ANALYSIS OF THE PECULIARITIES OF THE FORMATION OF PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CERAMIC CROCKS IN THE PRESENCE OF SALT-CONTAINING WASTES
The article considers a relevant problem of the industry of construction materials manufacture regarding the shortage of high-quality ceramic raw materials in the Chelyabinsk Region, which are needed to produce effective ceramic materials. A solution is proposed to improve the quality of the ceramic material by introducing a salt-containing additive (sludge of carnallite chlorinators), that is a waste from an industrial enterprise. The plasticizing effect of this additive, when introduced into a ceramic mixture, has been shown. The improvement of the strength properties of ceramic crock with the introduction of sludge of carnallite chlorinators into the ceramic mass has been revealed. The processes occurring during the firing of the ceramic mass with the sludge of carnallite chlorinators have been studied. The optimal dosages of the additive and technological modes of firing for the production of ceramics using this type of raw materials have been figured out. At the same time, the use of this additive in the mass production of effective construction ceramic materials will solve the problem of the disposal of this type of industrial waste.