Development of a technology for producing ceramic refractory material in a composition of montmorillonite clays (bentonite-like) and ferrochrome production wastes

Zhangir khan university, 51 Zhangir khan str. Uralsk, Kazakhstan

^* Corresponding author: montaevs@mail.ru

Abstract

The article presents the results of scientific and experimental studies on the creation of ceramic refractory material. Montmorillonite clay (bentonite-like) of the Pogodaevsky deposit and ferro-dust from self-decaying slags of low-carbon ferrochrome of the Aktobe ferroalloy plant were selected as the most effective types of raw materials in terms of their physico-mechanical properties and chemico-mineralogical composition. The composition of ceramic mass in chamotte - ferro dust - binder and rational technological parameters of molding, drying and firing was developed. The basic physical and mechanical properties of the obtained ceramic samples, which have high strength, average density, low linear thermal expansion coefficient and fire shrinkage, are studied. Ceramic samples based on the proposed raw material composition can withstand temperatures up to 1350 С, which is 200-300 С higher than ceramic samples based on clay raw materials. The high strength indices and refractoriness of samples are explained by the fact that in result of heat treatment of the studied ceramic composition, a densely sintered framework with reinforced refractory minerals such as forsterite Mg2 (SiO4) and spinel (MgAl2O4) is formed. The prospects of this research area are associated with the creation of innovative technologies for the production of popular refractory materials, but also with an environmental issue. Processing of technogenic resources of Kazakhstan will not only reduce the consumption of natural resources, but also reduce the human impact on the environment.