• openAccess   Fuel effect on solution combustion synthesis of Co(Cr,Al)2O4 pigments 

      Gilabert, Jessica; Palacios Tejero, Maria Dolores; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Elsevier (2017-10)
      The fuel effect on the synthesis of a ceramic pigment with a composition CoCr2−2ΨAl2ΨO4 (0 ≤ Ψ ≤ 1) by means of solution combustion synthesis process (SCS) has been studied. Three different fuels were selected to carry out ...
    • openAccess   Improvement in Char Strength with an Open Cage Silsesquioxane Flame Retardant 

      Bautista, Yolanda; Gozalbo Nebot, Ana; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Sanz-Solana, Vicente MDPI (2017)
      Different characterization techniques were used to study the hydrolysis and condensation reaction kinetics of 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MAPTMS) to obtain open cage silsesquioxane oligomers. The formation of ...
    • openAccess   Improvement of the Electrochemical Behavior of (Sb, Sn, Cu)O Ceramic Electrodes as Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Anodes 

      Giner Sanz, Juan José; Sánchez-Rivera, María José; García Gabaldón, Montserrat; Ortega, Emma; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Pérez-Herranz, Valentín Wiley (2019-05-02)
      This work explores the possibility of increasing the active surface of a Sb‐doped SnO2 ceramic electrode using CuO as sintering aid, by incorporating petroleum coke as a pore generator. In order to fulfil this goal, three ...
    • openAccess   Influence of Salts on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Formic Acid in Wastewater 

      Che Abdul Rahim, Azzah Nazihah; Yamada, Shotaro; Bonkohara, Haruki; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; IMAI, TSUYOSHI; HUNG, Yung-Tse; kumakiri, izumi MDPI (2022-11)
      Conventional wastewater treatment technologies have difficulties in feasibly removing persistent organics. The photocatalytic oxidation of these contaminants offers an economical and environmentally friendly solution. In ...
    • 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   Interaction of the chromium–iron black pigment with porcelanised stoneware 

      Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Gómez, P.; Gazulla Barreda, Maria Fernanda; Gozalbo Nebot, Ana Elsevier (2013-09)
      A study has been undertaken on the interaction between the (Fe,Cr)2O3 black pigment and an industrial porcelanised stoneware composition at its firing temperature. The results indicate that the glassy phase that forms ...
    • openAccess   Iron zircon pigment synthesis: Proposal of a mixing index for the raw materials mixtures 

      Zumaquero, Eulalia; Orts Tarí, María José; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Elsevier (2017)
      Iron zircon coral pigments are very interesting from an industrial point of view because of their high colouring power and their stability at high temperatures. However, the pigment's synthesis is particularly troublesome ...
    • closedAccess   Low-cost ceramic membranes manufacture using INKJET technology for active layer deposition and validation on membrane bioreactors 

      Luján-Facundo, M.J.; Mendoza-Roca, José-Antonio; Bes-Piá, A.; Zuriaga Agustí, E.; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Palacios Tejero, Maria Dolores Elsevier (2023-06-17)
      The fabrication of eco-friendly ceramic membranes based on low-cost raw materials, using digital INKJET printing techniques for active layer deposition and its validation in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been studied. ...
    • openAccess   Magnetic Photocatalyst for Wastewater Tertiary Treatment at Pilot Plant Scale: Disinfection and Enrofloxacin Abatement 

      Sciscenko, Iván; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Climent, Javier; Valero, Francisco; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; OLLER ALBEROLA, ISABEL; Arques, Antonio MDPI (2021-01)
      In this work, we have tested a photocatalytic material consisting of a core of SiO2/Fe3O4 coated with TiO2 (Magnox) for plausible tertiary wastewater treatment. For this, a pilot plant of 45 L equipped with an Ultraviolet ...
    • openAccess   Novel Sb-doped SnO2 ceramic anode coated with a photoactive BiPO4 layer for the photoelectrochemical degradation of an emerging pollutant 

      Balseviciute, Adele; Martí Calatayud, Manuel César; Pérez-Herranz, Valentín; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; García Gabaldón, Montserrat 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 ...
    • openAccess   Obtainment of bactericidal inkjet inks based on Ag-nanocomposites 

      Palacios Tejero, María Dolores; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Belda Peña, Adriana; Nos, V.; Cabedo, J. David; Zaragoza, J. German Ceramic Society (2013)
      In this study, ceramic inks were formulated that are able to develop bactericidal properties and are appropriate for application by inkjet printing. These inks contain silver nanocomposites and are applied on to unfired ...
    • 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 ...
    • closedAccess   Porous single-fired wall tile bodies: Influence of quartz particle size on tile properties 

      José Luis, Amorós Albaro; Orts Tarí, María José; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; García Ten, Francisco Javier; Feliu Mingarro, Carlos Elsevier (2010)
      This study examines the effect of quartz particle size in raw material composition customarily used for the manufacture of porous single-fired wall tile bodies on the characteristics of the green tiles and on the thermal ...
    • 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   Síntesis de un pigmento rojo a partir de nanopartículas de oro 

      Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Palacios Tejero, María Dolores; Agut, P. Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio (2012-03)
      A simple method of synthesising red pigments for ceramic glazes, based on gold nanoparticles protected by a refractory oxide capsule, was developed. Gold nanoparticles of an appropriate size were obtained by reaction in ...
    • openAccess   Solution combustion synthesis of (Co,Ni)Cr2O4 pigments: Influence of initial solution concentration 

      Gilabert, Jessica; Palacios Tejero, María Dolores; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Elsevier (2017-09)
      Initial solution concentration effect was studied on the synthesis of mixed spinels Co1-ΨNiΨCr2O4 (0≤Ψ≤1) obtained by Solution Combustion Synthesis. Fd-3m spinel structure was developed in all range of compositions analysed, ...
    • openAccess   Solution combustion synthesis of (Ni,Fe)Cr2O4 pigments: Effect of post-synthesis thermal treatments 

      Gilabert, Jessica; Palacios Tejero, María Dolores; Orts Tarí, María José; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio Elsevier (2017-10-15)
      Mixed spinel pigments Ni1− ΨFeΨCr2O4 (0 ≤ Ψ ≤ 1) were synthesized by means of a method known as Solution Combustion Synthesis, using urea as fuel. Effects on mineralogy, microstructure and colouring power of composition ...
    • closedAccess   Solution Combustion Synthesis of (Co,Fe)Cr2O4 pigments 

      Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Palacios, Marta; Agut, P. Elsevier (2012)
      The synthesis of mixed cobalt–iron chromites, Fe1−ΨCoΨCr2O4 (0 ≤ Ψ ≤ 1), has been studied by Solution Combustion Synthesis using urea as fuel. Characterization by XRD and SEM showed that crystallinity, cell parameters, ...