Ashok Alco chem Limited Mumbai, Maharashtra

Quartz is one of the most well – known minerals on the earth with numerous uses. Sand, which is composed of tiny quartz pebbles, is the primary ingredient for the manufacture of glass. It is also used as an abrasive for sandblasting, grinding glass and cutting of soft stones. Quartz powder is also used in ceramic tiles along with feldspar.

Acetic Acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3COOH. which when diluted is also called Glacial Acetic Acid. Acetic Acid is the main component of vinegar (apart from water), and has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell. Although it is classified as a weak Acid, concentrated acetic Acid is corrosive, and attacks the skin. Acetic Acid is one of the simplest carboxylic Acids. It is an important chemical reagent and industrial chemical, mainly used in the production of cellulose acetate mainly for photographic film and Polyvinyl Acetate for wood glue, as well as synthetic fibres and fabrics. In households, diluted acetic Acid is often used in descaling agents. In the food industry, acetic Acid is used under the food additive code E260 as an acidity regulator and as a condiment.

Ball Clay a member of kaolinite family, is renowned for its plasticity and green strength, and as such it forms a major part of many ceramic applications, including Sanitary ware, Tiles, Tablewares and to an increasing extent non-ceramic applications like functional fillers and advanced application for example technical ceramics. They consist varying proportions of kaolinite, mica and quartz, with small amounts of organic matter and other minerals and commercially valuable because they increase the workability and strength of various ceramic bodies and have white or near white firing characteristics.