Mario Flores Nicolás , Marcos M. Chávez , Marina Vlasova , Teresa Pi Puig
{"title":"Low-temperature sintering of ceramic bricks from clay, waste glass and sand","authors":"Mario Flores Nicolás , Marcos M. Chávez , Marina Vlasova , Teresa Pi Puig","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the present work, bricks were made on a real 1:1 scale for the construction of housing. For the preparation of the mixtures, raw materials such as clay, sand and glass obtained from the recycling of brown beer containers were used, applying the method plastic molding for the preparation of the semi-products. It has been established that the addition of sand containing a small amount of montmorillonite to such clay enabled to realization of plastic molding. The incorporation of glass into the clay provided to substantially reduce the sintering time of the bricks up to 8<!--> <!-->h and to vary their strength properties. Sintering was carried out at 800<!--> <!-->°C in an air atmosphere. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and EDS microanalysis have shown that the raw materials and ceramic bricks contains quartz and feldspars. Low-temperature sintering has made it possible to obtain high-quality, high-strength building bricks in accordance with standards.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the use of Afyon clay in Ukrainian clay-free compositions for porcelain tile manufacture","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The conflict in Ukraine has meant that the supply of ball clay from this country has been cut off, giving rise to a serious setback for the manufacture of porcelain tile, as this raw material was a basic component for the formulation of this type of ceramic tile. This work proposes the use of a clay from the Afyon area in Turkey as an alternative, which is formed by a complex mixture of clay and non-clay minerals.</div><div>In the first part of the study, a complete characterisation of the clay has been carried out, comparing it with a standard Ukrainian clay. In a second part, a composition in which Afyon clay is the main clay component has been formulated and characterised in comparison with a standard composition formulated with Ukrainian clays. Overall, the results show that, although some properties for Afyon clay differ from those for Ukrainian clays, the behaviour of the proposed composition in the different stages of the process, milling/deflocculation, pressing and firing, is similar to that of the standard composition, thus adapting it to the requirements of industrial practice. This provides a feasible alternative way of replacing Ukrainian ball clays.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141391976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Luisa Sanjuán , Rosa Isabel Merino , Annu Kumar Lakshya , Anirban Chowdhury
{"title":"Spectroscopic insight into the structural and microstructural properties of La2Ce2O7 ceramics","authors":"María Luisa Sanjuán , Rosa Isabel Merino , Annu Kumar Lakshya , Anirban Chowdhury","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ceria-based compounds with trivalent dopant ions are currently being investigated as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells operating at low to intermediate temperatures. In these materials, the dependence of the ionic conductivity on the dopant content, the relative cation size and the dopant/vacancy or vacancy/vacancy interactions are the subject of intense research, but there is scarce information about a possible correlation between these properties and microstructural ones, such as texture. Here, we address this question in the heavily doped fluorite-like La<sub>2</sub>Ce<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> oxide, using a combination of X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, optical absorption, Raman scattering and impedance spectroscopy. In all cases, materials with varying degree of 〈1<!--> <!-->1<!--> <!-->1〉 texture are compared with untextured samples. In this context, the most relevant Raman signatures are the fluorite-like mode at ∼448<!--> <!-->cm<sup>−1</sup> and a vacancy-related band at ∼578<!--> <!-->cm<sup>−1</sup>. Although remarkable changes were observed upon varying the sintering temperature or the excitation wavelength, both textured and untextured materials displayed similar evolution. A selective enhancement of the vacancy-related band was observed upon decreasing the excitation wavelength from 647 to 488<!--> <!-->nm, which is attributed to a resonance phenomenon involving vacancy-related electronic transitions. An indication of incipient vacancy ordering was given by the observation of an intense band at ∼346<!--> <!-->cm<sup>−1</sup>, denoting C-R<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-like short-range order; its enhancement with the annealing temperature is attributed to the growth of the C-like regions. Conductivity was measured in textured and untextured, fully dense pellets, in the former along and across the texture direction. Impedance plots suggest that the conductivity is dominated by oxide ions and do not allow to separate a grain boundary contribution in these materials with grain size around 1–2<!--> <!-->μm. The conductivity amounts to around 10<sup>−5</sup> <!-->S/cm at 650<!--> <!-->K, with activation energy of 1.08–1.16<!--> <!-->eV in the temperature range from around 470 to 870<!--> <!-->K. Results were similar in textured and untextured materials. We conclude that there is no significant correlation between texture and vacancy concentration or vacancy ordering. A similar conclusion – no influence of texture – is reached concerning the electrical properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jon García-Barruetabeña, David Miñón, Beatriz Achiaga, Fernando Cortés
{"title":"Characterization of the dynamic properties of an automotive laminated glass ceiling","authors":"Jon García-Barruetabeña, David Miñón, Beatriz Achiaga, Fernando Cortés","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article presents a methodology for the characterization of the dynamic properties of a laminated glass automotive ceiling, motivated by the inherent difficulty in obtaining laboratory samples from this kind of components. This methodology is based on the identification of the effective complex modulus of the laminated glass ceiling through Experimental Modal Analysis in conjunction with a finite element model. Besides, a material behaviour model is proposed for the effective complex module. Then, the dynamic properties of the laminated glass core are extracted from the latter using a reverse homogenized formulation of sandwich plates specifically developed in this work. As a result, a methodology to accurately predict the dynamic behaviour of these key automotive components has been achieved. An additional advantage of this methodology is that the identification of properties is carried out from a manufactured component and not from samples of reduced geometries, considering the impact of the manufacturing process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Drdlik , Vojtech Marak , Robert Klement , Pavel Tofel , Katarina Drdlikova , Hynek Hadraba , Zdenek Chlup
{"title":"Basic microstructural, mechanical, electrical and optical characterisation of BaTiAl6O12 ceramics","authors":"Daniel Drdlik , Vojtech Marak , Robert Klement , Pavel Tofel , Katarina Drdlikova , Hynek Hadraba , Zdenek Chlup","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In progressive particle or layered composites based on a combination of BaTiO<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, serving as e.g. ceramic harvesters, new phases are formed during heat treatment. The dominant one is BaTiAl<sub>6</sub>O<sub>12</sub>. This study provides information about the microstructural, mechanical and optical properties of the BaTiAl<sub>6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> ceramics. The evolution of the phases during the solid-state reaction synthesis of the BaTiAl<sub>6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> was monitored. The fully dense samples prepared by spark plasma sintering had indentation Vickers hardness and indentation elastic modulus within ranges of 10.1–13.7<!--> <!-->GPa and 132.0–187.0<!--> <!-->GPa, depending on loading force. The three-point bending tests of the BaTiAl<sub>6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> samples resulted in flexural strength of 129.9<!--> <!-->MPa and fracture toughness of 1.8<!--> <!-->MPa<!--> <!-->m<sup>1/2</sup>. The sample showed blue broad-band emission under UV excitation due to the charge-transfer transition of the Ti<sup>4+</sup> and defect sites. The BaTiAl<sub>6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> evinced low permittivity (<em>ɛ</em>′)<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->16 and dielectric loss (<em>tan</em> <em>δ</em>) <0.0003 at a frequency 1<!--> <!-->kHz.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inteligencia artificial y materiales","authors":"Amador C. Caballero","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"α/β-TCP silicate glass-ceramic obtained by sol–gel: Structure and in vitro bioactivity","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A glass-ceramic in the CaO–P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>–SiO<sub>2</sub> system, which contains two polymorphic modifications of tricalcium phosphate – whitlockite, β-Ca<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> and α-Ca<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, has been synthesized by the sol–gel method and thermal treatment up to 1200<!--> <!-->°C. The phase composition and microstructure of the glass-ceramic were investigated with X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). An <em>in vitro</em> bioactivity test of the glass-ceramic in a simulated body fluid (SBF) was conducted for up to 21 days. α-Ca<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>) dissolved almost completely in SBF after 7 days. The experimental results of XRD, FTIR, SEM and EDS clearly validated the ability of the glass-ceramic samples to form a layer of hydroxyapatite on their surface in an SBF environment. We also studied the cytotoxic effect of the glass-ceramic on murine bone marrow (BM) cells and pre-osteoclasts <em>in vitro</em>. The glass-ceramic reduced the viability of BM cells in a dose-dependent manner being less toxic at concentrations below 0.1<!--> <!-->mg/ml. It modestly affected the viability of pre-osteoclasts cultured in osteoclast differentiation media. The obtained sample increased the percentage of pre-osteoclasts expressing the receptors involved in osteoclastogenesis (RANK) and apoptosis (TRAIL). In conclusion, the glass-ceramic showed the potential to affect the survival/differentiation of pre-osteoclasts at early stage of osteoclastogenesis. It might be suitable for tissue engineering including implants coating or scaffold as it can interfere with early stage of osteoclastogenesis which is required for proper bone remodelling and repair upon a long-term application of biomaterials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140781030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of B-type carbonated hydroxyapatite materials: Effect of carbonate content on mechanical strength and in vitro degradation","authors":"Hamilton Copete , Esperanza López , Carmen Baudin","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2023.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2023.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current approach in bone tissue engineering requires resorbable biomaterials that enhance bone formation while maintaining sufficient mechanical stability. In this work, the influence of three levels of B-type carbonate substitution in hydroxyapatite lattice on mechanical strength and degradation rate is analyzed. The inverse aqueous route has been selected as a synthesis method of four powders with carbonate substitution between 4 and 6<!--> <!-->wt.%. X-ray fluorescence (XRF), (C-S)-Analysis, FT-Infrared, X-ray diffraction, DTA-TG and TEM were used to investigate chemical composition, type of substitution, thermal behaviour, and morphology of the powders. Disc shaped specimens were processed by uniaxial pressing and sintering in argon/CO<sub>2</sub> flow. Maximum temperatures of thermal treatment between 750 and 850<!--> <!-->°C were selected to obtain similar porosity levels for the different compositions. The highest carbonate substituted material (5.3<!--> <!-->wt.%) presented higher compressive strength and dissolution rate than the other materials showing the beneficial effect of B-type substitution in hydroxyapatite materials for bone repair.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0366317523000560/pdfft?md5=a9f8a671c105796ecca07a32cd06a780&pid=1-s2.0-S0366317523000560-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142076977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Actualización de los datos bibliométricos de la revista","authors":"Amador C. Caballero","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0366317524000256/pdfft?md5=7db143c80c92aa185d2e2af12057d090&pid=1-s2.0-S0366317524000256-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142076975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Análisis de la transformación del caolín de Hidalgo en zeolita cancrinita y fases secundarias por el método hidrotermal","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigated the transformation of cancrinite-type zeolite, together with secondary phases, in a hydrothermal system. The mineral kaolin and NaOH were used as precursors under self-generated pressure at 140<!--> <!-->°C, varying the reaction time at intervals of 0 to 10<!--> <!-->hours. The kaolin, the main precursor, was subjected to X-ray diffraction (XRD), elemental chemical composition (XRF) and Fourier Transform IR Spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses. The resulting solids were characterized by XRD. Initially, crystalline phases such as Na-P2 zeolites, gismondine, analcime, natrolite and sodalite were formed, but with time they became unstable and dissolved to form new phases. At 8<!--> <!-->hours of reaction, the cancrinite zeolite predominated, fulfilling the main objective of the study. The solid material was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and FT-IR. The behavior of Na, Si and Al in the solutions was evaluated over time by inductre coupled plasma (ICP). It was conclusively demonstrated that kaolin from Hidalgo is a feasible precursor to synthesize zeolites, cancrinite type as predominant phase in 8<!--> <!-->hours at 140<!--> <!-->°C, using moderate concentrations of NaOH.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0366317524000049/pdfft?md5=433751747e2a43d656da2581dbfa7a9a&pid=1-s2.0-S0366317524000049-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140270527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}