Formaldehyde, ceramic production and environmental impact: an overview on a controversial chemical compound
The Italian ceramic industry has been involved for years in a very important goal: the reduction of environmental impact on the territory within which it operates. For this reason it is constantly tested in order to prove its right performances as well as to ensure compliance…
Primers for inkjet: mechanisms and functionings
Ceramic industry is today inseparably linked to the use of digital printer machines that involve the use of pigmented liquid inks. These new production systems have therefore required the development of specific mediums able to improve the printing process in terms of definition…
Digital Inks for ceramic production: what do we need to know?
In the last few years the ceramic industry has been rapidly evolving thanks to the progressive digitalization of the processes. The digital ink printing system plays for sure a role of primary importance.
Surface Tension and proper glaze application: How to choose the right additivation?
The surface tension of fluids is the particles’ cohesive force that acts on its superficial area. Thanks to the cohesive force, all particles in the inter-phase between the liquid and the air are linked together, creating an invisible film. This external cohesive force is…
Surface protection treatments: technical porcelain stoneware and new scenarios
Changes in taste perception together with the evolution of high performing and sophisticated production technologies, have led to the assertion on the markets of ceramic surface that aesthetically reproduce a wide range of natural materials.
Chemicals for ceramic production: a focus on deflocculants and binders
As we know, most of the ceramic production processes depend on suspensions or more generally chemical dispersions of ceramic powder in a liquid, mostly water. In order to provide the suspension with the right features in terms of stability and workability, (according to the…