The present work aims to increase the alumina percentage recovery (APR) extracted from
kaolin
via the addition of 0.5–4.0 wt.% charcoal as a thermochemical
uxing agent in the
lime-sintering process at 1260–1360°C. The transformation, microstructural and
microtextural changes and self-disintegration performance were characterized using
thermogravimetric analysis and di erential scanning calorimetry, X-ray di raction/X-ray