Abstract
Inorganic pigments are the most widely used in industries, since they have greater chemical and thermal stability and can be produced with high purity and uniformity. These characteristics led to the development of different intense, stable and suitable colors for use as pigments. This paper aims to synthesize ceramic materials with spinel structure for use as ceramic pigment and apply them in ceramic frits. The synthesis procedure was performed by gelatin method and the powders were studied in terms of evolution of crystalline phases by X-ray diffraction (XRD), refinement of the structures through the Rietveld method, spectroscopy in the infrared region, scanning electron microscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy and colorimetric analysis. XRD patterns showed the characteristic reflections of the spinel structure. The average crystallite size and crystallinity increased with increasing calcination temperature. The color of pigments ranged from pale blue to blue violet.
Keywords:
spinel synthesis; ceramic pigments; gelatin
