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Ceramic Tiles from
Crassostrea iredalei
(Oyster) Shells
Allen A. Espinosa April Mae V. Agbayani
(IV-30 BSE-Chemistry)
Researchers
 
Objective of the Study
1. Utilize
Crassostrea iredalei
(oyster) shellsas substitute to silicon dioxide (silica sand)in ceramic tile making.
 
Result
1.1
Mixtures A, B, C
and
E
dries, hardens andforms a tile body. No cracking occurs whenremoving it in the plaster of paris mold.
Mixture D
, however, did not form a tile bodybecause it did not harden and it did notbecome moldable, though it dries.
Mixture A
2:3
Mixture B
1:1
Mixture C
3:2
Mixture D
1:0
Mixture E
0:1(pulverized oyster shells :fixed mixture of ball clayfeldspar and kaolin ratio of mass)
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