Production of calcined ceramic pigments

摘要

The process for producing zirconium based pigments (also known as stains) comprises the direct use of plasma disassociated zirconium sand. The sand is comminuted to a suitable particle size, mixed with a color determining agent such as ammonium metavanadate and a mineralizer such as sodium fluoride, after which the resulting mixture is calcined to bring about a reaction between the zirconium sand and the color determining agent to produce the required pigments. The resulting calcined pigment is then ground to a suitable particle size ready for application to ceramic tiles.