• openAccess   Ceramic porcelain stoneware production with Spanish clays purified by means of the removal of iron compounds and organic matter using physical methods 

      BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Calvet Roures, Iván; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2017)
      As the production of ceramic porcelain stoneware in Spain is totally conditioned by the importation of ball clays, because of the lack of adequate Spanish ball clays, this work has focused on the formulation of ceramic ...
    • openAccess   Crystal structure of NaCd(H2PO3)3·H2O and spectroscopic study of NaM(H2PO3)3·H2O, M= Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg and Cd 

      Ouarsal, Rachid; LACHKAR, Mohammed; Dusek, Michal; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista; El Bali, Brahim Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (2016-01-11)
      NaCd(H2PO3)3·H2O was synthesized in solution and its structure was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (Pbca, Z = 8) with the cell parameters: a = 9.2895(14) Å, b = ...
    • openAccess   Desarrollo y caracterización de un nuevo esmalte antideslizante de textura lisa y de fácil limpieza para baldosas de gres porcelánico 

      BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Martín Núnez, J.A.; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Calvet Roures, Iván; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2016)
      Since conventional anti-slip enamels show some disadvantages, directly related to the surface roughness which prevents the adequate surface cleaning of tile, an anti-slip enamel exhibiting glass-ceramic nature has been ...
    • openAccess   Developing CIGS solar cells on glass-ceramic substrates 

      Fraga Chiva, Diego; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Calvet Roures, Iván; Lyubenova, Teodora; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2018)
      Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) is a p-type semiconductor material and an attractive absorber for thin films solar cells due to its unique optical and electrical properties. The low cost of this technology is based on its application ...
    • openAccess   Development of a glass-ceramic glaze formulated from industrial residues to improve the mechanical properties of the porcelain stoneware tiles 

      BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Esquinas, M.; Llop, J.; Notari Abad, María Dolores; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2018)
      In this research a mixture of 90%wt of industrial residues (recycled soda-lime glass and ashes from a coalpower thermal plant) have been vitrified for their use as ‘‘secondary raw material”. Then, a glaze suspen-sion was ...
    • closedAccess   Development of ceramic porcelain stoneware pastes by the revalorization of Colombian clays subjected to bleaching proces 

      Ramírez Calderón, Yudi E.; Nieto Rangel, Carlos A.; Llop Pla, Jorge; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Valencia Rios, Jesús S.; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista (2019-09-15)
      The objective of this work has been the development of porcelain stoneware pastes by using clays from Colombia, obtaining a product exhibiting at least the same technical characteristics that the conventional one. For this ...
    • closedAccess   Development of photovoltaic ceramic tile based on CZTSSe absorber 

      Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2015)
      Ceramic photovoltaic tile based on Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 semiconductor has been made by low-cost and easy processing method of preparation. Ceramic tile as alternative of soda-lime glass substrate has been used. The molybdenum ...
    • openAccess   Ecologic ceramic substrates for CIGS solar cells 

      Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2016)
      In this work the use of porcelain stoneware tiles as alternative substrates for CIGS thin film solar cells for the development of specific applications as those related to building integration (BIPV, BAPV) are reported. ...
    • openAccess   Effect of alkali doping on CIGS photovoltaic ceramic tiles 

      Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Martí, R.; Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2017)
      This report studies the influence of alkali elements (Na, K) to morphological, structural and optoelectronic properties of CIGS ceramic tile solar cell. Several ceramic enamels with altered chemical composition in terms ...
    • openAccess   Elaboration of advanced glass-ceramic glaze for anti-slip porcelain stoneware 

      BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Calvet Roures, Iván; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Martín Núñez, José Antonio; Kozhukharov, Stephan; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (Sofía. Bulgaria) (2017-05)
      The present communication describes the synthesis of anti-slip enamel exhibiting glass-ceramic nature using new matte frits and raw materials. The glass-ceramic glazes obtained are characterized by various instrumental ...
    • openAccess   Las baldosas cerámicas, ¿un campo atractivo en la investigación del siglo XXI? 

      BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Calvet Roures, Iván; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Omnimedia (2016-01)
      El sector cerámico español especializado en baldosas cerámicas (pavimento y revestimiento) está concentrado geográficamente en la provincia de Castellón, en una zona delimitada al norte, por las localidades de L´ Alcora ...
    • openAccess   One step hydrothermal synthesis of LaFeO3 perovskite 

      Gómez-Cuaspud, Jairo. A.; Vera-López, Enrique; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER Akadémiai Kiadó. Springer Verlag (Germany) (2017)
      This work describes the synthesis of LaFeO3 oxide, using a one-step hydrothermal synthesis route, to obtain a solid exhibiting superficial, morphological and textural properties useful for potential applications. The ...
    • openAccess   Potencialidad de un residuo de frita procedente del sector cerámico como materia prima para la producción de material vitrocerámico 

      BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Llop Pla, Jorge; Notari Abad, María Dolores; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2015-05)
      This work consists of studying the devitrification capacity of a residue from sodium-calcium frit, using the vitreous powder sintering method, which follows the traditional ceramic processing route, including a specific ...
    • openAccess   Synthesis, deposition and crystal growth of CZTS nanoparticles onto ceramic tiles 

      Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2015-09)
      The work presents a simple solvothermal method for CZTS nanoparticles preparation using hexadecylamine (HDA) as a capping agent. The as-prepared CZTS powder was deposited as ink using Doctor Blade technique onto ceramic ...
    • openAccess   The Ceramic Industry in Spain: Challenges and Opportunities in Times of Crisis 

      Llop Pla, Jorge; Lyubenova, Teodora; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Notari Abad, María Dolores; Nebot Díaz, Isaac; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista German Ceramic Society (2014)
      In the last few years, the Spanish ceramic industry has gone through a severe crisis, which has led to great market loss and reduction in profi ts. Nevertheless, the ceramic industries in Spain have always characterise ...