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Additive 'A'

The manufacturer claims: "Lignin products have lubricating, binding and anti-scumming properties in ceramics. They provide benefits to stiff mud and soft mud face bricks, engineering bricks, refractories, sewer tiles, roof tiles, ramming and gunning mixes, terracotta ware, whiteware and throwing bodies.

Benefits:
Improved clay workability
Reduced need for die lubrication
Increased extrusion rate
Increased life of wearing parts
Increased green strength
Reduced free water
Faster drying rates
Reduced energy consumption
Flexibility to use less plastic clays".

Out Bound Links

• (URLs) Organization of Lignin producers
  http://lignin.org
• (Typecodes) 1: ADV - Additive

In Bound Links

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