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US 7,579,084 B2Granted
Ceramic material, compositions and methods for manufacture thereof
AssigneeCaroma Industries Limited
InventorEmile Saleh
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing a ceramic material comprising the steps of; a) mixing a first clay composition silica and a silicate mineral with a second clay composition; and b) firing the mixed clay composition from step a)to form a ceramic product. The present invention also relates to an engobe clay composition, sanitary ware and methods of productions thereof.
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A method of producing a ceramic material comprising the steps of:
- a) wet milling a silicate mineral and silica to a medium particle size of from about 2 μm to about 10 μm to form a slurry;
- b) mixing the slurry and at least one first clay with a second clay which is different to the at least one first clay, and which second clay is a fire clay, to form a silica/silicate clay mixture;
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- c) firing the silica/silicate clay mixture clay to form a ceramic material.
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A method of manufacturing sanitary ware comprising
- a) mixing a first composition comprising:
- i) a silica/wollastonite slurry mixture having a median particle size of from 0.5 to about 10 microns;
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- ii) a first clay and a second clay;
- b) mixing the first clay in step a) with a fire clay;
- c) shaping the resulting composition;
- drying and firing the composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.