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Despite the variety of emerging processing methods today available, the classical powder route keeps up its prevalent role in the mass production of advanced ceramics, R&D being especially focused in innovative synthesis of high performing (nano)powders and their processing with highly reliable, cheaper and clean production cycles to obtain materials with properties tailored to an expanding range of applications in several high-tech fields.
Novel techniques and rational improvements of the conventional methods for powder synthesis; refined meso- and nano-scale characterisation of ultra fine powders coupled with an accurate control of surface chemistry and inter particle forces in colloidal processing; advances in forming techniques and green body characterisation and processing; state-of-the-art sintering theory and practice to approach a rational design of micro(nano)structure and desired performance in the final products are main topics for this symposium. Innovations in manufacturing and general issues of green technology and soft processing will be objects of discussion as well.
Topical Sessions
CA-1 Advances in powder synthesis and characterisation
- Powder Synthesis
- Solid state techniques
- Solution processes (coprecipitation, polymer complex method, Pechini method, etc.)
- Sol-gel and related processes
- Hydrothermal and solvothermal processes
- Synthesis by liquid phase and gas-phase reactions, aerosols and emulsions
- Melt quenching
- Combustion synthesis (flame/solution/SHS)
- Laser/ microwave/plasma/mechanical/ultrasound-assisted synthesis
- Electrochemical/photochemical/sonochemical synthesis
- Template synthesis
- Powder characterisation
- Structure
- Phase composition, chemical homogeneity
- Morphology, state of aggregation
- Packing, flowability, sinterability, reproducibility
- Surface Properties
CA-2 Colloidal processing
- Surface chemistry
- Surfactant, dispersant, complex agents
- Control of interparticle forces
- Suspension rheology
- Slurry technology
- Novel additive systems
- Agglomerate softening/removal
- Moulding, casting, gel-casting
CA-3 Shape forming and consolidation mechanisms
- Surface chemistry in ceramic forming
- Role of and new processing aids
- Conventional and microwave drying
- Advances in shape forming (pressing, moulding, slip/tape casting, plastic forming,..)
- Near-net-shape (injection moulding, gel casting,...)
- Direct consolidation processing
- Forming of large/complex shape components
- Green body characterisation and processing
- Computer-aided processing
- Modelling and simulation of forming and consolidation
CA-4 Sintering, grain growth and microstructure evolution
- Free sintering (solid state, liquid phase, transient-liquid sintering)
- Reaction bonding
- Pressure(stress)-assisted densification (GPS,HP,HIP)
- Constrained sintering
- Nanoscale sintering
- Effective grain growth and micro(nano)structural evolution control approaches
- Scanning probes in refined interfaces characterisation
- Simulation of sintering and interface dynamics
- Nano/micro structure control by powder processing
- Properties/structure relationships
CA-5 Innovation in fabrication and technology
- Novel approaches and general directions of green manufacturing
- Case studies of industrial concern from powder synthesis to final product
- Innovative concept and technology to overcome demerits of powder processes
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