Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

An Alternative to Clay in Building Materials: Red Mud Sintering Using Fly Ash via Taguchi’s Methodology

Table 5

Mineralogical phases in sintered red mud.
Compound nameChemical formulaJCPDS no.
Corundum Al2O300-046-1212
SillimaniteAl2SiO500-038-0471
JadeiteNaAlSi2O600-022-1338
Burnt ochreFe2O300-033-0664
Aluminum iron oxideAlFeO300-030-0024
BrookiteTiO200-015-0875
Calcium oxideCaO00-037-1497
Calcium silicateCa2SiO400-031-0299
GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)300-039-0368
Sodium aluminum oxideNaAlO200-033-1200