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Caracterização dos resíduos cauliníticos das indústrias de mineração de caulim da Amazônia como matéria-prima para produção de pozolanas de alta reatividade
(2012-03) BARATA, Márcio Santos; ANGÉLICA, Rômulo Simões
Capim and Jari are the two most important kaolin mining districts of the Brazilian Amazon region. They encompass the major Brazilian reserves of high quality kaolin for the paper coating industry. The kaolin is mined and processed by three major companies responsible for about 500,000 ton of a residue mainly composed of kaolinite. The wastes come mainly from the centrifugation phase of the kaolin beneficiation process and their final destinations are huge sedimentation basins that occupy large areas. The main purpose of this work is to evaluate the physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of the kaolin wastes processed from the Capim and Jari region, in order to obtain metakaolinite, a high reactive pozzolan for the cement industry. When incorporated to ordinary Portland cement such pozzolans increases the concrete and mortars performance. All the residues studied in this work were characterized by means of: X-ray diffraction analysis, differential thermal analysis, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and laser diffraction. Both residues are mainly constitutes by at least 92% of low granulometry kaolinite with specific surface area above 8 m2/g and mean diameter below 1 µm. Free silica (quartz) contents are below 3%. The high concentration of kaolinite in these residues dispenses rigid control parameters for removal of impurities usually employed in pozzolan production. The Jari kaolin exhibits high disordered kaolinite in comparison with the high ordered kaolinite of the Capim region and gives rise to higher desidroxilation degree at lower temperatures. It points to energy saving and reducing costs during the production of a pozzolan. The results are satisfactory and reveal that both kaolin wastes are excellent raw material for the production of high reactive metakaolin.
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Caulins amazônicos: possíveis materiais de referência
(2013-09) SANTOS, Suzianny Cristina Arimatéa; ROCHA JUNIOR, Carlos Augusto Ferreira da; SILVA, Liliane Nogueira da; ANGÉLICA, Rômulo Simões; NEVES, Roberto de Freitas
Kaolin is a product originated by the weathering action of aluminum silicates, such as feldspars, which in the Amazon region is favored by warm and humid climate. Used in fabrication of refractory, cement, pharmaceuticals, catalysts, paper coating and filler and other several purposes. This study aims to characterization and comparison of kaolins for paper coating and in natura from different regions in Pará ( Rio Capim, Jarí and Vila do Conde) of sedimentary origin with kaolins used as reference materials (IPT-28, IPT-32, IPT-42, KGa-1b e KGa-2). The characterizations were carried out by methods of chemical, physical and mineralogical analyses: Particle size distribution, X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Differential Thermal Analysis. The results showed as main mineral phase in all kaolin studied the kaolinite, with different degrees of "crystallinity". The Amazon kaolins presented high and low degree of structural order as well as reference materials. With respect to the properties of chemical composition, both materials showed levels of SiO2 + Al2O3 above 90%, low levels of Na2O and TiO2, with average of 0.6% and 1.92%, respectively for the reference materials, and for amazon kaolins were 0.3% and 1.62% to TiO2. The particle size analysis showed variances of the D50 from 0.7 to 9 µm to the amazon kaolins and from 1.7 to 6 µm to the reference materials. The sedimentary amazon kaolins, with low levels of impurities and found in large quantities, suggest a strong potential for use as reference kaolins.
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Mineralogia e geoquímica da ocorrência de palygorskita de Alcântara, bacia de S. Luís-Grajaú, Maranhão
(2011-12) AMORIM, Kamilla Borges; ANGÉLICA, Rômulo Simões
The Alcântara Formation (S. Luis-Grajaú Basin, Alcântara region, northern Brazil) is mainly constituted by mudstones, sandstones and limestones. These lithotypes represent a progradacional succession of lagun/washover and tidal channel deposits that overlap huge shoreface deposits. The main purpose of this work is to carry out a mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the clay minerals association related to the pelitic rocks of the Alcantara Formation, specially the known palygorskite occurrences. One geological profile was sampled (eight samples) and described at the Baronesa beach (Alcântara city). The samples were submitted to mineralogical and chemical analysis by means of the following techniques: X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the Baronesa Beach profile is mainly composed by sandstones at the base, followed by mudstones with intercalations of limestones. A wide clay mineral assemblage was described in a lagoon environment, with different contents of palygorskite, chlorite, illite, smectite and traces of kaolinite. Small amounts of dolomite, calcite and feldspars were also observed. The genesis of these minerals assemblage are mainly related to arid to semi-arid climatic conditions during the deposition period, with high evaporation rates. Two generations of palygorskite were described: (1) white macroscopic accumulations easily observed in the field and frequently described in the literature; and (2) massive accumulation, as the dominant mineral, in the upper muddy levels of the Baronesa Beach profile. This second generation is described for the first time in this work, and may constitute metric levels with potential economic interest.