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Water Filter Candle
Product :
Process to manufacture water filter candles.
Application : The candle
can be fitted to various domestic containers for getting potable
water.
Feature : The process consists
of grinding china clay of the body mix containing materials
like insulated brick powder, quartz, feldspar, calcite etc.,
along with organic materials, preparation of casting slip
and then casting the candles in moulds of desired shapes.
The candles are dried under sun and then fired at temp. 950o-1100oC.
Commercialisation : Commercialised.
Economy : 100 candles/day.
Investment : Rs. 7 lakh.
Equipment : Ball mill, blunger,
sieves and wood/coal?fired updraft kiln or electric/oil-fired
kiln.
Raw materials : China clay,
plastic ball clay, quartz, feldspar, calcite, and organic
materials as pore formers.
Contact for
more information
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Anusandhan Bhawan,
2 Rafi Marg,
New Delhi-110001, India
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