Keywords: mineralizer

Special features of obtaining a high-strength ceramic body based on modified argillites

https://doi.org/10.58224/2618-7183-2026-9-3-2
Abstract
After studying construction market trends over the past year, a rapid decline in ceramic materials production was revealed. According to Rosstat, construction materials output fell by 8.6% in September 2025 compared to the same month last year. Regarding the ceramic materials market, a decline was observed in the ceramic brick, stone, and tile production segment. Production of construction bricks decreased by 3.8%, ceramic stone by 4.8%, and ceramic facade tiles by 3.1%. Furthermore, clinker roofing tiles, large-format ceramic tiles, and siding are unavailable on the market, as imports of these products are limited and domestic production is nonexistent. Many ceramic material manufacturers are prepared to be modernized to support import substitution, thereby reducing the shortage in the construction industry. The primary challenge currently is to find raw materials suitable for the production of high-strength ceramic products. Argillites, which are widely distributed throughout the Russian Federation, could serve as such raw material. The main deposits of this raw material are located in the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts.
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Investigation properties of waste from the chemical and metallurgical industries to assess the possibility of their use in concrete production

https://doi.org/10.58224/2618-7183-2025-8-4-7
Abstract
The investigation was conducted on waste from the chemical industry in the form of carbide silt and metallurgical industry in the form of microsilica. For the study, X-ray phase analysis used on a Shimadzu XRD-7000 diffractometer in Cu Kα radiation. Electron microscopic studies were carried out according to GOST R ISO 22309-2015 on a Tescan Vega III SBH electron microscope with an integrated Oxford X-Act energy-dispersive microanalysis system. The Co standard (MAC, reg. no. 9941 Co) and a cassette of standard samples (MAC, reg. no. 11192) were used as samples. Samples were prepared at the Quorum Q150RES spraying station. The amount of raw sludge components was calculated taking into account the preservation of the saturation coefficient and modular characteristics of the cement plant. The calculation of the raw mix consisted in determining the ratios between its components based on the chemical composition of the raw materials and the specified characteristics of the clinker. The possibility is shown and the limits of carbide silt input are determined for use as a lime component of raw sludge in obtaining cement clinker. The possibility of adjusting the lime component of raw sludge by using microsilica is established, which will allow maintaining a balance in silicon content. The identity in the formation of the main clinker phases formed during sludge firing for the pilot sample and the sample made from the enterprise sludge is proven by the X-ray method. Cement of the CEM-II/A22.5N brand was obtained in laboratory conditions, the properties of which correspond to the properties of cement of the industrial enterprise. It is shown that the use of carbide silt and microsilica in the cement industry will allow not only to use them as raw materials, but also to improve the environmental situation in the territory adjacent to these enterprises.
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