Ceramics - Materials and Ceramic Pastes
Ceramics - Materials and Ceramic Pastes

Summary/Abstract: In this article are presented the study of the chemical composition of pastes and ceramic dyes. This study includes types of clays, properties of calcareous and siliceous clays and the preparation of ceramic masses. The study was carried out using clay from the Dobrogea area, more precisely from the Medgidia quarry. The research used specific equipment and various mixing processes (wet and dry) with the aim of obtaining a homogeneous dispersed system, with a controlled granulation, necessary in the shaping process and in accessing the texture and final composition of the material. The study of the chemical composition of ceramic paste and dyes, the use of thermoluminescence for chronological dating, the restoration of the technological process through experimental archeology, all served the researchers in discovering new analysis criteria regarding the structure of ceramic paste, modeling, finishing, decorating and firing techniques.

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