• 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   Multifunctional smart coatings on novel ceramics and glassceramic substrates in the context of the circular economy 

      Lyubenova, Teodora; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista; Kozhukharov, Vladimir; Machkova, Maria S. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (Bulgaria) (2018)
      Nowadays is time of products generated by “smart coatings” that exhibit multiple functionalities. In particular, the construction industry is reached the point where it is possible to fabricate “smart and sustainable” ...
    • openAccess   Photovoltaic Glass Waste Recycling in the Development of Glass Substrates for Photovoltaic Applications 

      Treviño Rodríguez, Karina; Sánchez Vázquez, Astrid Iriana; Ruiz Valdés, Juan Jacobo; Ibarra Rodríguez, Jorge; Paredes Figueroa, María Guadalupe; Porcar García, Samuel; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista; Álvarez, Anabel MDPI (2023)
      Because of the increasing demand for photovoltaic energy and the generation of end-of-life photovoltaic waste forecast, the feasibility to produce glass substrates for photovoltaic application by recycling photovoltaic ...
    • openAccess   Recycling of Cr/Ni/Cu plating wastes as black ceramic pigments 

      Gargori, Carina; Prim, S. R.; Llusar, Mario; Folgueras, M. V.; Monrós, Guillermo Elsevier (2018)
      The non-ferrous metal industry, such as Cr/Ni/Cu plating, produces acid sludge which is usually neutralized with lime slurry in batch processes, and the resulting waste is dewatered by vacuum filtration or filter-pressing. ...
    • openAccess   Vitrification and sinter-crystallization of fly ash with glass cullet 

      Lyubenova, Teodora; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Barrachina Albert, Ester; Calvet Roures, Iván; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista MedCrave (2019)
      The synthesis of a new glass-ceramic obtained by sinter-crystallization has been investigated by using soda-lime-silicate glass waste and fly ashes from a coal power thermal station located in Andorra (Teruel, Spain). ...