Diseño de una planta de elaboración de pastas de moldeo y juguetes lúdicos con material arcilloso de Cotopaxi y Pastaza

Abstract

In this work, a plant for the development of two kinds of clay products is designed: 1) Molding pastes and 2) Playful toys (bricks and tiles), from Ecuadorian raw materials. These products are mainly imported from Colombia, Chile and Spain. In Ecuador we find clay minerals that can be used to make this type of articles. With this objective, both Cotopaxi and Pastaza clays are available, as are physically, chemically and mineralogically, as molding pastes available on the market. Subsequently commercial clay-like clay slurries are formulated, testing different percent compositions and sintering temperatures. With the defined clay pastes, the process flow diagram is presented and dimensioning equipment for producing molding pastes and playfull toys in a plant of 50 kg/day capacity.