Open CeramicsPub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100783
Yunusu Bwambale , Vianney Andrew Yiga , Michael Lubwama
{"title":"Utilization of agricultural residues in ceramic tiles: A review","authors":"Yunusu Bwambale , Vianney Andrew Yiga , Michael Lubwama","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100783","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100783","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The cost of ceramics used in tile production has become increasingly prohibitive, yet the need for housing and other constructions requiring these materials keeps growing with increasing population across the globe. The cost of ceramics extraction is consequently increasing and the process results into depletion of land for cultivation and also poses high risks of environmental pollution. The review presents an extensive analysis of the utilization of agricultural residues in ceramic tile manufacturing over the past decade (2014–2024). Eight agricultural residues were analyzed, including sugarcane bagasse (SCB), rice husks (RH), wheat straws (WS), corn cobs (CC), coconut shells (CS), coffee husks (CH), palm kernel shells (PKS) and peanut shells (PS) for their suitability as fillers in ceramic tiles. These residues have been studied in terms of ashes and fibers. Most of these agricultural residue ashes have high silica content, leading to their utilization as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to reduce on the amount of ceramics incorporated in tiles. High silica content in ash of agricultural residues plays the vital role of an effective pozzolan, leading to enhanced pozzolanic reactions. This results into better performance of ceramic tiles through improving its mechanical properties such as compressive strength and flexural strength. For the best combination of residues and ceramics, the percentage of porosity, water absorption and linear shrinkage reduces significantly while the bulk density and bending strength increases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100783"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open CeramicsPub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100781
Aasir Rashid , Moritz Thiem , Merle Wellmann , Marc Bresser , Olaf Lindemann , Katharina-Sophia Wiegers , Jan Philipp Hofmann , Andreas Schulz , Armin Feldhoff , Anke Weidenkaff , Marc Widenmeyer
{"title":"Enhancing the hydrogen tolerance of La0.6Ca0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3–d oxygen transport membranes with the substitution of 10 % Mn at the B site for plasma assisted CO2 conversion","authors":"Aasir Rashid , Moritz Thiem , Merle Wellmann , Marc Bresser , Olaf Lindemann , Katharina-Sophia Wiegers , Jan Philipp Hofmann , Andreas Schulz , Armin Feldhoff , Anke Weidenkaff , Marc Widenmeyer","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100781","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100781","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The tendency of mixed ionic electronic conducting (MIEC) materials to be highly selective towards oxygen allows for their use as oxygen transport membranes (OTMs). To be used as OTMs in plasma assisted CO<sub>2</sub> conversion and H<sub>2</sub> utilisation applications, requires high oxygen permeability, structural stability against reducing atmospheres (such as CO<sub>2</sub>, CO, H<sub>2</sub>, etc.) and suitable mechanical properties. La<sub>0.6</sub>Ca<sub>0.4</sub>Co<sub>1–</sub><em><sub>x</sub></em>Fe<em><sub>x</sub></em>O<sub>3–</sub><em><sub>d</sub></em> (LCCF) has already shown excellent tolerance against CO<sub>2</sub> and recently, in our previous work, its specific variant, La<sub>0.6</sub>Ca<sub>0.4</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Fe<sub>0.8</sub>O<sub>3–</sub><em><sub>d</sub></em> (LCCF_6428) showcased hydrogen tolerance for upto 25 hours at 600 °C. In this work, we aim to further improve the hydrogen tolerance of LCCF_6428 by the introduction of strong Mn<sup>4+</sup>-O bonds into the material structure. To achieve this, 10 % Fe was substituted with manganese (Mn) at the <em>B</em> site of LCCF_6428. The resulting composition La<sub>0.6</sub>Ca<sub>0.4</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Fe<sub>0.7</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>3–</sub><em><sub>d</sub></em> (LCCF_64271) was chosen and synthesized with ultrasonic spray synthesis (USS). The presence of strong Mn<sup>4+</sup>-O bonds led to a two-fold increase in the hydrogen tolerance of the membrane material with respect to LCCF_6428 with a slight 5 % decrease in oxygen permeability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100781"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143870748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of ceramic membranes from sugarcane bagasse ash for microfiltration of biodiesel production effluents","authors":"Clarissa Ferreira Pin , Danieli Brandler , Gabriela Cristina Perusin Flores , William Mateus Kubiaki Levandoski , Giovani Jordi Bruschi , Deise Trevizan Pelissaro , Adriana Dervanoski , Eduardo Pavan Korf , Gean Delise Leal Pasquali","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100782","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100782","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ceramic membranes have emerged as a promising solution for microfiltration processes, offering advantages such as cost-effectiveness, environmental benefits, and the utilization of abundant raw materials derived from agro-industrial solid waste. This study investigates the fabrication and performance of ceramic membranes composed of kaolin the varying proportions of sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA - 40 wt % and 60 wt %), with focus on efficiency in treating biodiesel wastewater. The membranes were characterized (porosity, average pore diameter, and mechanical strength). The membrane containing 40 wt % SCBA - employed without any pre-treatment- exhibited the best overall performance, achieving porosity of 38.5 %, an pore diameter of 0.9 µm, and mechanical strength of 27 MPa, indicating a favorable balance between permeability and structural integrity. The best-performing membrane achieved removal efficiencies of color 83 % and turbidity 67 %. Microstructural analysis revealed a network of interconnected mesopores, which are particularly effective for the retention of colloidal and suspended contaminants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100782"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143870749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review on atomically modified materials by atomic layer deposition for wastewater treatment","authors":"Asif Jan, Melike Begum Tanis-Kanbur, Luuk C. Rietveld, Sebastiaan G.J. Heijman","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100780","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100780","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing global water crisis necessitates advanced wastewater treatment technologies capable of addressing complex contaminants. Adsorbents and membrane technologies provide viable solutions for wastewater treatment, and their performance can be significantly enhanced through surface modification by atomic layer deposition (ALD). ALD enables nanoscale engineering of materials, offering unprecedented control over surface chemistry, pore structure, and functional properties for improved wastewater treatment efficiency. This review critically examines the advancements in ALD-modified membranes and adsorbents for industrial wastewater treatment, highlighting how ALD enhances adsorption kinetics and selectivity in adsorbents, improves hydrophilicity and antifouling behavior in polymeric membranes, and enhances chemical and mechanical stability in ceramic membranes. Despite these advantages, challenges remain in adoption of ALD in wastewater treatment. Future research should focus on optimizing ALD process parameters and exploring synergies with emerging water purification strategies. The continued development of ALD presents a promising pathway towards more efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100780"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143899307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open CeramicsPub Date : 2025-04-15DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100779
Martina Šídlová , Rostislav Šulc
{"title":"Thermal stability of hydraulic non-cement binder prepared from FBC ash","authors":"Martina Šídlová , Rostislav Šulc","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100779","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The thermal stability of a non-cement sulfocalcic binder (SCB) prepared from FBC ash was studied at 80 °C, 200 °C and 600 °C for 90 days and compared with the thermal stability of OPC. All the test bodies produced from SCB pastes had been pretreated in a humidity chamber for 28 days. The SCB was found to be stable in terms of strength at temperatures of up to 80 °C. At a temperature of 200 °C, ettringite in the SCB disintegrated and its strength dropped by about 27 % in the initial hours of the experiment, after which the strength of the SCB became stable. At a temperature of 600 °C, the strength of the SCB was seen to drop again by about 46 %. However, in the long term, the SCB at 600 °C appeared more stable when compared to OPC, which can be attributed to the presence of C-A-S-H phase.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100779"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143848640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open CeramicsPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100776
T. Ibn-Mohammed , N. Bhanot , A.H. Mohammed , C.E.J. Dancer , K. Kirwan
{"title":"An ISM-based approach to overcoming barriers to adopting next-generation processing and computing technologies in the ceramics and glass manufacturing industries","authors":"T. Ibn-Mohammed , N. Bhanot , A.H. Mohammed , C.E.J. Dancer , K. Kirwan","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Next-generation processing and computing technologies (NGPTs), being new platforms that provide high energy efficiency and process intensification, are touted as key decarbonisation enablers in the ceramic and glass manufacturing sectors, but there are adoption barriers to overcome. Through a critical literature review and thematic analysis of ceramics and glass stakeholders’ interviews and workshop data, twelve consolidated barriers were identified, broadly grouped into economic, organisational, external & regulatory, and operational & technological factors. The Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) technique was adopted to deepen the understanding of the contextual interactions and interdependencies among the barriers, structuring them into seven hierarchical layers. This ISM output was further complemented with a MICMAC analysis to determine the dependence and driving powers of the barriers. Regulatory ambiguity alongside a lack of digital strategy were established to be the two most influential barriers, with knock-on effects on the remaining ones, in the interplay between NGPTs adoption and digital transformation towards net-zero, in both sectors. The results offer uniquely useful policy insights and practical managerial levers for ceramics and glass stakeholders regarding targeted intervention options prioritisation when designing response strategies for overcoming the barriers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100776"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open CeramicsPub Date : 2025-03-28DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100774
Petra Šimonová , Eva Gregorová , Willi Pabst , Daria Viazun , Petr Bezdička
{"title":"Temperature dependence of Young's modulus of kaolin-based silicate ceramics with mullite addition","authors":"Petra Šimonová , Eva Gregorová , Willi Pabst , Daria Viazun , Petr Bezdička","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The temperature dependence of Young's modulus of kaolin-based silicate ceramics with mullite addition fired at 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400 and 1500 °C is investigated using the impulse excitation technique (IET). A minimum is observed at around 1200 °C, followed by a steep increase to ∼120 GPa and a stepwise discontinuity at ∼1270 °C to final values of 60–70 GPa, which are retained up to 1500 °C. This peculiar behavior can be explained by the assumption that the glass melt is able to heal pre-existent microcracks and the softening of the glass phase leads to a splitting of the resonant frequency peak, i.e. a decoupling of the flexural vibrations of the interconnected mullite skeleton (67–75 wt. %) and the interskeletal glassy phase (24–28 wt. %), which finally leads to a discontinuity when the mullite crystals become disconnected and the microstructure of the material changes from bicontinuous to matrix-inclusion type.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100774"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environmentally friendly water-based robocasting of complex barium titanate structures","authors":"Larissa Wahl , David Köllner , Michelle Weichelt , Nahum Travitzky , Tobias Fey","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100773","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, barium titanate structures (e.g., cellular and monolithic) were fabricated by robocasting, which is an extrusion-based additive manufacturing process in which shear-thinning pastes are deposited. An environmentally friendly water-based paste was investigated and printed layerwise to achieve the desired structure. After sintering, a relative density of 97 % was obtained, and the mechanical and physical properties of the printed samples were investigated. The flexural strength of ∼40 MPa and the hardness of ∼3 GPa of the fabricated samples are comparable to literature data. Additionally, the piezoelectric coefficient d<sub>33</sub> of the structures was measured. With values of around 200 pC/N, both monolithic and cellular samples show good results without the need for further densification. Despite the high porosity of the cellular structures, they show high piezoelectric coefficients, which opens up several new application fields and shows the importance of combining additive manufacturing and piezoelectric ceramics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100773"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open CeramicsPub Date : 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100772
Valdir Pereira Junior , Priscila Lemes , Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini , Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri , Dachamir Hotza , Sergio Yesid Gómez González
{"title":"Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting","authors":"Valdir Pereira Junior , Priscila Lemes , Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini , Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri , Dachamir Hotza , Sergio Yesid Gómez González","doi":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100772","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100772","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The performance of dense membranes is influenced by both material properties and design features, with thinner membranes exhibiting faster transport rates than thicker ones. However, mechanical limitations restrict the use of standalone thin membranes. A hierarchical structure approach is proposed to address this issue, consisting of a thin, dense layer supported by a porous substrate that provides mechanical strength. The porous support is engineered through microstructuring the pore architecture to enhance strength and permeation rates, as it governs overall oxygen transport in asymmetric membranes. This study combines freeze casting and tape casting to fabricate asymmetric LSCF membranes. The porous supports were manufactured using freeze casting, studying the effects of the freezing method, solids load, and binder concentration systematically evaluated through experimental design. The interaction between these variables and their impact on mechanical properties, porosity, and permeability was thoroughly analyzed. The freezing method significantly altered pore directionality, connectivity, stress strength, fracture strain, and permeability. While standalone dense membranes exhibited low mechanical strength, the porous support demonstrated up to 13-fold mechanical strength. The dense, thin membrane, produced by tape casting, was successfully coupled with the porous support, with no cracking or delamination observed at the interface after deposition and co-sintering.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34140,"journal":{"name":"Open Ceramics","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100772"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}