Chemicals & ceramic glaze application (Part two)
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In the previous episode, we offered a general overview on the most important chemicals normally used for ceramic glaze applications. We went deeper by addressing all those categories that are used during the preparatory step, that is the grinding stage, moving later towards the glazing line where we focused on the so-called binders for glazes. This episode closes the subject with a panorama about actions and benefits provided by surfactants, wetting and suspending agents, defoamers and binders usually added along the glazing line, when the production is already ongoing.
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