Method of making a ceramic article and articles made by the method

摘要

A ceramic article is made by shaping, drying and firing a body shaped from a mixture of clay and an organic fraction. The organic fraction is derived from domestic waste by separation of metal parts, coarse material and material in sheet form. The proportion of clay in the mixture is 40 to 65% by weight and the clay contains more than 10% by weight of particles of size greater than 2 mu .