In this work, we have s produced Al2O3-TiO2 ceramic composites reinforced with rare earth oxide, lantânia (La2O3) ranging from 0 to 2 wt%, for the study of their phase stability, structureand microstructural chacteristics. The ceramic composites were produced by thermo-mechanical process. It was observed from the results of XRD after sintering no new phase is formed in addition to the characteristics of the precursor oxides. DTA shows the stability of the composites studied from 460oC temperature, meaning it does not present more phase changes. It was observed through the analysis of the results of X-ray diffraction after sintering the samples that no new phase is formed in addition to the characteristics of the precursor oxides indicating formation of the composite. However, there was variation in the peak concentration and intensities due to variations in the Al2O3 and La2O3 contents. The results obtained by scanning electron microscopy proved satisfactory with regard to good surface morphology, homogeneity and particle size distribution of the composite sintered at 1390oC for 40 hours. The samples with 1.0% and 1.5% La2O3 addition presented best results regarding these aspects
The anodizing of aluminum is a common technique used to produce decorative and protective high quality film. This process results in significant volume of industrial sludge containing considerable amounts of colloidal aluminum hydroxide, which is a problem in the disposal of these industrial wastes due to the environmental impact. This paper aims at the treatment of theses residues, which were heat-treated at the temperatures of 200°C, 1000°C and 1400°C. After each treatment, the residues were put to the X-Ray Difraction and the X-ray Fluorescence analysis. In evaluating these results, it was found a gradual increase of the percentage of alumina at 1400°C to achieve 93%. With the acquisition of ceramic mass with a high content of alumina, the objective being to make a refractory to coat the petroleum refining pipes, thereby solving an environmental problem from the aluminum industry, presenting an alternative to the petroleum industry. These residues were compacted and immersed in land and sea petroleum for 30 days, after this period its mechanical properties were analyzed to study its response to the contact with the petroleum, where it was found that these remained kept.
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