TITLE:
Physic, Chemical and Mineralogical Characterizations of Clays Used in the Making of Traditional Ceramics in the City of Katiola, C ôte d’Ivoire
AUTHORS:
Isabelle Linda He, Grah Patrick Atheba, N’guadi Blaise Allou, Patrick Drogui, My Ali El Khakani, Gildas Komenan Gbassi
KEYWORDS:
Ceramics, Characterization, Clays, Kaolinite, Muscovite, Smectite, Quartz
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering,
Vol.11 No.4,
July
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: In C ?te d’Ivoire, traditional ceramics are widely used in the form of pottery. The latter is used to store food, water and cereals. Analyzes (X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), inductive plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and analysis thermal gravimetric (ATG)) were carried out to determine the morphology, the chemical, physical and pedological constituents of these raw materials. It appears from this study that the clays used in the Mangoro pottery of Katiola contain silica SiO2, alumina Al2O3 and iron oxide Fe2O3 as well as kaolinite, muscovite, smectite and quartz.