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45S5 bioactive glass coatings by atmospheric plasma spraying obtained from feedstocks prepared by different routes
Springer Verlag (2014-12)45S5 bioactive glass powders with the composition of 45 SiO2, 6 P2O5, 24.5 CaO and 24.5 wt% Na2O were melted and quenched in water to obtain a frit. The frit was milled using two different routes: dry milling followed by ... -
A general method to determine optimal thermal cycles based on solid-state sintering fundamentals
Elsevier (2019-04-01)Most technical ceramics require processing up to and including final-stage sintering to obtain a high-density bulk while inhibiting grain growth as dominant sintering process as far as possible. The literature typically ... -
A new cleaner process to prepare pressing-powder
Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio (2011)An alternative cleaner process of pressing-powder preparation, based on filter-pressing and a novel granulation method, is presented to substitute the existing spray-drying process. In the new process, about two-thirds of ... -
A procedure to evaluate the resistance to biological colonization as a characteristic for product quality of ceramic roofing tiles
Elsevier (2011)Ceramic roofing tiles suffer deterioration through time due to environmental exposure. Biological colonization affects the appearance and integrity of building materials, such as roofing tiles. The resistance to biocolonization ... -
A study of the influence of TiO2 addition in Al2O3 coatings sprayed by suspension plasma spray
Elsevier (2015-09)In this work, five different concentrations of a mixture of TiO2/Al2O3 nanopowders in an alcoholic suspension at 10wt.% solid content were sprayed by Suspension Plasma Spraying on steel discs. The influence of the presence ... -
Additives for reducing the toxicity of respirable crystalline silica. SILIFE project
EDP Sciences (2017-10-23)Prolonged inhalation of crystalline silica particles has long been known to cause lung inflammation and development of the granulomatous and a fibrogenic lung disease known as silicosis . The International ... -
Air quality comparison between two European ceramic tile clusters
Elsevier (2013-08)The European ceramic tile industry is mostly concentrated in two clusters, one in Castelló (Spain) and another one in Modena (Italy). Industrial clusters may have problems to accomplish the EU air quality regulations because ... -
Alkaline activation of ceramic waste materials
Springer (2013-12)Ceramic materials represent around 45% of construction and demolition waste, and originate not only from the building process, but also as rejected bricks and tiles from industry. Despite the fact that these wastes are ... -
Alkaline activation of metakaolin–fly ash mixtures: Obtain of Zeoceramics and Zeocements
Elsevier (2008-02)This study examines the variation in physico-mechanical properties and mineralogical and microstructural characteristics of the alkaline inorganic polymers obtained by alkaline activation, with a mixture of sodium silica ... -
Alumina-zirconia coatings obtained by suspension plasma spraying from highly concentrated aqueous suspensions
Elsevier (2016)Suspension plasma spraying (SPS) deposition represents an innovative technique to produce coatings that exhibit improved properties. However, the key to obtain coatings with superior functional properties relies on the ... -
An estimate of quartz content and particle size in porcelain tiles from young's modulus measurements
Elsevier (2017)The influence of quartz particle size, weight content and firing temperature on the Young's modulus of porcelain tiles was studied. To simulate a porcelain tile microstructure, an albite glass matrix with added crystalline ... -
Analysis of bending strength of porous titanium processed by space holder method
Maney on behalf of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Nining (2011-02)Porous titanium specimens have been produced by means of the space holder method. Titanium grade 3 (TiCP3) has been used as material and ammonium bicarbonate as spacer. Process parameters (compaction pressure, metal grain ... -
Analysis of the development of microscopic residual stresses on quartz particles in porcelain tile
Elsevier (2008-10)This paper examines the development of microscopic residual stresses on quartz particles in porcelain tile using the XRD technique. The study was conducted with a typical porcelain tile composition consisting of sodium ... -
Anion transport through ceramic electrodialysis membranes made with hydrated cerium dioxide
Wiley (2017-05)In this research, low-cost ceramic anion-exchange membranes have been developed from porous supports manufactured, using a chamotte as a pore former. An inorganic anion-exchanger (hydrated cerium dioxide) has been deposited ... -
Application of plasma-sprayed TiO2 coatings for industrial (tannery) wastewater treatment
Elsevier (2015-12)Fine-structured photocatalytic TiO2 coatings were deposited by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) on austenitic stainless steel coupons. One commercial spray-dried nanostructured TiO2 powder and five spray-dried powders ... -
Application of the Service-Learning Methodology to the Development of the End of Degree Project in chemical Engineering
Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco (2017-07)This paper aims to demonstrate how the SL methodology can be incorporated into the development of the End of Degree Project (EDP) in a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, allowing the students, while performing the ... -
Aqueous suspension processing of multicomponent submicronic Y-TZP/Al2O3/SiC particles for suspension plasma spraying
Elsevier (2018-01)In order to obtain thermal barrier coatings by Suspension Plasma Spraying (SPS) process with potential new self-healing ability multicomponent submicronic Y-TZP/Al2O3/SiC suspensions were prepared. For this purpose, ... -
Are outreach actions effective in increasing the representation of women in stem field?
IATED (2024)The gender gap is a well-documented phenomenon in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields globally. Spanish universities, including the Superior School of Technology and Experimental Sciences (ESTCE) ... -
Atmospheric plasma spraying coatings from alumina–titania feedstock comprising bimodal particle size distributions
Copyright © Elsevier (2013)In this work, Al2O3–13 wt% TiO2 submicron-nanostructured powders were deposited using atmospheric plasma spraying. The feedstocks were obtained by spray drying two starting suspensions of different solids content, prepared ... -
Bead-releasing agents used in the preparation of solid samples as beads for WD-XRF measurement
Wiley-Blackwell (2008)A study has been undertaken of bead-releasing agents that are widely used in preparing solid samples as fused beads for wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF)spectrometry measurement. The following bead-releasing ...