Experiment → 4-D1

4-D1

70% terracotta clay with 30% recycled waste aggregates from restaurants.

This material samples contains a percentage of 30% of clams, collected in a restaurant on the coastline close to Aveiro.

Material disintegration

Production Process:

• waste collection

• ceramic shredder (jaw crusher and than hammer mill machine) at CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials to get a fine waste ceramic powder

• Portioning: 100ml of ceramic paste with a composition of 30 % waste powder and 70% liquid raw material and additional 5-10% water if necessary

• slip casting mould

• drying phase

Firing:

• bisque firing - low firing with temperature of 950℃

Reference:
4 - D1

4 (70%) - terracotta clay
D1 (30%) - clams
001 - Aveiro, coastline São Jacinto