limits their use in practical applications. This is due to the inherent physical constraints of the grains that create stress concentrations and eventually leads to intergranular fracture. Here it is proposed that single crystalline and oligocrystalline ceramics-made with a single grain or very few grains-will avoid the physical constraints found in polycrystalline materials that lead to intergranular fracture and result in shape memory ceramics with enhanced cycling performance. Zirconia was chosen for study because it has the necessary martensitic transformations and has shown limited shape memory properties when in the bulk polycrystalline form. Focused ion beam milling was used to make single crystal and oligocrystal pillars of varying diameter that were compression tested using a nanomechanical testing platform to determine the mechanical properties. This work showed that removing grain constraints in micron-scale shape memory zirconia prevented cracking and fracture. It also enhanced the number of achievable repeatable cycles from five in bulk materials to at least hundreds in small structures. The transition from single- to oligo- to poly-crystal was explored and it was found that fracture is more likely in polycrystals and that the transformation stresses increase as pillar diameter is increased, the opposite of what is observed in shape memory metals. This phenomenon is attributed to the higher stiffness of ceramics making the stored elastic energy more important. The effect of crystal orientation was investigated to aid in design and optimization. Orientation maps were produced for fracture behavior, elastic modulus, transformation stress, and transformation strain. Finally four different scale-up architectures were proposed and implemented - powders, wires, foams, and thin films - and each demonstrated shape memory properties thereby paving the way for deployment in practical applications.
by Alan Lai.
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Fafard, Jonathan. "Functionalized Materials Based on the Clay Mineral Kaolinite." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37307.

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The use of kaolinite for preparing functionalized materials for specialized applications is still a relatively niche research subject. This is in spite of its low cost, high availability, and the potential for covalently grafting organic functional groups to its inner and outer surfaces. These grafted compounds have been shown to be highly resistant to heat and solvents, making them very useful for certain applications, for example in polymer nanocomposite materials that require high thermal resistance during polymer processing. Solid state NMR has been shown to play an essential role in solving the structure of functionalized kaolinite materials, however the current knowledge base for these functionalized kaolinites is notably lacking for some nuclei such as 1H, 27Al and 17O. Research was undertaken to address these concerns by developing new synthetic strategies for preparing kaolinite based materials for use as nanocomposites and to examine commonly prepared modified kaolinite precursors materials by 1H and 27Al MAS NMR in an attempt to demonstrate their utility for characterizing kaolinite intercalated and grafted complexes. Solid state 1H NMR of a natural kaolinite, kGa-1b, identified two main proton signals attributed to inner and inner surface hydroxyl protons. The different affinity of these two types of hydroxyl groups towards exchange with deuterium was used to differentiate between the two. The 1H NMR spectra of a DMSO intercalated kaolinite, kDMSO, and a methanol grafted kaolinite, kmethoxy, were fitted with high accuracy using models consistent with the known structures of these materials. The 27Al MAS NMR spectra of a natural kaolinite, kGa-1b, a DMSO intercalated kaolinite, kDMSO, and a methanol grafted kaolinite, kmethoxy measured at 21.1T showed little difference between one another, while noticeable differences could be seen at 4.7T. 27Al MQMAS experiments found almost no difference between these materials in the multiple quantum dimension, suggesting the differences that were observed are a result of differences in quadrupolar parameters rather than chemical shifts. The 27Al NMR spectra of kGa-1b, kDMSO and kmethoxy were fitted with good accuracy using models consistent with known structures of these materials. Different Al(III) sites with CQ values varying by up to 0.6MHz were found. The 27Al NMR spectra of two different methanol grafted kaolinites were also compared and it was found that the intensities of the sites with lower values of CQ were dependent on the quantity of grafted aluminum sites. The interlayer space of kaolinite was functionalized with a block copolymer: poly(ethylene)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) using a kaolinite pre-intercalated with DMSO, kDMSO, and with a biodegradable polymer: poly(lactide) using a kaolinite pre-intercalated with urea, kurea, both by using melts of the polymer. The polymers were found to completely displace their precursors from the interlayer space giving a monolayer type arrangement of the polymer. Attempts were made to graft compounds containing polymerizable functional groups: 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol vinyl ether to kaolinite’s inner surfaces using a kaolinite pre-intercalated and grafted with methanol, kmethoxy, and a kaolinite pre-intercalated with DMSO, kDMSO, respectively. Both compounds were found to displace their precursors from the interlayer space, adopting a monolayer type arrangement. 13C and 29Si NMR results suggest 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol’s allyl group remains intact and partially keys into the clay mineral’s siloxane rings. Ethylene glycol vinyl ether was found to undergo intramolecular cyclization to form an acetal product, consuming its vinyl group in the process. This reaction was observed using an unmodified kaolinite, kGa-1b, suggesting that the clay mineral’s surfaces, both inner and outer, act as an acid catalyst.

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Wang, Yan. "Exploring Biopolymer-Clay Nanocomposite Materials by Molecular Modelling." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Teoretisk kemi och biologi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-166299.

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In this thesis, bio-nanocomposites made from two alternative biopolymers and montmorillonite (Mnt) clay have been investigated by molecular modelling. These biopolymers are xyloglucan (XG) and chitosan (CHS), both of which are abundant, renewable, and cost-effective. After being reinforced by Mnt clay nanoparticles, the polymer nanocomposites gains in multifunctionality and in the possibility to register unique combinations of properties, like mechanical, biodegradable, electrical, thermal and gas barrier properties. I apply molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the interfacial mechanisms of the adhesion of these biopolymers to the Mnt nanoplatelets at an atomic level. For the XG-Mnt system, a strong binding affinity of XG to a fully hydrated Mnt interface was demonstrated. It was concluded that the dominant driving force for the interfacing is the enthalpy, i.e. the potential energy of the XG-Mnt interacting system. The adsorbed XG favors a flat conformation with a galactose residue in its side chain that facilitates the adsorption of the polymer to the nanoclay. The XG adsorption was found do depend strongly on the hydration ability of counterions. The binding affinity of XG to Mnt was found to be strongest in the K-Mnt/XG system, followed by, in decreasing order, Na-Mnt/XG, Li-Mnt/XG, and Ca-Mnt/XG. The competing mechanism between ions, water and the XG in the interlayer region was shown to play an important role. The dimensional stability upon moisture exposure, i.e. the ability of a material to resist swelling, is an important parameter for biopolymer-clay nanocomposites. While pure clay swells significantly even at low hydration levels, it is here shown that for the XG-Mnt system, at a hydration level below 50%, the inter-lamellar spacing is well preserved, suggesting a stable material performance. However, at higher hydration levels, the XG-Mnt composite was found to exhibit swelling at the same rate as the pure hydrated Mnt clay. For the CHS-Mnt system, the significant electrostatic interactions from the direct charge-charge attraction between the polymer and the Mnt clay play a key role in the composite formation. Varying the degree of acetylation (DA) and the degree of protonation (DPr) resulted in different effects on the polymer-clay interaction. For the heavily acetylated CHS (DA > 50%, also known as chitin), the strong adhesion of the neutral chitin to the Mnt clay was attributed to strong correlation between the acetyl functional groups and the counterions which act as an electrostatic “glue”. Similarly, the poor adhesion of the fully deprotonated (DPr = 0%) neutral CHS to the clay is attributed to a weak correlation between the amino functional group and the counterions. The stress-strain behavior of the CHS-Mnt composite shows that the mechanical properties are highly affected by the volume fraction of the Mnt clay and the degree of exfoliation of the composite. The material structure has a close relationship to the material properties. Biopolymer-clay nanocomposites hold a bright future to replace petroleum-derived polymer plastics and will become widely used in common life. The theme of the thesis is that further critical improvements of these materials can be accomplished by development of the experimental methods in conjunction with increased understanding of the interactions between polymer, clay, water, ions, solutions in the polymer-clay mixtures provided by molecular modelling.
I denna avhandling har molekylär modellering och molekyldynamisk (MD) simulering använts för att studera modellsystem för bio-nanokompositer bestående av montmorillonit-lera samt två olika sorters biopolymerer – xyloglukan (XG) och kitosan (CHS). Båda dessa polymerer är naturligt förekommande och mycket vanliga. De är dessutom förnyelsebara och kostnadseffektiva. Då polymererna förstärkts med nanopartiklar av montmorillonit får det resulterande kompositmaterialet en unik kombination av egenskaper såsom mekaniska, elektriska, termiska och barriär egenskaper etc. Genom att använda molekyldynamiska (MD) simuleringar, studeras här växelverkan mellan dessa biopolymerer och lernanopartiklar (Mnt) på grundläggande atomistisk detaljnivå. Mellan XG och Mnt i ett fullt hydrerat system kunde stark bindningsaffinitet påvisas. Den dominerande drivkraften för affiniteten var entalpi, d.v.s. potentiell växelverkansenergi. Den adsorberade XG-kedjan antar en platt konformation på ytan. Ett förslag utifrån simuleringsresultaten var att galaktosresidyn i xyloglukanets sidokedja underlättar adsorptionen till lerytan. Simuleringarna kunde också visa att adsorption av XG till Mnt beror starkt på motjonernas hydreringsförmåga. Bindningsaffiniteten mellan XG och Mnt var som starkast i K-Mnt/XG- systemet. Därefter följde, i minskande ordning, Na-Mnt/XG, Li-Mnt/XG och Ca-Mnt/XG. Det kunde visas att strukturen vid gränsytan styrs av konkurrerande mekanismer mellan joner, vatten och XG. Dimensionsstabilitet vid fuktexponering, d.v.s. förmågan hos ett material att motverka svällning, är en viktig egenskap för biopolymer-lernanokompositer. Ren lera sväller signifikant även vid låga fukthalter. Dock kunde MD simuleringar visa att ett modellsystem av XG-Mnt behåller sitt ursprungliga interlamellära avstånd vid hydreringsnivåer under 50%, vilket indikerar ett stabilare material. Vid högre hydrering uppmättes dock svällningen vara densamma som för ren lera. I CHS-Mnt-systemet visade det sig att direkt elektrostatisk växelverkan med signifikant styrka mellan laddningar på polymer och Mnt-yta spelar störst roll för kompositformeringen. Olika effekt på polymer-lerväxelverkan uppnåddes genom att variera acetyleringsgraden (DA) respektive protoneringsgraden (DPr). För den tungt acetylerade CHS-polymeren (DA > 50%, även kallad kitin) visade sig den starka vidhäftningen bero på korrelation mellan acetylgrupperna och motjonerna som i sin tur verkade som ett elektrostatiskt “lim”. På liknande sätt kunde den svaga vidhäftningen mellan fullt deprotonerad (DPr = 0%) neutral CHS och lera förklaras med en betydligt svagare korrelation mellan aminogrupperna och motjonerna. Spänning-töjningsbeteendet hos CHS-Mnt modellen visar att dess mekaniska egenskaper beror kraftigt på volymsandelen Mnt och graden av exfoliering i kompositen. Materialets struktur är nära relaterat till materialegenskaperna. Framtiden för nanokompositer av biopolymerer och lera är ljus då de kan komma att ersätta oljebaserade plaster och användas frekvent i våra dagliga liv. Materialen kommer successivt förbättras genom utveckling av experimentella metoder i kombination med molekylmodellering för ökad förståelse för växelverkan mellan polymer, lera, vatten, joner och lösningsmedel.
本论文利用分子动力学模拟技术研究了两种备选生物大分子与蒙脱土(Montmorillonite, Mnt)（一种粘土）组成的生物纳米复合材料，分别是木葡聚糖（Xyloglucan, XG）/蒙脱土和壳聚糖(Chitosan, CHS)/蒙脱土。木葡聚糖与壳聚糖都是自然界广泛存在的生物大分子，资源丰富且取材面宽，提取及加工成本低廉，加之可以生物降解并可再生，是优秀的生物复合材料备选原料。经过蒙脱土纳米颗粒加固后，这些基于生物大分子的复合材料将获得多功能且有多种独特特性相结合的优点，比如，更好的力学性能，生物可降解，良好的导电性能，传热性能和屏蔽气体与液体侵扰的能力等等。论文中，我们采用分子动力学模拟的方法着重对生物大分子与蒙脱土在界面上的粘附相互作用机理进行了深入探讨。首先，对于木葡聚糖/蒙脱土纳米复合材料，我们发现糖分子与土分子间有着很强的天然亲和力。研究证明它们之间的这种相互作用，热焓是主要的推动力，也就是糖和土分子间的相互作用势能。含有半乳糖残基的木葡聚糖分子（本文中亦称天然木葡聚糖分子）吸附到粘土表面后，分子构型呈现扁平状，半乳糖残基似有辅助木葡聚糖大分子吸附到粘土颗粒上的作用。进一步研究发现，木葡聚糖分子在粘土表面上的吸附与溶液中抗衡离子的水和作用密切相关。在钾离子平衡的糖/粘土系统中，糖分子与土分子的相互作用最强，钠离子平衡的糖/粘土系统次之，紧接着是锂离子平衡的糖/粘土系统，最弱的是钙离子平衡的糖/粘土系统。研究发现，离子，水分子，以及糖分子在粘土层间的竞争机制在糖分子的粘附过程中起着重要的作用。材料暴露于潮湿环境中的尺寸稳定性，也就是材料抗肿胀的能力是生物大分子/蒙脱土所构成的复合材料的重要参数。蒙脱土自身即使在很低的潮湿环境下就会有明显地膨胀现象，然而，对木葡聚糖/蒙脱土复合材料来说，尺寸稳定性可以在水和值低于50%以下有效保存。其夹层尺寸的稳定保持暗示了材料在这个程度的潮湿环境下的稳定性。然而，当水和值高于50%时，木葡聚糖/蒙脱土复合材料将出现明显的肿胀现象，表现在夹层尺寸的明显增大，且其膨胀速率与粘土自身的膨胀速率逐渐趋于相当水平。其次，对于壳聚糖/蒙脱土复合材料，我们发现由电荷-电荷间直接产生地强烈的静电吸引作用是壳聚糖分子与蒙脱土分子相互粘附并构成复合材料的关键因素。通过改变壳聚糖分子的乙酰化程度（Degree of acetylation, DA）和质子化程度(Degree of protonation, DPr)，糖分子与土分子的相互作用有着显著地不同。对于乙酰化程度（DA）高于50%的壳聚糖分子（亦成为甲壳素分子chitin, CHT），电中性的甲壳素分子与土分子间的强吸附作用源于乙酰基功能团与抗衡离子的强相关性。抗衡离子此时扮演着类似于“电子胶”的作用，可以有效地将电中性的甲壳素分子与土分子粘结在一起。类似地，当质子化程度最低时，亦即壳聚糖分子完全非质子化，即呈现电中性时，较差的糖/土吸附作用源于氨基功能团与抗衡离子的较弱的相关性。进一步对壳聚糖/蒙脱土复合材料的分子系统进行应力应变计算发现，复合材料的力学性能直接受蒙脱土体积分数和其剥离程度的影响，通常，粘土的体积分数越大体系的力学性能越高，且剥离程度对材料的整体性能也有直接影响。因此，材料的结构与其性能的表征有着密切联系。我们相信生物大分子与蒙脱土构成的生物复合材料有着光明的前景，可以取代石油提取物制成的塑料材料，并将能够广泛应用在日常生活中。通过实验技术的改善和应用分子模拟技术对复合材料体系中生物大分子，蒙脱土分子，水分子，离子，溶液环境等混合物质相互作用的理解增加，这种可再生的新材料将会得到重要改进，这也是整本论文的主旋律。

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Zhou, Ding. "Developing supplementary cementitious materials from waste London clay." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/44528.

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Major tunnelling projects in London have generated enormous amounts of excavated clay, and there will be even larger production of excavated London clay in the next few years. This research focuses on investigating the technical feasibility of processing excavated London clay into a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) suitable for the use in concrete. Excavated London clay was calcined at a range of temperatures between 600 and 1000 °C for 2 hours. The as-received and calcined London clay samples were characterized using techniques including XRF, XRD, FTIR, TGA/DTG, ICP, SEM, nitrogen adsorption, laser diffraction, isothermal conduction calorimetry and pycnometry. London clay is a complex mix of various types of clay and non-clay minerals, such as kaolinite (30.2 wt.%), illite (11.9 wt.%), montmorillonite (41.3 wt.%), chlorite, pyrite, goethite, feldspar and quartz (16.6 wt.%). Calcining excavated London clay resulted in oxidation, dehydration, dehydroxylation, amorphization and recrystallization, causing significant compositional and structural changes to clay and non-clay minerals. The degree of change depended on the calcining temperature. At 600 °C, kaolinite was entirely dehydroxylated, and the removal of octahedral hydroxyls led to a collapse of the 1:1 layered structure. As a result, metakaolin was formed. In contrast, the dehydroxylation of illite and montmorillonite started below 600 °C but finished at around 800 °C. Additionally, the two clay minerals did not suffer significant loss in crystallinity from complete dehydroxylation. The collapse of the 2:1 layered structure of illite and montmorillonite took place only when the calcining temperature was 900 °C and above. It was also observed that the recrystallization of spinel occurred above 950 °C. The assessment of pozzolanic reactivity for calcined London clays was performed using the strength activity index (SAI) test, Frattini test, portlandite consumption test and the Chapelle test. The results showed that excavated London clay can be transformed into a SCM by calcining, and the optimum calcining temperature is 900 °C. The decrease at 950 °C can be attributed to the occurrence of spinel recrystallization. London clay calcined at 900 °C was used to produce concrete at replacement levels up to 30 wt.% and three water-to-binder ratios (0.3, 0.4, 0.5). A CEM-I replacement of up to 30 wt.% showed no detrimental effect on workability or the compressive strength of concrete. In addition, the concrete with 30 wt.% of CEM-I substituted by calcined London clay and a w/b ratio of 0.3 had greater strength than control concrete after 28 days curing. At a replacement of 20 wt.% and a w/b ratio of 0.4, the concrete containing calcined London clay had similar 90-day compressive strength to those incorporating pulverised fuel ash, ground granulated blastfurnace slag and silica fume. Carbon emission estimation showed that a 30 wt.% substitution of CEM-I by calcined London clay in concrete produces 27% less CO2 emission compared to 100 wt.% CEM-I. This study has demonstrated that it is technically feasible to use calcined London clay as a supplementary cementitious material for use in concrete.

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Chiu, Yu-Wen. "Static and Dynamic Properties of Clay Brick Materials." Thesis, Curtin University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85505.

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This study investigates and quantifies the static and dynamic mechanical properties of clay bricks. The compressive and tensile strengths, corresponding failure strains and Young’s modulus of the three different types of brick materials at different strain rates are experimentally quantified. Based on the test results, empirical relations of dynamic increase factor (DIFs) with respect to strain rate are derived for brick materials. Correlation between dynamic split-tensile strength and dynamic direct tensile strength is examined, and a conversion relationship is proposed.

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Twomey, Clare. "Ceramics collections : exploring object engagement beyond the known historic models of clay practice." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2018. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/q56vv/ceramics-collections-exploring-object-engagement-beyond-the-known-historic-models-of-clay-practice.

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This practice-based research examines ceramics collections and artistic practice. It explicitly focuses on the exploration of object engagement beyond the historic models of clay practice and the uses of clay as a medium through which to examine cultural and museological challenges. It is centred on five artworks by the author made between 2006 and 2015 (Trophy, 2006, Forever, 2010, Exchange, 2012, Piece by Piece, 2013, Manifest: 10,000 hours, 2015). These employ advances in curatorial practice and theory that have informed the curation of ceramic artefacts held by museums seeking to reframe the relationship between material culture and clay culture, and the modes and devices of how ceramics are displayed. These five exhibition works have interrogated traditional understandings of ceramic collections in museums and their boundaries. These exhibitions, together with this commentary, constitute this PhD by publication. Ceramics, clay practice and craft are the context of these developmental works that have expanded thinking within the field. The thesis discusses the long-term development of ceramic and craft practices of immersive works that can be used as a tool to access our understanding of ceramic collections and trajectories. The research recognizes shifts in the contextual development of craft practice and in the literature developing alongside practice during a period from the 1960s onwards. In the contextual review the museum and the collections in focus are addressed in the contexts of audience engagement, participation and live works, and issues are raised in relation to time-based works and shared authorships. The critical developments of clay practice are also addressed within the timeframe of each section. Each of the five artworks is outlined in terms of context, research and development. These works have addressed the main question of how ceramic collections may be animated and explored through the audience's participation. Through ten years of research, experimentation and close investigation, these questions have been slowly and carefully developed to test the boundaries of knowledge regarding arts and museum practices, encouraging a continued relationship with these concerns.

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Alan, Lily. "Interior, Concept and Clay: A Study of Self and Space." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2015. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/563.

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This paper considers theories of perception, interaction, and being as a historical and philosophical foundation for themes of space and the self within art; namely, my senior installation, Interior, Concept & Clay. Beginning with a biological discussion of the eye’s perception, the paper moves on to Kant’s theories of Differentiation of Direction in Space. From there, I discuss Gaston Bachelard’s text The Poetics of Space as an investigation of personal awareness within domestic interiors. Finally, I study the vast and varied philosophical notions of selfhood and no-selfhood with the help of John Canfield’s The Looking-Glass Self: An Examination of Self-Awareness. As these influential texts are connected to one another as important accounts of the human experience, I weave in the story of Interior, Concept & Clay as an example of selfhood and space interacting in multiple, complex dimensions.

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Corigliano, Michael. "Materials and Meaning." VCU Scholars Compass, 2013. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3270.

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Decisive moments and their fleeting experiences are born from an individual’s interaction within a defined physical space. It is here at the intersection of environment and context that my work in site-specific art begins. I endeavor to create an examination of socio-political and environmental issues through a manipulation of materials, thereby altering one’s private, communal, and cultural response to them. My installations are comprised of slip casted multiples which reference the human form. I place these forms in galleries and specific exterior locations, and incorporate materials that are charged with societal discord, such as used motor oil and post-consumer detritus, in order to still the blur of contemporary life. This allows for a contemplative pause that pulls into focus the effect of pursuing our individual wants and desires against the consequences of these pursuits on the larger society and environment.

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