• openAccess   Comparison of extruded and pressed low cost ceramic supports for microfiltration membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Menéndez, M.; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Copyright © Elsevier (2015)
      A comparison has been made between ceramic supports for microfiltration membranes of the same composition obtained by pressing and by extrusion in terms of microstructure and properties. The extruded supports displayed ...
    • openAccess   Comparison of porosity assessment techniquesfor low-cost ceramic membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Pérez-Fernández, Olga; Alcalá, Raquel; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Coronas, Joaquin; Menéndez, Miguel Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio (2017-01)
      En el presente trabajo se han caracterizado mediante diferentes métodos membranas cerámicas de bajo coste desarrolladas para tratar aguas residuales en reactores biológicos de membrana (MBR) o mediante tratamientos terciarios. ...
    • openAccess   Eco-friendly ceramic membranes for water reuse in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) 

      Zuriaga Agustí, E.; Pastor, I.; Hernández, Borja; Galián, M.; Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Bordes, M. Carmen; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Abellán, M.; Simón, P. Universitat Politècnica de València. Research Institute for Industrial, Radiophysical and Environmental Safety (ISIRYM). Prometeo Research Group (Membrane Processes and Environmental Effluent Treatment) (2018-07-10)
      The main objective of this study is to develop and validate ceramic membranes at lower cost than the commercial ones, by including agricultural and industrial wastes in the composition, together with raw materials typically ...
    • openAccess   Ecological low-cost ceramic membranes based on olive stones as pore former 

      Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Bordes, M. Carmen; Sales, S.; Zuriaga Agustí, E.; Pastor, I.; Hernández, Borja; Galián, M.; Abellán, M. Universitat Politècnica de València. Research Institute for Industrial, Radiophysical and Environmental Safety (ISIRYM). Prometeo Research Group (Membrane Processes and Environmental Effluent Treatment) (2018-07-13)
      They will address the obtained results so far regarding the manufacturing and validation of the REMEB ceramic membranes
    • openAccess   Improvement of behaviour in the extrusion of low plasticity ceramics 

      Sales Pla, Sonia; Bordes, M. Carmen; Prudent, Mathilde; Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Sos, O.; Rubert, J. Qualicer (2018-02-12)
      Shaping by extrusion may be used for the manufacture of tiles, bricks, and also refractory products. The three fundamental aspects that must be considered to achieve ideal extrusion conditions are the nature of the ...
    • openAccess   Influence of starch content on the properties of low-cost microfiltration ceramic membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Elsevier (2015-12)
      The use of starch as pore former is frequent in the fabrication of porous ceramic membranes, since starches are cheap, innocuous and environmentally friendly. A study has been conducted to evaluate the influence of potato ...
    • openAccess   Low-cost ceramic membranes: A research opportunity for industrial application 

      Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Gozalbo Nebot, Ana; Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2019-03)
      Obtaining low-cost ceramic membranes has attracted great interest in the scientific community in last years, as it allows to preserve the advantages of ceramic materials while significantly reduce their manufacturing costs. ...
    • openAccess   On the underestimated effect of the starch ash on the characteristics of low cost ceramic membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2016)
      Starches are commonly used as a pore generator in the fabrication of low-cost ceramic membranes, since they are cheap, innocuous, environmentally friendly and easy to burn. Nevertheless, the influence of starches residues ...
    • openAccess   Preparation of chamott es as raw material for low - cost ceramic membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Orts Tarí, María José; Gozalbo Nebot, Ana; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Wiley (2016)
      Low cost ceramic membranes are usually prepared fro m a mixture of natural raw materials and some organic porogen agent, as starch . The fact that the porogen must be completely eliminated during firing, leaving an ...
    • openAccess   Reactores catalíticos de membrana para la eliminación de nitratos 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; García-Castillo, F. J; Berlanga Clavijo, José Guillermo; Ferrer, C.; Herguido, J.; Menéndez, M. C & M Publicaciones (2015-01)
      El objetivo del proyecto es desarrollar un sistema eficaz para eliminar los nitra­tos presentes en aguas subterráneas, en procesos de potabilización, transfor­mándolos en nitrógeno mediante una reacción de hidrogenación ...
    • openAccess   Role of starch characteristics in the properties of low-cost ceramic membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Orts Tarí, María José; Pérez-Herranz, Valentín; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Elsevier (2015)
      Starch is used as porosity generator in membranes and other porous ceramics. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the characteristics of starches (impurities, particle size), obtained from potato, pea, maize ...
    • openAccess   Wastes from industrial processes introduced as chamottes in ceramic membranes 

      Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Bordes, M. Carmen; Sales Pla, Sonia; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Ugarte, P.; Ramo, A.; Menéndez, M.; Peña, J. A.; Zuriaga Agustí, E.; Santateresa, E.; Gosalbo Nebot, Ana; Rubert, J.; Sos, O.; Basiero, José Antonio Universitat Politècnica de València. Research Institute for Industrial, Radiophysical and Environmental Safety (ISIRYM). Prometeo Research Group (Membrane Processes and Environmental Effluent Treatment) (2018-07-09)
      In the present work, chamottes generated as subproducts by different industrial processes have been used to obtain low-cost ceramic membranes.