Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramic Materials for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to collect the latest findings of the scientific community on the development of ceramic materials and their combination, with a view to sustainability and circularity.

I believe that a joint effort is needed to highlight the real contributions that materials science can make to sustainable development. Current production processes cannot ignore the effective and efficient use of raw materials. There is a strong need to develop materials and processes that can overcome the use of critical raw materials and contribute to reducing the uncontrolled consumption of resources.

The aim of this issue is therefore to disseminate the latest knowledge in terms of the manufacture of advanced ceramics for use in today's high-tech sectors, and of production processes aimed at saving energy and extending the life cycle of products.

Established research expertise can be revised or rethought with a view to sustainability. How can we rework and implement a chemical synthesis reaction, chemical formulation, processing steps to obtain a sustainable ceramic that can be reintegrated at the end of its life into other production cycles? Particular attention must be paid to the importance of raw materials, their exploitation and reintegration into production processes.

I therefore cordially invite you to submit your contributions to this Special Issue, whose topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Sustainable ceramic materials;
• Ceramics for structural applications (including ceramic-based and ceramic-reinforced composites);
• Ceramics for energy storage;
• Ceramics for high-temperature applications;
• Preservation and protection of materials;
• Characterization of materials;
• Properties retainment in recycled products;
• Recycled materials;
• Use of waste materials;
• Sustainable production;
• Energy-saving production;
• Raw materials saving;
• Process optimization.

Dr. Roberta Licheri
Guest Editor

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