• openAccess   O Processo de coloração a seco de porcelanato. Parte 1: Variáveis envolvidas e influência sobre as propriedades das peças 

      García Sainz, Javier; Gallart, J C; Manrique, J; Ragnetti, Maurizio; García Ten, Francisco Javier; Moreno Berto, Arnaldo Vicente; Quereda, M F; Saburit Llaudis, Alejandro Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (2008)
      Dentre as tipologias de revestimentos cerâmicos atualmente produzidos o porcelanato tem se destacado pela grande expansão em sua produção, observada nos últimos anos. O sucesso do produto se deve pelas propriedades técnicas ...
    • openAccess   O Processo de coloração a seco de porcelanato. Parte 2: Variáveis envolvidas e influência sobre as propriedades das peças 

      García Sainz, Javier; Gallart, J C; Manrique, J; Ragnetti, Maurizio; García Ten, Francisco Javier; Moreno Berto, Arnaldo Vicente; Quereda, M F; Saburit Llaudis, Alejandro Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (2008)
      Dentre as tipologias de revestimentos cerâmicos atualmente produzidos o porcelanato tem se destacado pela grande expansão em sua produção, observada nos últimos anos. O sucesso do produto se deve pelas propriedades técnicas ...
    • 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   Obtainment of nanoparticulate CuNiZn ferrite powder by high-energy milling 

      Barba-Juan, Antonio; Clausell-Terol, Carolina; Jarque Fonfría, Juan Carlos; Monzó Fuster, María The Ceramic Society of Japan  (2012-08)
      This study was undertaken to obtain nanoparticulate CuNiZn ferrite powder by high-energy milling, as this is an approach that could potentially be scaled up for industrial use. Such nanometric particles may be expected to ...
    • openAccess   On the Relationship between Exposure to Particles and Dustiness during Handling of Powders in Industrial Settings 

      Ribalta, Carla; Viana, Mar; López Lilao, Ana; Estupiñá Ariño, Sara; Minguillón, Maria Cruz; Mendoza, Joan; Díaz, Jordi; Dahmann, Dirk; Monfort, Eliseo Oxford University Press (2019-01-07)
      Exposure to ceramic powders, which is frequent during handling operations, is known to cause adverse health effects. Finding proxy parameters to quantify exposure is useful for efficient and timely exposure assessments. ...
    • closedAccess   On the source inversion of fugitive surface layer releases. Part I. Model formulation and application to simple sources 

      Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Escrig, Alberto; López Lilao, Ana; Celades López, Irina; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2015-05)
      Source inversion by dispersion modelling of fugitive particulate matter (PM) emissions entails considerable difficulty. Fugitive PM sources are rarely steady or point sources. They occur near the ground, where there are ...
    • openAccess   On the source inversion of fugitive surface layer releases. Part II. Complex sources 

      Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Escrig, Alberto; López Lilao, Ana; Celades López, Irina; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2017-06)
      The experimental measurement of fugitive emissions of particulate matter entails inherent complexity because they are usually discontinuous, of short duration, may be mobile, and are affected by weather conditions. Owing ...
    • 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   Optimización energética en la fabricación de baldosas cerámicas mediante el uso de aceite térmico 

      Mezquita, Ana; Monfort, Eliseo; Vaquer, Enrique; Ferrer, S.; Arnal, M. A.; Toledo, Julia; Cuesta, M. A. Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio (2012-07)
      The ceramic tile manufacturing process consumes a great amount of energy, mainly thermal energy, which is obtained from natural gas combustion. The increased cost of this fuel and the current economic situation make cost ...
    • openAccess   Optimization of the technologycal properties of porcelain tile bodies containing rice straw ash using the deseign of experiments methodology 

      Álvaro Guzmán, A.; Marisol Gordillo, S.; Silvio Delvasto, A.; Quereda, M F; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2016-11)
      This study examines the effects of replacing fluxing and filler materials with rice straw ash (RSA) in manufacturing porcelain stoneware tile, using the design of experiments (DOE) methodology. The results of the ...
    • openAccess   Organosilane-Based Coating of Quartz Species from the Traditional Ceramics Industry: Evidence of Hazard Reduction Using In Vitro and In Vivo Tests 

      Ziemann, Christina; Escrig, Alberto; Bonvicini, Giuliana; Ibáñez, María Jesús; Monfort, Eliseo; Salomoni, Arturo; Creutzenberg, Otto Oxford University Press (2017)
      The exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), e.g. quartz, in industrial settings can induce silicosis and may cause tumours in chronic periods. Consequently, RCS in the form of quartz and cristobalite has been ...
    • openAccess   Oxynitride glasses: a review 

      García Bellés, Àngel R.; Clausell-Terol, Carolina; Barba-Juan, Antonio Elsevier (2016)
      Oxynitride glasses are special types of silicates or silicoaluminates which have been the object of many studies over the last forty years. They can be prepared by means of various complex methods, leading to variable ...
    • openAccess   Particle release fromrefit operations in shipyards: Exposure, toxicity and environmental implications 

      López, M.; López Lilao, Ana; Ribalta, C.; Martínez, Y.; Piña, N.; Ballesteros, A.; Fito, C.; Koehler, K.; Newton, A.; Monfort, Eliseo; Viana, Mar Elsevier (2021-09-09)
      European harbours are known to contribute to air quality degradation.While most of the literature focuses on emissions from stacks or logistics operations, ship refit and repair activities are also relevant aerosol sources ...
    • closedAccess   PM companies eye a new future of taking medicine 

      Felton, R.; Imgrund, P.; Petzoldt, F.; Friederici, V.; Busquets Mataix, David Jerónimo; Reig, Lucía; Amigó Borrás, Vicente; Calero Carretero, José Ángel Elsevier (2009)
      As the credit squeeze threatens many small companies in the PM supply chain, some are looking to pastures new, and hi-tech pastures at that, for inspiration, new business directions and profitability.... © 2009 Elsevier ...
    • openAccess   Polishing of Porcelain Tiles in Industrial- and Laboratory-scale 

      Olenburg, A.; Sousa, F. J. P.; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Aurich, Jan C. German Ceramic Society (2013)
      This work reports the design and use of a laboratory-scale tribometer and a new developed tool-holder to reproduce the industrial polishing process for ceramic tiles in laboratory-scale. The mechanical conditions in a ...
    • closedAccess   Polymorphism-Triggered Reversible Thermochromic Fluorescence of a simple 1,8-Naphthyridine 

      Fernández Mato, Antonio; García, Marcos D.; Peinador, Carlos; Quintela, José M.; Sánchez Andújar, Manuel; Pato Doldán, Breogán; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A.; Tordera, Daniel; Bolink, Henk J. ACS Publications (2013-01-04)
      The fluorescent behavior in the solid state of a naphthyridine-based donor–acceptor heterocycle is presented. Synthesized as a crystalline blue-emissive solid (Pbca), the compound can easily be transformed in its P21/c ...
    • closedAccess   Porcelain tile: Almost 30 years of steady scientific-technological evolution 

      Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; García Ten, Francisco Javier; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Moreno Berto, Arnaldo Vicente Elsevier (2010)
      Despite the great global significance of porcelain tile manufacture, the scientific activity in porcelain tile's almost 30-year existence does not match the importance of the business. Although scientific output has been ...
    • 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   Post-deposition heat treatment effect on microstructure of suspension plasma sprayed bioactive glass coatings 

      Cañas Recacha, Eugeni; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Orts Tarí, María José; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2018-11)
      This research addresses a simple and easy method to improve the microstructure of suspension plasma sprayed bioactive glass coatings. Based on previous research of the group, a SPS bioactive glass coating was deposited ...
    • closedAccess   Preparation and spray drying of Al2O3–TiO2 nanoparticle suspensions to obtain nanostructured coatings by APS 

      Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Moreno Berto, Arnaldo Vicente; Vicent Cabedo, Mónica; Salvador Moya, María Dolores; Bonache Bezares, Victoria; Klyatskina, Elizabeta; Santacruz, Isabel; Moreno, Rodrigo Elsevier (2010)
      Al2O3–TiO2 coatings were deposited on austenitic stainless steel coupons from nanostructured powders by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS). Commercial suspensions of nanosized Al2O3 and TiO2 particles were used as starting ...