Characterization of the Taubaté Sedimentary Basin viewing to enchance its use for glass manufacturing. / Caracterização de depósitos de areia da Bacia Sedimentar de Taubaté para a fabricação de vidros.
AUTOR(ES)
Tomaz Teodoro da Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011
RESUMO
The focus was the characterization of the Taubaté Sedimentary Basin viewing to enhance its use for glass manufacturing. The field work consisted in the sampling of the product from seven operating sand mines, in their previous characterization and in the choice of a sample, the grain size distribution of which were closer to those specified for manufacturing flat glass. After identifying a potentially adequate sample, its thorough characterization was conducted; attrition essays, magnetic separation were conducted as well as the characterization of the non-magnetic product and of the heavy minerals present. The sample studied presented a grain distribution compatible to those of quartz sands currently used for glass manufacturing. Its mineralogical composition confirmed the presence of feldspar, which will contribute to glass manufacturing with the addition of alumina and of alkalis. Heavy minerals are present in reduced proportions and essentially in grain size smaller than 0.30 mm. The studies conducted showed the technical viability of this input for manufacturing green, bronze and smoked flat glass, yet it is inadequate for manufacturing colorless grass due to the remaining Fe2O3 contents, essentially associated to the alteration infeldspars and superficial cover. As a suggestion to complement this work, an extensive exploration campaign is recommended to analyze samples in natura, to be used in technological characterization, deposit cubage, improvement essays to subsidize future viability studies in the mining enterprise to produce industrial sand for glass manufacturing.
ASSUNTO(S)
areia para vidro caracterização tecnológica mineral separations sand for glass applications separações minerais technological characterization
