THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF 500 KILOGRAM PER BATCH DOMESTIC PAINT PILOT PLANT

Author: Yusuf Yakubu Lams

ABSTRACT

A 500 kg per batch domestic paint pilot plant consisting of Water tank (TO1), Geneform tank (TO2), PVA tank (TO3), Ammonia tank (TO4), Premixer (MO1), Paint mixer (MO2), Mixer Pump (PO1), Filter pump (PO2), and Filter FO1) was designed and fabricated based on a combination of QWATE and Kroma Technologies. Various emulsion paints consisting of Pigments (CaCO3), Kankara kaolin clay and TiO2, Binder (PVA), Solvent (H2O) and Additives (deformer, ammonia, silicate and anticide in approximate proportions were produced using the fabricated plant. Properties of the paint such as opacity, durability, ease of application, cover were assessed before and after application using standard methods. The results revealed that the paints produced gave different hues and colours, easily produced, were of high quality; good cover, good aesthetic appeal, fast to light, durable after being applied on walls and found wide application domestically.

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