International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 3 9 2014 September 2 Characterization of Vitrified Porcelain Tiles using Feldspar from Three Selected Deposits in Nigeria 67 72 EN Yasrebdoost Hadi 1 Management Dept, Tabriz Branch, Islamic, Azad University, Tabriz, IRAN SarbazyMoghadam Saeid 2 SalmaGhassem Bagloo 3 Hassanpoor Davood 1 Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Gilan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gilan, IRAN Pourali MohammadReza 2 Ghatge N.S. 1 Pravara Rural Education Society’s; Home Science and BCA College, Loni. Taluka -Rahata, District-Ahmednagar, Gujarat, INDIA Ashraf Muhammad 1 Department of Computer Science, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Karachi, PAKISTAN Sarim Muhammad 2 Shaikh AbdulBasit 3 Sheikh KashifRaffat 4 Nadeem Adnan 5 Ahsan Kamran 6 Siddiq Muhammad 7 FazlollahZarepour Nasirabadi 1 Department of Public Management, Azad University of Kerman, Kerman, IRAN Vahedi Elham 2 Department of Executive Master of Business Administration,Alborz, IRAN Mahdi Vahedi 3 Department of Industrial Management, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, IRAN Eshaghali Azizi 1 Department of Studies in Education, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA Mehri Basnas 1 University of Tabriz (Phd), Bahman Blvd, Tabriz, IRAN Anis Mohd 1 Crystal Growth Laboratory, Department of Physics, Milliya Arts Science and Management Science College, Beed-431122, Maharashtra, INDIA Mariajancyrani 1 Department of chemistry, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, Thanjavur-613 503, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Chandramohan 2 School of Chemical and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Ravikumar 3 Ansari Bahareh 1 Dept. of Agricultural Development, College of Agriculture, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN SeyedMehdi Mirdamadi 2 Dept. of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Tehran Sci. and Research Branch, Islamic Azad Uni., Tehran, IRAN Hosseini SeyedJamalFarajollah 3 Dept. of Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering, College of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN Noorollahi Younes 4 G.O. Matthew 1 Glass and Ceramic Technology Department, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, NIGERIA B.O. Fatile 2 > Research Paper 2014 6 18 2014 September 2 The production of vitrified porcelain tiles has increased in recent years due to their excellent technical characteristics such as high strength, low water absorption, excellent abrasion resistance as well as good chemical resistance. The use of good fluxing agents such as feldspar to bring about the vitrification of the porcelain tiles body has initiated intensive research work to source for suitable feldspar deposits required for manufacturing this product. In this research work, feldspar samples from Ijero-Ekiti in Ekiti state, Ajaokuta in Kogi state and Okpella in Edo state, from Nigeria were used together with other raw materials to formulate vitrified porcelain tiles compositions similar to what is obtainable in industries. The porcelain tiles samples were produced under suitable industrial conditions and sintered at 1218C. Flexural strength test, fired shrinkage test, water absorption test and abrasion resistance test were used to characterize the samples. The results show that flexural strength, abrasion resistance and water absorption of all the samples are within the acceptable values specified by international standard organization (ISO). Chemical analysis was also carried out on the feldspar samples from the three deposits and the results show that the deposits contained all the constituents suitable for producing porcelain tiles. All the three feldspar deposits were found to be suitable for producing vitrified porcelain tiles. Copyright@ International Science Community Association