Volume 27, Issue 2, November 2016, Pages 289–293
Ogundare Toluwalope1, Umeh Amara2, and Jegede Floxy3
1 Department of Glass and Ceramic Technology, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
2 Department of Glass and Ceramic Technology, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
3 Department of Glass and Ceramic Technology, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Original language: English
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Granitic Igneous rock is commonly found as granite dust on most quarry site, this form of igneous rock possess the same elemental composition with feldspathic and kaolinite minerals found in-situ, granitic igneous rock found along Klington Quarry Site was characterized using XRF to determine the percentage composition of the granitic Igneous Rock and XRD to understand the mineralogical phase distribution. The granite dust was mixed in proportion with feldspar and wood ash respectively to detect the best functional composition suitable for forming a ceramic glaze. The mixture was fired to a temperature of 1250oc with composition G4 exhibiting the most promising result.
Author Keywords: granitic igneous rock, functional ceramic glazes.
Ogundare Toluwalope1, Umeh Amara2, and Jegede Floxy3
1 Department of Glass and Ceramic Technology, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
2 Department of Glass and Ceramic Technology, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
3 Department of Glass and Ceramic Technology, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Granitic Igneous rock is commonly found as granite dust on most quarry site, this form of igneous rock possess the same elemental composition with feldspathic and kaolinite minerals found in-situ, granitic igneous rock found along Klington Quarry Site was characterized using XRF to determine the percentage composition of the granitic Igneous Rock and XRD to understand the mineralogical phase distribution. The granite dust was mixed in proportion with feldspar and wood ash respectively to detect the best functional composition suitable for forming a ceramic glaze. The mixture was fired to a temperature of 1250oc with composition G4 exhibiting the most promising result.
Author Keywords: granitic igneous rock, functional ceramic glazes.
How to Cite this Article
Ogundare Toluwalope, Umeh Amara, and Jegede Floxy, “CHARACTERIZATION OF GRANITIC IGNEOUS ROCK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC GLAZES,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 289–293, November 2016.
