• openAccess   Low-cost ceramic membrane bioreactor: Effect of backwashing, relaxation and aeration on fouling. Protozoa and bacteria removal 

      Ugarte, Patricia; Ramo, Ana; Quílez Cinca, Joaquín; Bordes, María del Carmen; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Peña, José Ángel; Menéndez, Miguel Elsevier (2022-07-04)
      Membrane biological reactors (MBR) constitute an alternative to conventional wastewater treatments for improved recovery, reuse, and recycling of water. MBRs have a smaller footprint, provide better biotreatment and achieve ...
    • openAccess   Low-cost ceramic membranes: A research opportunity for industrial application 

      Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Gozalbo Nebot, Ana; Lorente Ayza, Maria Magdalena; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2019-03)
      Obtaining low-cost ceramic membranes has attracted great interest in the scientific community in last years, as it allows to preserve the advantages of ceramic materials while significantly reduce their manufacturing costs. ...
    • closedAccess   Mechanical Behavior Monitored by Acoustic Emission of Nanostructured Alumina–Titania Coatings 

      Klyatskina, Elizaveta; Segovia López, Francisco; Salvador, M. D.; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Stolyarov, V. V. Springer (2022-10-09)
      This study aims to evaluate the mechanical behavior of nanostructured and conventional alumina–titania coatings by means of combining four-point bend tests monitored with acoustic emission. Determination of bending strength, ...
    • openAccess   Mechanical properties obtained by nanoindentation of sintered zircon-glass matrix composites 

      José Luis, Amorós Albaro; Blasco Roca, Encarna; Moreno Berto, Arnaldo Vicente; Feliu Mingarro, Carlos Elsevier (2020-01-10)
      This study was undertaken to determine the effect of zircon content and firing temperature on the hardness and indentation modulus of zircon–glass composites obtained by sintering. A standard non-devitrified borosilicate ...
    • openAccess   Microfluidic rheology: A new approach to measure viscosity of ceramic suspensions at extremely high shear rates 

      Carnicer Cervera, Víctor; Alcazar Rodrigo, María Del Carmen; Orts Tarí, María José; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Moreno, Rodrigo Elsevier ScienceDirect (2020-12-19)
      This paper describes the operation principles of a micro-scale rheometry equipment based on the technology of microchannels on a chip and compares it with a conventional macro-scale rotational rheometer. Both techniques ...
    • openAccess   Microstructural and in vitro characterisation of 45S5 bioactive glass coatings deposited by Solution Precursor Plasma Spraying (SPPS) 

      Cañas Recacha, Eugeni; Orts Tarí, María José; Boccaccini, Aldo R.; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2018-12-20)
      The present work focused on the development of bioactive glass coatings employing Solution Precursor Plasma Spraying. Precursors of SiO2, CaO, Na2O and P2O5 were mixed in distilled water to prepare concentrated solutions ...
    • openAccess   Microstructure assessment of suspension plasma spraying coatings from multicomponent submicronic Y-TZP/Al2O3/SiC particles 

      Carnicer Cervera, Víctor; Orts Tarí, María José; Moreno, Rodrigo; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Elsevier (2018-08-01)
      In this research, Suspension Plasma Spraying (SPS) technique was used for the thermal deposition of a multicomponent mixture made up of an Y-TZP/Al2O3 matrix with SiC particles. Two suspensions of Y-TZP and Al2O3 with ...
    • openAccess   Microstructure-dependent magnetic permeability in ferrites from nanoparticles 

      Barba-Juan, Antonio; Vicente-Agut, Nuria; Mormeneo-Segarra, Andrés; Clausell-Terol, Carolina Elsevier (2023-04-03)
      Ferrite samples of composition Cu0.12Ni0.23Zn0.65(Fe2O4) have been prepared by a conventional ceramic process using different sintering temperatures and dwell times. The average particle size is around 25–30 nm and, after ...
    • openAccess   Modeling of High Nanoparticle Exposure in an Indoor Industrial Scenario with a One-Box Model 

      Ribalta, Carla; Koivisto, Antti Joonas; Salmatonidis, Apostolos; López Lilao, Ana; Monfort, Eliseo; Viana, Mar MDPI (2019-05)
      Mass balance models have proved to be effective tools for exposure prediction in occupational settings. However, they are still not extensively tested in real-world scenarios, or for particle number concentrations. An ...
    • openAccess   Modelización de la sorción en baldosas Cerámicas reguladoras de la humedad ambiental 

      Castellano, Javier; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Cañas Recacha, Eugeni; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique Universitat Jaume I (2023-09-13)
      El desarrollo de viviendas confortables con menor consumo energético implica un aumento del aislamiento térmico y una reducción en la ventilación de los espacios interiores, lo que puede dar lugar a ambientes con condiciones ...
    • openAccess   Nanofriltration treatment for boron removal from ceramic industry wastewater 

      Moliner Salvador, R.; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Celades López, Irina; Deratani, A.; Palmeri, J. Universitat Politècnica de València. Research Institute for Industrial, Radiophysical and Environmental Safety (ISIRYM). Prometeo Research Group (Membrane Processes and Environmental Effluent Treatment) (2018-07-11)
      Water is a limited natural resource and in many regions of the planet, it is also scarce. Consequently, water management has become a very important issue in many traditional industrial sectors which are water consumers ...
    • openAccess   Nanoparticle formation and emission during laser ablation of ceramic tiles 

      Salmatonidis, Apostolos; Viana, Mar; Pérez, Noemí; Alastuey, Andres; De la Fuente, Germán F.; Angurel Lambán, Luis Alberto; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2018-12)
      Pulsed laser ablation (PLA) is a widely used technology, for surface structuring and tile decoration in the ceramic industry. During PLA, nanoparticles (NP <100 nm) are unintentionally released and may impact exposure. ...
    • openAccess   Non-isothermal sintering of powdered vitrified composites. A kinetic model 

      José Luis, Amorós Albaro; Blasco Roca, Encarna; Moreno Berto, Arnaldo Vicente; Zumaquero, Eulalia; Feliu Mingarro, Carlos Elsevier (2019)
      This report sets out the results obtained on studying the sintering process of glass–zircon composites, analysing the microstructural changes that developed on modifying zircon content. The sintering of composites with ...
    • openAccess   Norfloxacin mineralization under light exposure using Sb-SnO2 ceramic anodes coated with BiFeO3 photocatalyst 

      Domingo Torner, Carlos; García Gabaldón, Montserrat; Martí Calatayud, Manuel César; Mestre Beltrán, Sergio; Pérez-Herranz, Valentín Elsevier (2022-12-07)
      Advanced Oxidation Processes have been proven to be an efficient way to remove organic pollutants from wastewaters. In this work, a ceramic electrode of Sb–SnO2 (BCE) with a layer of the photocatalytic material BiFeO3 ...
    • 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   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   Quartz particle size and cooling rate effects on microstructural defects and mechanical properties of feldspar-based ceramic materials 

      Dal Bó, Marcelo; Gilabert Villegas, Francisco Antonio; Ortega Boschi, Anselmo; Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Cantavella, Vicent; Hotza, Dachamir Elsevier (2023-07-14)
      Reinforcement or microstructural damage? What effect do quartz particles have on a feldspar-based ceramic material? To answer this question, this study investigates the impact of different cooling conditions on the generation ...
    • openAccess   Residual stresses in porcelain tiles. Measurement and process variables assessment 

      Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Castellano, Javier; Sales, J.; Kayaci, Kagan; Taskiran, Ugur; Anil, Ümit; Türk, Senay Elsevier (2019-04-22)
      This research addresses the residual stresses phenomenon taking place during the manufacture of porcelain tiles. Residual stresses were quantified by the strain relaxation slotting method. The method is based on the fact ...
    • openAccess   Revisiting pyroplastic deformation. Application for porcelain stoneware tile bodies 

      Sánchez-Vilches, Enrique; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; Cañas Recacha, Eugeni; Sales Gil, Juan; Kayaci, Kagan; Taskiran, Ugur; Anil, Ümit; Türk, Senay Elsevier (2018-09-21)
      In this research an analysis of firing deformation tendency in porcelain stoneware tile compositions was carried out based on pyroplastic deformation measurements. The effect of the amount and nature of some fluxing additives ...
    • openAccess   Single droplet drying of detergents: Experimentation and modelling 

      Hernández, Borja; Mondragon, Rosa; Pinto, Mark A.; Hernandez, Leonor; Juliá Bolívar, José Enrique; Jarque Fonfría, Juan Carlos; chiva, sergio; Martin, Mariano Elsevier (2021-03-03)
      This study evaluates the single droplet drying (SDD) of detergents. Experimental data are used to validate a theoretical multistage model. The experiments are carried out in an acoustic levitator analysing six different ...