Experiment → 1-C5
1-C5
Output
70% porcelain with 30% sewage sludge waste aggregates.
This material samples contains sewage sludge, a mud-like residue resulting from wastewater treatment from the ceramic industry.
specs
Production Process:
• waste collection
• crumbling the wet sewage sludge parts into smaller parts and let it dry
• Portioning: 100ml of ceramic paste with a composition of 30 % waste powder and 70% liquid raw material and additional 5-10% water
• slip casting mould
• drying phase
Firing:
• bisque firing - low firing with temperature of 950 degrees
• second firing - high firing with temperature of 1200 degrees
Reference:
1 - C5 - 001
1 (70%) - porcelain
C5 (30%) - sewage sludge from water treatment
001 - Aveiro district