Investigating Refractory Properties of Ipetumodu Clay for Industrial Applications

Investigating Refractory Properties of Ipetumodu Clay for Industrial Applications

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Volume-11 Issue-3
Year of Publication : 2024
Authors : Kutelu B.J, Oluwaseyi A.O, Fakolade O.R
DOI : 10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V11I3P113

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Kutelu B.J, Oluwaseyi A.O, Fakolade O.R, "Investigating Refractory Properties of Ipetumodu Clay for Industrial Applications," International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 113-121, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V11I3P113

Abstract
Nigeria is endowed with vast clay deposits with desirable refractory properties. Yet, her continuous dependent on imported refractories still remains unending. Therefore. in this study, the refractory properties of the Ipetumudu clay deposit in Osun State, Nigeria, were investigated for the purposes of industrial applications. Three (3) samples were collected from the study areas at a depth of 1.5m each based on ASTM 2004 D.1452, using a stratified random sampling method. The samples were broken into pieces, mixed thoroughly to achieve homogeneity, and slurred in water to form a clay solution. It wet sieved and allowed to thicken by decanting the clear water on the slurry until plastic mass was obtained, sun-dried for 72hrs to obtain dry mass and subjected to consecutive crushing and grinding using Denver jaw crusher– Model and Denver ball mill- Model, respectively, until final sample with fine and smooth particle size was obtained. 525g of each sample was measured; this was poured into a set of sieves of 850 µm, 600 µm, 425µm, 300 µm, l50 µm, and -150 µm mesh sizes and pan, and operated on electrically driven sieve shaker – Model for 20 minutes. The weight retained on each sieve was measured and recorded, and a clay sample on 150 µm sieve size was selected. A small portion of the clay sample was used for chemical analysis using an atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) - model 210 VGP. The remaining portions were thoroughly mixed with 10% water, rammed into oil-lubricated cylindrical moulds of 30 mm diameter and 45 mm height, using a 30 kg rammer, and oven-dried at 105oC for 24 hours. A suitable plunger was applied to remove the cylindrical specimens and tested for the various refractory properties. From the results, the clay sample was comprised mainly of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and silica (SiO2). The average values of bulk density, apparent porosity, permeability numbers, permeability numbers, thermal shock resistance and refractoriness were 2.34 g/cm3 , 20.63%, 49.50, 13.2%, 19.1 cycles and 1098oC, respectively. Therefore, the clay deposit is most suitable for use as a lining material for applications requiring low temperatures (oven and furnace kilns). Moreover, as burnt brick for structural purposes in brick brick-making industry, clay pots, plates and cups in the pottery/ceramic industry, and tiles and sanitary wares.

Keywords
Crushing, Grinding, Particle size, Refractory properties, Weight retained, Slurred.

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