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A New Concept of the Transformation Sequence of Kaolinite to Mullite

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MANY solid-state reactions involving oxide systems take place by re-organization of cations within a framework of oxygen ions and the rate of the reaction is controlled by ion diffusion rather than by nucleation and grain growth processes. This general concept has been well illustrated by recent work of Bernal et al. 1 on oriented transformations of iron oxides and hydroxides, and of Steadman and Youell2 on the thermal transformation of an iron silicate of layer-lattice type.

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BRINDLEY, G., NAKAHIRA, M. A New Concept of the Transformation Sequence of Kaolinite to Mullite. Nature 181, 1333–1334 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811333a0

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