Ceramics, Volume 8, Issue 1

In response to environmental challenges and primary resource scarcity, sustainable approaches that rely on recycling and reusing waste materials are becoming valuable and highly appealing options in modern society. This paper deals with the usage of...

The expansion, cracking and deterioration of properties during utilisation and solidification of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash are key problems that are caused by the reaction of metallic aluminium in the bottom ash in the highly alka...

In this work, the impact resistance of three zirconia ceramics was investigated: two yttria-stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP and 1.5Y-TZP) and a ceria-stabilized-zirconia (Ce-TZP) composite. The impact resistance was evaluated through drop-ball impact tes...

The present study analyzes experimental data using qualitative and quantitative methods to identify significant statistical changes. These methods were employed to evaluate the results from the structural characterization of annealed TiWN and TiWC co...

Zirconolite is a wasteform that can immobilize Pu. Herein, zirconolites comprising Ce as a Pu simulant and Al as a charge compensator of Ce/Pu were synthesized by sintering raw CaO, ZrO₂, TiO₂, CeO₂, and Al₂O₃ powder mixtures at 1400 °C in static...

This study investigates the thermal shock behavior of three Al₂O₃-SiO₂ commercial insulating refractory materials (JM23, JM26, and JM28) used in high-temperature industries (>1000 °C). Thermal shock resistance was evaluated through experimenta...

The direct hot modification and subsequent preparation of qualified building materials from molten slag has gained significant attention at present due to its characteristics of saving energy and reducing CO₂ emissions. Molten silicomanganese slag, d...

In this work, a new methodology for dispersing metal particles supported in clay has been described. For this purpose, a sepiolite has been modified by a microwave-assisted treatment to increase the surface area and pore volume due to the progressive...

The technological development of ceramic production during the early modern period in the Iberian Peninsula is a crucial topic in historical archaeological research. The present study analyzes pottery from Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, focusing on...

This work focuses on the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) to be used as a photocatalyst, preparing a blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) extract as a reducing agent, zinc chloride as a precursor, and NaOH as precipitating agent (1,...

The present work aims to determine the possibility of using construction and demolition waste (CDW) and wind turbine blade waste (WTBW) together for the fabrication of sintered specimens using only waste materials. The sinterability curve was determi...

Exposure to short-wavelength light, including UV-A and blue light, can degrade high-value products like rosé wine, which are usually packaged in colourless bottles. This study investigates the optimisation of sol–gel coatings enhanced wi...

The simultaneous analysis of optical and electronic paramagnetic resonance spectra of all 3d metals, doped into transparent α-Al₂O₃ and MgAl₂O₄ spinel, was effectuated with a view of establishing the speciation pattern of the dopants. The exami...

Niobium–graphene oxide–zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) composites were produced by wet mixing and spark plasma sintering. The microstructure and mechanical properties of this novel composite have been studied. The results show that niobi...

This study evaluated the impact of glazing and multiple firing on the flexural strength, translucency, and color stability of three types of zirconia: 3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (3Y-TZP), 4 mol% yttria partially stabili...

This paper aims to study the provenance of archaeological Saadien ceramics (16th century, Marrakech) based on the chemical, mineralogical and lead isotope composition of clays used as raw materials in the manufacture of ceramics in Morocco and collec...

The ceramic and glass industries, integral to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), face significant challenges in achieving decarbonization despite advancements in energy efficiency. The circular economy offers a promising pathway, emphasizing t...

This study investigates the effectiveness of replacing the cement with 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 wt.% of ceramic waste powder (HCCP) to improve the performance of recycled aggregate concrete (RCA) prepared using 25 wt.% wall tile ceramic coarse aggregates...

The process of creating ceramic items using fused deposition modelling (FDM) enables the creation of intricate shapes for a variety of purposes, including tooling and prototyping. However, due to the numerous variables involved in the process, it is...

Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC³) has become a highlighted research topic over the past decade. Through various research, LC³ demonstrated the capability to supplement portions of cement, highlighting the possibility to decrease CO₂ emissions due...

Hybrid layered reinforced materials are able to increase the reliability, durability, and expand the functionality of high-temperature components in supercritical and ultra-supercritical power plants and in oil, gas, and petrochemical equipment opera...

Ceramic samples of solid solutions of the binary system (1−x)BiFeO₃-xBaTiO₃ + 2 wt.% Bi₂O₃ (0.29 ≤ x ≤ 0.33, Δx = 0.01) were prepared using the conventional solid-phase reaction method with and without mechanical activation. Using X...

This paper introduces a method that enhances the traditional slip casting technique’s potential to fabricate ceramic objects with variable thickness. The variability depends on the different filtration rates offered by plaster moulds of varying...

The ceramics industry has consistently applied circular economy principles by efficiently reusing and recovering raw materials in the production process. Incorporating secondary raw materials, such as production scraps and recycled materials, reduces...

This study investigates the design and mechanical evaluation of hydroxyapatite (HAp) scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, using stereolithography (SLA) to fabricate homogeneous and hollow elongated Voronoi structures. HAp, known for its biocompatib...

This study explores the different techniques used to manufacture porous clay-based ceramics, examining their properties such as porosity, strength, permeability and filtration efficiency. Different techniques are discussed in this review, with additi...

In this work, Fe³⁺- and Co²⁺-doped ZnO NPs (zinc oxide nanoparticles), Zn_0.9Fe_xCo_0.1−xO, with a hexagonal wurtzite phase (single-phase), were synthesized via a co-precipitation technique where the phase purity and elemental composition were con...

We obtained original glasses and glass-ceramics through the controlled melting and recrystallisation of basalt rocks extracted from several quarries in the Canary Islands. The electrical measurements of the resulting glasses and glass-ceramics were c...