Design And Production Of Ceiling Board Using Plaster Of Paris (Pop) Gypsum Material

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Design And Production Of Ceiling Board Using Plaster Of Paris (Pop) Gypsum Material

Chapter One 1.0

Introduction This project deals with the design and production of ceiling board using POP

gypsum materials. Plaster of Paris (POP) which is calcium sulphate with half molecule of water of crystallization (CaSO4.1/2H20) characteristic obtained by duly

and

hygroscopic

calcined the material that is Gypsum

(CaSO4.2H20). It possess an outstanding property of setting and subsequent hardening when mixed with water (Smith, 1896). Gypsum is basically the raw material require to manufacture Plaster of Paris. This is cleaned and washed for removal of impurities, dried in sunlight and then pulverized. Gypsum powder are calcined in a rotary drum calcinatory using light diesel oil/firewood/coal as fuel. The low pressure burner is sufficient to reach the calcinations temperature range from 160oc to 180oc.The process of calcinations is done over a period of about 2 hours so that one – halves molecule of water is


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