Clay Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue: 1

Characterization and Comparison of Clay from Iraq and Iran for Bricks Production

  • Author:
  • Bashdar Ismael Meena1, Karzan Abdulkareem Omar1, Asfandyar Khan2,, Faten Adel Ismail Chaqmaqchee3, Eman Alsalihi1
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 8 to 13

1Department of Chemistry, Koya University, Daniel Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

2School of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary

3Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University, Daniel Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

*Corresponding Author Email: asfandyarkhan100@gmail.com

Online published on 12 February, 2019.

Abstract

The clay composition from Kurdistan (Iraq) have not been investigated by researchers until today. The main aim of this research work was to investigate the clay samples obtained from various areas of Kurdistan and compare with clay imported from Iran. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technique was used to analyse the chemical composition of the clays form both regions. The results reveals that the chemical composition of some selected elements (O, Si, Ca, Al, Fe(II), and Mg) of Koya clay sample (KoS)is very similar to that of clay imported from Iran. Other clay samples from Kurdistan can also be used for making bricks after the enrichment of their chemical composition. This novel research concludes that the clay samples obtained from Kurdistan, Iraq possess strong potential for making high strength bricks.

Keywords

Clays, Bricks, XRF, Kurdistan, Chemical Composition