glazes

Exploring the possibility of glaze-induced degradation of tea catechins

By Lisa McDonald / July 18, 2023

Ceramics and glass are often considered to be inert materials, but such stability is not always the case. Researchers in Japan demonstrated that certain ceramic glazes could potentially degrade the catechins found in tea under specific laboratory conditions, though future studies would need to confirm the results in a more realistic setting.

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Nigerian ceramics market said to be valued at $327M

By / August 8, 2009

Patrick Sonny Aigborkhaebholo Irabor, Nigeria’s deputy director in charge of solid minerals, ceramics and electroplating technologies at Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, thinks there is a big opportunity in…

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