Making of Belanda Teak wood powder with bentonite as ceramic material

Abstract

In this research has been conducted on manufacturing ceramic materials based on Belanda Teak wood powder and bentonite using Solid State Reaction method. The composition variation of Belanda Teak wood powder with bentonite is 4:5, 5:5 and 6:5, then activated at 1000°C. Then, mixed using ball milling at 500 rpm for 30 min. Density analysis was conducted to determine the density. The density analysis obtained was 2.20 gr/cm3, 2.32 gr/cm3, and 2.33 gr/cm3 for samples 4:5, 5:5, and 6:5. The characterization analysis was SEM-EDX, XRD, and DTA. The results of XRD analysis obtained a hexagonal crystal structure. The size of the crystal diameter will increase as the teak wood powder mass ratio decreases in each sample. SEM-EDX results obtained morphology in the 4:5 composition is better than the 5:5 and 6:5 samples, and the optimum composition spectrum is 6:5, which has a maximum weight and atomic percentage and there are no other elements mixed beside the main elements. The DTA results stated that the sample phase start from 95.05°C, and there is an endothermic peak at a temperature of 427.54 °C with a mass loss of 9.14 mg and there is an increase in temperature to 534.29 °C with a mass loss of 4.34 mg due to recrystallization. Based on the results of this research, these materials can be recommended to become making ceramics materials.

Keywords

• Bentonite
• Crystal structure
• Mass loss
• Morphology
• Wood powder