Forming of ceramic materials made with inorganic polymers

摘要

Procedure for the forming of ceramic materials made with inorganic polymers, by the alkaline activation of thermally treated clays, which comprises a phase for the thermal treatment of clays, a phase for the mixing of, at least, thermally treated clays and an activating solution, an extrusion forming phase, a curing phase and a drying phase. As a result of this procedure, ceramic products presenting vastly superior mechanical properties to those of known materials with geopolymers are obtained, allowing traditional ceramic products to be obtained but with very significant energy savings, as it avoids high-temperature firing processes, also ensuring that the ceramic products obtained in this way possess better properties in terms of their resistance to fire, heat and sound insulation and their durability against external agents (ice, saline environments, humidity, etc) than those obtained through traditional ceramic techniques.