Clay minerals are critical components for fired bricks because they provide plasticity,
porosity and adequate strength for desired products. Investigations on clay minerals have …

The ceramic tile industry is a dynamic sector whose technological innovation and market
trends have drawn a complex picture of products and processes. Raw materials have been …

The aim of the present study is to design and develop an alternative composition for making
porcelainised stoneware, which has better properties than the conventional porcelainised …

In the present study, a dewatering sieve waste (TSW) of Etibor Kırka Borax company
(Turkey) was employed in different amounts in order to develop an experimental terracotta …

Although there are various studies published in the relevant literature on the use of borates
in tile production, borax waste has been mainly used in place of feldspar and the results …

In this study, an attempt was made in order to develop a multipurpose tile body using a
single formulation. In order to achieve this, several body recipes were prepared using mainly …

In the present study, dissolution unit's waste of Kirka borax mine, Turkey (BW) was employed
in different amounts as a partial substitution for the marble in order to develop an …

This work presents an investigation that was undertaken for three types of kaolinitic clays
from the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a potential use in whiteware floor tiles bodies …

The work attempts to investigate the effect of sepiolite fibers addition on sintering behavior of
sanitary bodies. Raw sepiolite was found to be associated with some impurities such as …

This research used a factorial model containing two levels and three variables to evaluate
the partial substitution of sodium feldspar (albite) by a talc ore found in abundance in the …