Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LeonardoFM.pdf: 4456392 bytes, checksum: 36e6d8718ecd158955c24006e7afca9a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-30 / The mining industry is responsible for the generation of waste from their natural process of extraction. The mining impacts in urban areas are of special importance due to the high urban occupation, which are exacerbated due to the proximity of the mined areas and populated areas. Some solutions to wastedisposal have the potential to significantly reduce the environmental risks and liabilities, but represent higher costs in the stages of deployment and operation. The addition of mining waste as raw material in the development of commercial products reduces the environmental impacts, transforming the waste into a positive element in the generation of employment and income. This thesis studies the incorporation of waste iron ore in two clays, one from the ceramic industry of the City of Natal and the other from the ceramic industry of the Serid? Region, both in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Percentages of iron ore waste of 5%, 10% , 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% were used in the tested ceramic matrix. The two clays and the iron ore waste used as part of this investigation were characterized by X-ray diffraction tests, X-ray fluorescence tests, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and dilatometric analysis. The samples were sintered under temperatures of 850 ?C, 950 ?C and 1050?C at a heating rate of 5 ?C/min with isotherms of two hours. The following tests were performed with the samples: linear shrinkage, water absorption, apparent porosity, apparent density, mass loss in fire and bending resistance in order to obtain their physical and mechanical properties. An amount of 5% of waste iron ore in the matrix clay at a temperature of 850 0C resulted in na increase of about 65% in the tensile strength of the clay samples from the Natal ceramic industry. A linear shrinkage of only 0.12% was observed for the samples, which indicates that the physical properties of the final product were not influenced by the addition of the waste / A ind?stria extrativa mineral ? respons?vel pela gera??o de res?duos provenientes do seu processo natural de extra??o. Os impactos da minera??o em ?rea urbana revestem-se de especial import?ncia devido ao alto grau de ocupa??o urbana, que s?o agravados face ? proximidade entre as ?reas mineradas e as ?reas habitadas. Algumas solu??es de disposi??o de res?duos t?m potencial de reduzir significativamente os riscos e o passivo ambiental, por?m representam custos elevados nas etapas de implanta??o e de opera??o. A adi??o de res?duos de min?rio de ferro como mat?ria-prima na elabora??o de produtos que s?o utilizados comercialmente tem como objetivo diminuir os impactos ambientais, transformando esses res?duos em elementos positivos na gera??o de trabalho e renda. O presente trabalho estuda a incorpora??o de res?duo de min?rio de ferro em duas argilas, uma do p?lo cer?mico da Grande Natal e outra do p?lo cer?mico da Regi?o do Serid?, ambas do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, em percentuais de 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% e 30%, com o intuito de verificar a potencialidade da incorpora??o do res?duo em matriz cer?mica. As mat?rias-primas foram caracterizadas atrav?s dos ensaios de difra??o de raios X, fluoresc?ncia de raios X, an?lise t?rmica diferencial, an?lise termogravim?trica e an?lise dilatom?trica. Os corpos-de-prova foram conformados e em seguida sinterizados nas temperaturas de 850 ?C, 950 ?C e 1050 ?C, ? taxa de aquecimento de 5 ?C/min, com iso terma de duas horas. Foram realizados os ensaios tecnol?gicos de retra??o linear de queima, absor??o de ?gua, porosidade aparente, massa espec?fica aparente, perda demassa ao fogo e tens?o de ruptura ? flex?o, com o intuito de se obter suas propriedades f?sicas e mec?nica. A argila do p?lo cer?mico da Grande Natal apresentou um aumento em torno de 65% na tens?o de ruptura ? flex?o, com um percentual ?nfimo de 0,12% na sua retra??o linear de queima, quando adicionados 5% de res?duo de min?rio de ferro na matriz de argila ? temperatura de 850 ?C, n?o comprometendo assim as p ropriedades f?sicas do produto final