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Effect of firing temperature on humidity self-regulation functionality in a ceramic tile composition
(Elsevier, 2022-07-19)
The effect of sintering temperature on the humidity regulating capacity of a ceramic composition based on the mineral gibbsite has been studied. The humidity self-regulation functionality is due to the presence of mesopores ...
The puzzling issue of silica toxicity: are silanols bridging the gaps between surface states and pathogenicity?
(Springer Nature, 2019)
Background: Silica continues to represent an intriguing topic of fundamental and applied research across various
scientific fields, from geology to physics, chemistry, cell biology, and particle toxicology. The pathogenic ...
Engineering zirconia coating microstructures by using saccharides in aqueous suspension plasma spraying feedstocks
(Elsevier, 2020-10-15)
This study aims to demonstrate the feasibility to develop columnar microstructures in zirconia coatings manufactured by suspension plasma spray, through the modification of the properties of the suspension feedstocks with ...
Drivers of divergent trends in tropospheric ozone hotspots in Spain, 2008–2019
(Springer, 2023)
This study aimed to investigate the causes of contrasting ozone (O3) trends in Spanish O3 hotspots between 2008 and 2019, as documented in recent studies. The analysis involved data on key O3 precursors, such as nitrogen ...
Feasibility of incorporating silica aerogel in atmospheric plasma spraying coatings
(Elsevier, 2021-06-07)
This study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of developing zirconia ceramic coatings with the incorporation of silica aerogel particles, which exhibit outstanding insulating properties. Thus, the research aims to find a ...
Feasibility of using organosilane dry-coated detoxified quartzes as raw material in different industrial sectors
(Elsevier, 2021-11-10)
Respirable crystalline silica (RCS), in the form of quartz and cristobalite from occupational sources, was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as carcinogenic to humans (category 1). In ...
Novel Sb-doped SnO2 ceramic anode coated with a photoactive BiPO4 layer for the photoelectrochemical degradation of an emerging pollutant
(Elsevier, 2023-06-08)
In the present work, a study about the electrochemical and photoelectrochemical degradation of an emerging pollutant using an Sb-doped SnO2 anode coated with a photocatalytic layer of BiPO4 has been performed. The ...
Spatiotemporal variations of tropospheric ozone in Spain (2008-2019)
(Elsevier, 2023-05-08)
This study aims to support the development of Spain’s Ozone Mitigation Plan by evaluating the present-day spatial variation (2015–2019) and trends (2008–2019) for seven ground-level ozone (O3) metrics relevant for ...
Assessment of humidity self-regulation functionality for ceramic tiles
(ElsevierEuropean Ceramic Society, 2021-11-16)
The development of ceramic tiles with humidity regulating capacity is a topic of great interest for the comfort of interior spaces. The humidity regulating capacity of fired specimens from five compositions used for porous ...
Grain coarsening during liquid phase sintering of zircon-glass composites
(Elsevier, 2023-08-09)
This study examined zircon grain growth during isothermal sintering of a zircon-glass composite with a zircon volume fraction of 0.525 zircon volume/solids volume, at a temperature of 1200 degrees C, with different residence ...