Article | REF: J3053 V1

Fragmentation

Authors: Pierre BLAZY, El-Aïd JDID, Jacques YVON

Publication date: June 10, 2007

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5. Traditional ceramics industry

The "traditional" ceramics industry differs from the "new" ceramics industry in that, unlike the latter, which uses synthetic materials, it uses finely ground natural minerals for a variety of products (tiles, sanitaryware, tableware, refractories, vitrified products, etc.) of interest to the building industry, electronics and, in general, both industry and everyday consumer needs.

The main raw materials are clays, quartzites, schists, feldspars, quartz, zircon, andalusite, wollastonite and natural color pigments. Wet grinding, combining both homogenization and fragmentation, is the most widely used process . It is dependent on subsequent operations, such as dispersion drying, moisture...

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