Safety and health of porcelain stoneware
When it comes to the fateful decision of which floor should be installed, a rarely considered element is that related to the safety and health of the material that we choose to install in our home. This topic is often taken for granted, but it is not so granted, if we think of the recent increase in respiratory diseases and pathologies, that are due to the increasingly polluted world in which we live.
Exceptional technical characteristics since the very first step
Porcelain stoneware slabs naturally respond to this need, since they consist of extremely pure raw materials: kaolin, feldspar, clay and minerals, that make up 99% of each tile, to which are added dyes and enamels of natural origin. The mechanical pressing phase, to which the mixtures are subjected, applies greater forces than 500 kg / cm², contributing to the elimination of the aqueous residue, which is definitively lost in the stove. This last phase takes place in almost 100 meters long ovens at a temperature of above 1250 ° C and the product that comes out at the end of the cooking cycle is a porcelain stoneware with exceptional technical characteristics such as compactness, strength and porosity. It is in fact a tile with a vitrified structure whose degree of porosity is so low that it is practically impermeable not only to water, acids and dirt, but also to dust, and it consequently does not allow the proliferation of mites and mold.
Also ideal for healthcare facilities
In fact, porcelain stoneware is characterized by a water absorption coefficient that is lower than 0.5%, which makes it one of the most water-repellent materials on the market and it is so hygienic that it can even be used in healthcare facilities. Since stoneware tiles do not absorb smells, smoke, paint fumes, germs and pollen, and on the other hand, thanks to their inertia, they do not release any volatile substances, they improve the air quality of the environments in which we live and work and can be considered a highly suitable product, even in the presence of people with respiratory problems. In conclusion, a data alone would be enough to certify how porcelain stoneware can be considered a material which can reassure anyone in terms of hygiene safety: once it is cleaned with suitable detergents, which is a quick and easy operation in the daily life even with simple water, the measurement of residual bacterial load of the finished product is equal to 0.