Aware of how complex the problems related to the world of chemistry applied to ceramic production processes can be, we want to share our knowledge with those who want to orient themselves or train for passion or profession.Through a simple and direct language, the podcast aims to be an educational space with a focus on products, applications and processes.The journey unfolds along the ceramic production lines.At each stage a topic.At each topic a critical issue.At each critical issue, when possible, a solution.
Tenacer: Z&S temporary binders
👤 Episode 1
Water-based digital glues by Z&S: development, technology, and application
👤 Episode 2
Rheological additives in ceramics: principles, functions and role
👤 Episode 3
On black cores and degassing: analyzing a defect
👤 Episode 4
Bubbles, surfactants, and defoamers
👤 Episode 5
Cratering phenomena and ceramic glazes: in short
👤 Episode 6
Rheology in a nutshell: fundamentals, applications, and role
👤 Episode 7
Wetting agents: functions and applications in the ceramic industry
👤 Episode 8
Water conductivity and industrial processes
👤 Episode 9
Chemicals for ceramic glazes: the grinding phase
👤 Episode 10
Maintenance fluids and ceramic digital printers: cleaner, stand-by fluid, and model fluid
👤 Episode 11
Temporary binders: functions and actions
👤 Episode 12
Behind the scenes of innovation: exploring the challenges and methodology behind the development of chemical auxiliaries
👤 Episode 13
Top glaze: what it is, what it is used for, and how to apply it
👤 Episode 14
Chimic-A.I. – Chemistry Through the Eyes of Artificial Intelligence. A Playful Experiment
👤 Episode 15
Melting materials and ceramic production: what they are and what they are for
👤 Episode 16
Ceramic production and digital processes: productivity, challenges, and preventive actions
👤 Episode 17
Reverse Osmosis: problems and solutions in water treatment
👤 Episode 18
Suspending agents: nature, function, and chemical-physical principles
👤 Episode 19
Complexing agents and ceramic production: what they are and how they work
👤 Episode 20
Relief surfaces and ceramic production (3D effects): methods and techniques
👤 Episode 21
Preparatory stages of the digital printing process: from files to ceramic support
👤 Episode 22
Digital printing: opportunities and challEnges in heavy clay ceramics
👤 Episode 23
Operating temperature & ceramic production
👤 Episode 24
Chemicals for ceramic production: a focus on deflocculant and binders
👤 Episode 25
Analysis of ceramic suspensions: tools and purposes
👤 Episode 26
Chemicals & seasonality: problems and suggestions
👤 Episode 27Chemicals & seasonality: problems and suggestions
👤 Episode 28
Glaze and grit suspensions: differences & similarities
👤 Episode 29
Cratering phenomena: what they are, how they develop and how to manage them
👤 Episode 30
Carboxymethylcellulose: what is it for & how to use it?
👤 Episode 31
Plasticity of ceramic mixtures: values and application fields
👤 Episode 32
How to improve the printing definition of digital inks?
👤 Episode 33
Scanning Electron Microscope & ceramic production
👤 Episode 34
Sodium silicate & deflocculation of ceramic mixtures
👤 Episode 35
Ceramic firing cycle, emissions and chemism of digital inks
👤 Episode 36
Foam formation within ceramic glazes: how to deal with it?
👤 Episode 37
Ceramic glaze application & technical defects: the tv effect
👤 Episode 38
Excessive viscosity of the slip: causes & remedies
👤 Episode 39
Glazes/engobes bacterial degradations: technical & aesthetic consequences
👤 Episode 40
Digital inks & ceramic production: what do we need to know
👤 Episode 41
Ceramic glazes, surface tension & chemicals
👤 Episode 42
Ceramic slips & rheological behavior
👤 Episode 43
Formaldehyde, ceramic production & environmental impact
👤 Episode 44
Ceramic suspensions & rheological behavior
👤 Episode 45
Deflocculation of ceramic mixtures
👤 Episode 46
Ceramic glazes, dusting phenomena & digital printing decoration
👤 Episode 47
Surface protection treatments, emissions & regulations
👤 Episode 48
Ceramic production, chemicals & reduction of the environmental impact (part two)
👤 Episode 49