The study being undertaken was to ascertain the effect or effects of different firing conditions and colorants on glazes composed of wood ash from two trees indigenous to Texas. The problem was divided into two parts: first, to identify the best mixtures using the selected vegetable ash; second, to alter successful glazes with set percentages of colorants. The main objective of the study was to evaluate findings resulting from the variation of elements, firing conditions, and colorants used and to select successful glazes.

LD2668 .T4 1966 C55 / Master of Science

This study is a practice-led research project in the field of studio ceramics. It focuses on the materials and processes of making vessels and hollow sculptural forms by Kim Bagley, in partial fulfilment of the MAFA degree. The study is an examination of an intuitive approach to ceramic production expressing the chosen theme: clay-earth-skin. This theme is metaphorically linked to the physical origin (the earth) and skin-like quality of plastic clay and some hollow ceramic forms. The theme is also linked to the concept of materiality and the ideas of Claude Lévi-Strauss, concerning nature and culture, and Philip Rawson’s ‘potter’s space’. These theoretical ideas are explored in terms of an intuitive, empirical approach to ceramic materials. The working process and finished works are contextualised in terms of the historical production of Peter Voulkos and the contemporary practice of Gareth Mason and Yo Akiyama whose work can be read as related to the researcher’s through a common use of the clay-earth-skin theme in some form. This dissertation posits and elucidates the relationship between theory and studio practice. It takes the form of an exegesis, that is, a contextual translation, which seeks to both record and reflect on the making process, and what it reveals, using digital photographs and reflective writings. These tools facilitated the recognition that conceptual, theoretical ideas reoccur in the moments of making, within the studio context, which results in an integrated relationship between theory and practice. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2010.

The purpose of this study was to endeavor to find through experimentation satisfactory glazes for metals which would be available to the amateur craftsman. Attention was given to reasons for the experimental research, to the metals best suited for glazing, and to the development of satisfactory inexpensive glazes.

M.Tech. (Ceramics) / The research project attempts to fill a void by assembling data dealing with a comprehensive range of South African clay and glaze materials, suited to the needs of the studio potter, and recording test results. South African kaolins, ball clays, fireclays, miscellaneous clays, grogs, bentonites, felspathic materials, alkaline earths, silica, refractory materials (other than clays) and mineral pigments are dealt with. A limited selection of foreign materials, frequently referred to in studio-potter publications, was also used in comparative tests. The materials are recorded with reference to the ultimate analysis, seger formula, proximate analysis (where applicable), properties and results of trials using the materials in clay bodies and/or glazes. It was demonstrated that South African materials are largely of good quality e.g. kaolin, felspars and silica. Variability of clay supplies because of lack of stockpiling and blending practices, especially by small suppliers, is often a problem. When the composition of glaze materials and trials indicated that imported equivalents were superior because of variability of local supplies or poor grade material, then substitutes were tested using South African materials. Basic clay bodies and glazes covering a wide temperature range from Egyptian Paste, low-fired wares such as raku, terracotta-and-white-earthenwares, stoneware and soft-porcelain bodies and glazes are dealt with giving a brief outline of the requirements for each type. Suggestions of suitable South African materials for their composition are made. Trials and results are recorded. The knowledge gained of South African materials available and a study of the materials enables the studio potter to utilize local materials with awareness and confidence

The study being undertaken was to ascertain the effect or effects of different firing conditions and colorants on glazes composed of wood ash from two trees indigenous to Texas.

This study documents the evolution of a unique body of ceramic work which straddles the areas of science and art. The author establishes the framework and context for the development of a range of ceramics incorporating crystalline glazes and forms. A personal aesthetic sensibility for the work is defined with reference to ceramics in general and specifically to the historical and contemporary development of glazes within this genre. The study articulates the stages of contemplation, design and development in the creation of a unique body of work which is cognisant of the decorative qualities of crystalline glazes. The forms are simple and uncomplicated, and the work is concerned with the pinnacle of the craft of ceramics at every level. / Doctor of Creative Arts (DCA)

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A atual problemática da disposição de resíduos eletroeletrônicos estimula a realização de pesquisas visando o reaproveitamento desse tipo de resíduo na fabricação de novos produtos ou na utilização dos mesmos em processos já existentes. O descarte de monitores de computadores e TVs com a tecnologia de tubos de raios catódicos (CRT) não é simples, pois os mesmos contêm metais pesados e há poucas alternativas de reciclagem estabelecidas, o que gera um passivo ambiental ainda sem solução. O CRT corresponde a 80% do peso de um monitor de computador e é constituído por três tipos de vidro, com diferentes composições. A relação aproximada (em % peso) é: 65% painel, 30% funil e 5% pescoço. Entre os diferentes vidros dos quais é fabricado os CRTs, o painel tem altas porcentagens de óxidos de metais alcalino e alcalino-terrosos e assim grande potencial para ser aproveitado como substituto de fritas na formulação de esmaltes cerâmicos. Uma vantagem adicional é o fato de que os metais pesados são estabilizados na forma de óxidos, tendo a mínima dissolução após a sinterização e vitrificação. Neste trabalho as composições químicas do vidro de painel de CRT e da frita foram caracterizadas pela técnica de FRX e ICP-AES. Depois os valores do coeficiente de expansão térmica e a viscosidade como função da temperatura foram calculados usando modelos empíricos que relacionam essas propriedades com a composição química do vidrado, através do software e banco de dados SciGlass®. Substituições parciais de frita por vidro de painel de CRT foram experimentalmente testadas na formulação de um esmalte transparente típico. Suspensões com 10 a 40% em peso de vidro de painel de CRT como substituto da frita tradicional foram preparadas e aplicadas sobre a superfície de substratos de argila conformados por prensagem. Subsequentemente, as placas foram queimadas seguindo um ciclo térmico similar ao utilizado industrialmente. Os valores do coeficiente de expansão térmica foram caracterizados por dilatometria. A viscosidade do esmalte foi medida a temperaturas elevadas (viscosidades baixas). A cor e a transparência dos esmaltes após a queima foram caracterizadas por colorimetria. Em uma análise comparativa, a substituição de 20% em peso de frita por vidro de painel de CRT resultou em revestimentos com propriedades equivalentes as de esmaltes comerciais. / The current problem of disposal of electronic waste stimulates research aiming at the reuse of this type of waste in the manufacture of new products or existing processes. The disposal of computer monitors and televisions based on the technology of cathode ray tube (CRT) is not simple, since they contain heavy metals and there are few recycling alternatives nearby the consumer center, generating an unsolved environmental liability. The CRT corresponds to approximately 85 wt% of a computer monitor, and is composed by three silicate glasses with different compositions, in the approximate proportions (wt%): 65% panel, 30% funnel and 5% neck glass. Among the different glasses of which the CRT\'s are made, the panel has higher percentages of alkali and alkaline earth metal oxides, which thus give them potential to be used as frits substitute in the formulation of ceramic glazes. An additional advantage is the fact that these heavy metals are stabilized in the form of oxides, presenting minimal dissolution after sintering and vitrification. In the present work, the chemical compositions of a CRT\'s panel glass and glaze frits were characterized by XRF and ICP-AES. Then, the value of thermal expansion coefficients and viscosity were calculated as a function of temperature using empirical models that relate such properties with the glass chemical composition, aided by the SciGlass software. The partial replacement of frits for CRT\'s panel glass was experimentally tested in the composition of a typical transparent ceramic glaze. Aqueous suspensions containing 10 to 40 wt% of CRT\'s panel glass as a substitute for the traditional frit were prepared and applied on the surface of substrates formerly obtained by pressing a clay raw material into plates. Subsequently, the plates were fired following a thermal treatment similar to the used industrially. The resulting thermal expansion coefficients were characterized by dilatometry. The glaze viscosity was measured at high temperatures (low viscosities). The color and transparency of the glazes after firing were characterized by colorimetry. In a comparative analysis, the substitution of 20 wt% of frit by CRT\'s panel glass resulted in ceramic tiles with properties equivalent to those of the commercial glazes.

X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy have been used for the characterization of cobalt-based pigments (Kremer Pigmente) and their lead-based glazes.It was also demonstrated that XRD analysis could be successfully used for the identification of cobalt pigments cobalt violet brilliant light CoNH4PO4•H2O, cobalt blue light, cerulean blue, cobalt green bluish CoO·ZnO in their glazes. However, only non-oxide cobalt pigments cobalt yellow [K3(Co(NO2)6]•3H2O, cobalt violet brilliant light and cobalt violet dark Co3(PO4)2 could be determined in their glazes using IR spectroscopy. The similarity of all SEM images of cobalt-based glazes let us to conclude, that the main morphological features of glazes are not dependent on the nature of cobalt pigment. The single phase cobalt violet light brilliant pigment has been synthesized using a simple co-precipitation approach. The characteristics of the obtained product were compared with those of a commercial sample purchased from Kremer Pigmente. For the first time to our knowledge, it was demonstrated that the characteristic Si-O absorption band at 812 cm-1 could be successfully used as indicator in the evaluation of molar ratio of CoO and SiO2 in their mixture. The novel method for the determination of SiO2 in physical mixtures of CoO ir SiO2 (in the range 9,1-50 %) or blue cobalt smalt pigment (CoO×nSiO2) (in the range 20-50 %) by FTIR spectroscopy is suggested. New cobalt-based... [to full text] / Atlikta istorinių kobalto pigmentų analogų Rentgeno spindulių difrakcinė analizė parodė, kad metodas efektyvus, nustatant kobalto šviesiai violetinį CoNH4PO4•H2O, kobalto mėlynąjį šviesų, ceruleumą ir kobalto žalsvai mėlyną CoO·ZnO, jų švino glazūrose, bet netinka aureolino [K3(Co(NO2)6]•3H2O, kobalto tamsiai violetinio Co3(PO4)2, kobalto mėlynojo tamsus, kobalto melsvai žalio ir smaltos CoO•nSiO2 nustatymui. IR spektroskopiniai tyrimai parodė, kad šis metodas efektyvus, kokybiškai nustatant neoksidinius kobalto pigmentus aureoliną, kobalto šviesiai violetinį, kobalto tamsiai violetinį jų švino glazūrose. Paprastu nusodinimo metodu susintetintas kobalto pigmentas violetinis šviesusis CoNH4PO4, pasižymintis analogiškomis fizikinėmis savybėmis, kaip ir komercinis Kremer Pigmente pigmentas. Sukurtas naujas, patogus ir pakankamai tikslus IR spektroskopinis SiO2 kiekio CoO ir SiO2 mišiniuose (ribose tarp 9,1-50 mol%) ir kobalto pigmente smaltoje CoO×nSiO2 (ribose tarp 20 iki 50 mol%) nustatymo metodas. Zolių-gelių metodu susintetinti ir visapusiškai ištirti nauji kobalto pigmentai: špinelio struktūros kobalto aliuminatas CoAl2O4 ir chromatas CoCr2O4 bei kobalto, aliuminio ir neodimio oksidų mišiniai (CoAl1,75Nd0,25O4, CoAl1,5Nd0,5O4, CoAlNdO4), pasižymintys spalvinėmis keraminių pigmentų savybėmis. Pirmą kartą zolių-gelių metodu susintetinti ir visapusiškai ištirti nauji kobalto pigmentai: vienfazis perovskito struktūros neodimio kobaltatas NdCoO3, mišrūs perovskitiniai neodimio... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]