TUNALI, Ayşe Eczacibasi Building Products Co. VitrA - Innovation Center Bozuyuk, Turkey , TAMSÜ, Neslihan Eczacibasi Building Products Co. VitrA - Innovation Center Bozuyuk, Turkey

Production of Sealing Material by Sol-Gel Method to Enhance Stain Resistance and Cleanability of Polished Porcelain Stoneware Tiles Part I: Composition and Chemical Preparation

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Improvement stain resistance and cleanability of polished porcelain tiles by sealing the micro-pores on the surface of body was the main purpose of this study. This objective was pursued through the design and preparation of sol-gel sealer that was deposited on polished unglazed tiles by air-brushing and sealed by mechanical processing. In particular the sealer was prepared by mixing inorganic and organic materials in different amounts to fully fill the pores. The filled pores were characterized by scanning electron microscope. The stain resistance and the cleanability of the tile surface were measured by following the ISO-10545-14 standard. It has been shown that prepared sealing material prevents particles of contamination, paint, tea, coffee, wine, oil or tile cement from accumulating. It allows these contaminants to be simply removed with a respective cleaning agent or solution.

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Stain resistance , Porcelain tile , Sealer , Sol , Gel

Afyon Kocatepe University Journal Of Science an‎d Engineering

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