ResumoA exploração desordenada ao longo dos anos das argilas bentoníticas do município de Boa Vista, PB, resultou no esgotamento das variedades nobres. Assim, o que existe atualmente são bentonitas com elevado percentual de minerais acessórios, elementos contaminantes a exemplo do quartzo, os quais influem negativamente nas propriedades reológicas das dispersões. O presente trabalho propõe concentrar dispersões dessas argilas pouco nobres pela operação de hidrociclonagem e posterior secagem por spray dryer, visando à obtenção de amostras com valores de reologia de acordo com norma EP-1EP-00011-A da Petrobrás. Assim, preparou-se dispersões de três composições com as argilas Bofe, Chocolate, Verde-Lodo, Chocobofe e Sortida previamente selecionadas por planejamento experimental com concentrações de 4% em massa de argila para serem concentradas por hidrociclonagem. Os concentrados foram secos por spray dryer em duas condições de secagem. Os resultados evidenciaram a eficiência das operações de hidrociclonagem e secagem por spray dryer das misturas com notável melhoria nas propriedades reológicas.
A wide variety of synthesis methods have been proposed for obtaining mullite, however, some techniques produce powders with heterogeneous morphology and a large amount of glassy phase, forming large clusters making it difficult to obtain nanopowders. The microwave synthesis offers advantages over conventional methods, the heating is rapid and uniform, avoiding an undesirable grain growth. The aim of this work was the synthesis of nanoscale mullites powders from delaminated bentonites. For the process of delamination samples were initially treated, then rehydrated, frozen and deagglomeration in ball mill and subsequently subjected to centrifugation, in order to produce a nanosized precursor for the synthesis of mullite. The powders obtained after peeling were characterized chemical and mineralogical. The synthesis of mullite was performed in a microwave oven and the powders were characterized by XRD and SEM. The results showed that the delamination of the bentonite and microwave synthesis were essential in obtaining nanopowders mullite.
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