white gypsum powder
white gypsum powder production procedure: Production process of plaster of paris
Gypsum powder in UAE is one of the materials that are of particular importance in the construction industry. it has been used in construction since ancient times due to its characteristics. Plaster is obtained from baking and grinding gypsum stones. Gypsum is one of the construction materials that contain calcium and is abundantly found in nature almost everywhere. It is the fifth most abundant mineral on earth.
Gypsum with the formula CaSO4, 2H2O is one of the sedimentary stones. and cannot be found purely due to its high reactivity. It’s mostly found in two forms bound to carbon and ferric and clay oxides or in anhydrite calcium sulfate form. Pure gypsum is colorless, carbonated ones are gray. Those bound to ferric oxides can be light yellow, red, or livid depending on the type of ferric oxides.
for producing white gypsum powder, pure gypsum is first entered into production line after two crushing stages with uniform gradation. This uniform mixture is then baked in rotating horizontal kilns at different temperatures and durations and is so-called calcined plaster. This plaster undergoes two stages of fine crushing and grinding after exiting the kiln. White gypsum powder ( plaster of paris) is sieved after grinding and is now ready to be packed with homogeneous gradation.
Features of white gypsum powder
fast setting, increased volume during hardening, being acoustic, resistant to fire, cheap and easily accessible. And white and pleasant color are among the most significant features of gypsum powder.
Causes of cracks in gypsum plaster
The wall plaster can crack after drying and hardening. As a result, it can create ugly shapes in the building. Cracking can have many reasons. Some of them are.
- Using inadequate powder when making mortars.
- Using a thick mortar on the wall (>7-8 cm) results in the outer layers drying quickly in contact with air. but leaves the inner ones wet which may cause cracks.
- If you plaster the wall in the cold season and mortar water freezes before expansion. the hardening processes will stop After melting. the plaster rots and no longer continues to expand which will cause cracks on the surface.
How to render wall plaster with good adhesion?
Lack of gypsum plaster adhesion is often heard as a hollow sound and usually occurs in thick layers of wall. Lack of adhesion is usually caused by inappropriate preparation, so you must.
- Clean the wall of dust.
- Adequately moisturize the wall.
- Apply cement slurry before starting plastering.