12th International Ceramics Congress

The 22 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramic Thin Films and Coatings for Protective, Tribological and Multifunctional Applications”. The papers are conveniently arranged into ADVANCES IN DEPOSITION, SURFACE MODIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION, PROTECTIVE COATINGS IN OXIDIZING AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS, THIN FILMS AND COATINGS FOR TRIBOLOGICAL AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS.

The 40 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramics and Composites in Extreme Environments & for Chemical and Electrochemical Applications”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS, Oxide-based Ceramics and Composites, Nitride, Carbide and Boride Ceramics and Composites, Advances in Non-destructive Evaluation, CERAMICS FOR CHEMICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS, Chemical Sensors, Catalysts and Catalysts Supports, Ceramics for Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.

The 31 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Advances in Silicate Ceramics”. The papers are conveniently arranged into SCIENCE OF SILICATE CERAMICS, INNOVATION IN THE SILICATE CERAMICS INDUSTRY, NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED SOLUTIONS IN SILICATE CERAMICS, DECORATION, COLOUR AND DESIGN OF SILICATE CERAMICS.

The 27 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Refractories: Recent Developments in Materials, Production and Use”. The papers are conveniently arranged into RAW MATERIALS, TESTING, MANUFACTURING, SELECTION, DESIGN AND USE, SYSTEM MODELING, SIMULATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA.

The 64 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Novel Routes for Ceramics Synthesis and Processing”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the SOFT SOLUTION PROCESSING, SPARK PLASMA AND MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS AND SINTERING, HYBRID MATERIALS, POROUS CERAMICS, SHS CERAMICS, SHS of Ceramic Powders, Fabrication of SHS Products and Application Issues, LAYERED AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS, OTHER PROCESSING ROUTES.

The 37 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramic Powders: Synthesis, Processing and Sintering”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the POWDER SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION, SHAPE FORMING AND COMPACTION MECHANISMS, SINTERING AND RELATED PHENOMENA.

The 26 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Geopolymers and Geocements: Low Environmentally Impact Ceramic Materials”. The papers are conveniently arranged into PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION & APPLICATION.

The 21 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Nanoscale Materials & Inorganic Fibre Composites”. The papers are conveniently arranged into DISCLOSING MATERIALS AT NANOSCALE, ADVANCED INORGANIC FIBRE COMPOSITES FOR STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS.