Optimization of the production process through response surface method: Bricks made of loess
Abstract
Loess clays are commonly used to produce bricks. Heavy clays, taken at location near Zrenjanin, Serbia, are used as a representative raw material in this study. The sample, containing about 28% of clay sized particles, is enriched using two more plastic heavy clays from neighboring locations. Chemical and mineralogical content of clays is determined, as well as particle size distribution. Optimization of the processing parameters during the bricks production, i. e. temperature (900-1100 degrees C), and concentration of 2 clays combined addition (both in the range of 0-10%), is done based on the following independent parameters: compressive strength (CS), water absorption (WA), firing shrinkage (FS), weight loss during firing (WLF) and apparent density expressed as volume mass of cubes (VMC). Developed models showed r(2) values in the range of 0.822-0.998, and they were able to accurately predict CS, WA, FS, WLF and VMC in a wide range of processing parameters. The optimum conditions ar...e determined by the response surface method (RSM), coupled with the fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE) algorithm, using membership trapezoidal function, with defined optimal interval values, depending on a final usage of the raw material in heavy clay brick industry.
Keywords:
Response surface method / Loess deposits / Heavy clay brickSource:
Ceramics International, 2013, 39, 3, 3065-3075Publisher:
- Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford
Funding / projects:
- Development and application of multifunctional materials using domestic raw materials in upgraded processing lines (RS-45008)
- Osmotic dehydration of food - energy and ecological aspects of sustainable production (RS-31055)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.086
ISSN: 0272-8842
WoS: 000316032900109
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84872943977
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Institut za ispitivanje materijalaTY - JOUR AU - Arsenović, Milica AU - Stanković, Slavka AU - Pezo, Lato AU - Mančić, Lidija AU - Radojević, Zagorka PY - 2013 UR - http://rims.institutims.rs/handle/123456789/217 AB - Loess clays are commonly used to produce bricks. Heavy clays, taken at location near Zrenjanin, Serbia, are used as a representative raw material in this study. The sample, containing about 28% of clay sized particles, is enriched using two more plastic heavy clays from neighboring locations. Chemical and mineralogical content of clays is determined, as well as particle size distribution. Optimization of the processing parameters during the bricks production, i. e. temperature (900-1100 degrees C), and concentration of 2 clays combined addition (both in the range of 0-10%), is done based on the following independent parameters: compressive strength (CS), water absorption (WA), firing shrinkage (FS), weight loss during firing (WLF) and apparent density expressed as volume mass of cubes (VMC). Developed models showed r(2) values in the range of 0.822-0.998, and they were able to accurately predict CS, WA, FS, WLF and VMC in a wide range of processing parameters. The optimum conditions are determined by the response surface method (RSM), coupled with the fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE) algorithm, using membership trapezoidal function, with defined optimal interval values, depending on a final usage of the raw material in heavy clay brick industry. PB - Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford T2 - Ceramics International T1 - Optimization of the production process through response surface method: Bricks made of loess EP - 3075 IS - 3 SP - 3065 VL - 39 DO - 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.086 ER -
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Arsenović, M., Stanković, S., Pezo, L., Mančić, L.,& Radojević, Z.. (2013). Optimization of the production process through response surface method: Bricks made of loess. in Ceramics International Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 39(3), 3065-3075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.086
Arsenović M, Stanković S, Pezo L, Mančić L, Radojević Z. Optimization of the production process through response surface method: Bricks made of loess. in Ceramics International. 2013;39(3):3065-3075. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.086 .
Arsenović, Milica, Stanković, Slavka, Pezo, Lato, Mančić, Lidija, Radojević, Zagorka, "Optimization of the production process through response surface method: Bricks made of loess" in Ceramics International, 39, no. 3 (2013):3065-3075, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.086 . .