Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 39 1980
Future of Clay and Clay Based IndustriesA
Review
M. PATEL, K. GOPAKUMAR AND P. K. ROHATGI
Pages : 85-93
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1980.10840728
Abstract
The clay reserves of Kerala as well as of India as a whole
and the world have been reviewed. Fine mapping charts of
conventional and non-conventional uses of clay have been
given. All uses have been indexed in consideration of their
applicability and adaptation in India. A table giving the
amount of various clays used in different Indian industries
has been made. Certain new uses of clay as filler and reinforcement
in metals, as a source of Al-Si alloys and as a
material for making light weight insulating materials have
been discussed. The imperative to develop new processes
for some of the newer clay-based products have been listed.
The role of clay in alleviating the energy crisis by acting as
insulating materials and acting as a means of producing
oxygen enriched air has been amplified. Research activities
on clays in India have been discussed. The world-wide need
to use materials based on abundant alumino-silicate materials
in place of scarcer materials has been elaborated.