Research Article

Synthesis and Properties of Red Mud-Based Nanoferrite Clinker

Table 4

Variation in content of major phases in NF at different CaCO3/red mud ratios (%).

CaCO3/red mud (wt%)0.50.60.70.80.91.01.21.51.82.0

Ca2FeAlO5 (brownmillerite)19.221.723.432.139.036.341.547.239.834.9
Ca2Fe2O5 (srebrodolskite)14.122.526.130.918.019.213.310.410.39.0
CaFe3O5 (calcium iron oxide)6.44.34.43.73.94.45.42.82.53.7
Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3 (andradite)2.13.52.70.62.62.70.61.70.32.1
Fe2O3 (hematite)14.817.212.89.45.53.35.02.52.33.4
β-Ca2SiO4 (dicalcium silicate)14.09.56.35.27.07.56.97.47.26.2
α-Ca2SiO4 (dicalcium silicate)2.33.53.94.26.10.50.80.90.70.6
α-Ca2SiO4 (dicalcium silicate)1.50.20.20.10.21.40.20.30.20.2
Ca2SiO4 (sum(α+α+β)) (dicalcium silicate)17.813.210.49.513.39.48.08.68.17.0
Ca3Si2O7 (rankinite)12.912.512.88.311.516.815.810.511.08.2
CaCO3 (calcite)0.60.10.10.10.12.22.56.215.116.2
CaO (lime)1.61.12.83.43.93.27.08.89.813.8
(CaO)12(Al2O3)7 (mayenite)000.50.10.31.20.40.60.10
NaAlSi4 (sodium aluminium silicon)1.21.81.71.01.73.20.60.70.71.7
Na8Al4Si4O18 (sodium aluminum silicate)9.71.82.30.90.300000