Brazilian Ceramic Conference 57

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 57th Brazilian Ceramic Conference (CBC57), May 19-22, 2013, Natal/RN, Brazil. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The 125 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Raw Materials, Chapter 2: Powder Synthesis, Chapter 3: Earthenware, Chapter 4: Whiteware, Chapter 5: Ceramic Tiles, Chapter 6: Plaster and Cement, Chapter 7: Refractories and Thermal Insulation, Chatper 8: Glasses, Glass-ceramics and Related Materials, Chapter 9: Thermo-Mechanical Ceramics, Chapter 10: Electrical, Electronic and Magnetic Ceramics, Chapter 11: Nuclear, Optical and Chemical Ceramics, Chapter 12: Bioceramics, Chapter 13: Recycling and Environment, Chapter 14: Processing, Chapter 15: Nanotechnology, Chapter 16: Other

60th CBC Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 60th Brazilian Ceramic Conference, May 15-18, 2016, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Collected papers presented at the 59th Brazilian Ceramic Conference (CBC59, 17 - 20 May, 2015) covers the wide spectrum of research and examples of applied use of ceramics and related materials, starting from conventional ceramics, bioceramics, semiconductors and finishing to materials in construction and in environmental engineering. These results of scientific and engineering research could be useful for engineers, students and academics from fields of applied materials science.

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 58 Brazilian Ceramic Conference (CBC 2014), May 18-21, 2014, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil. The 104 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Raw Material; Chapter 2: Powder Synthesis; Chapter 3: Electrical, Electronic and Magnetic Ceramics; Chapter 4: Ceramic Coverings; Chapter 5: Structural Ceramics; Chapter 6: Ceramics in Biomedicine; Chapter 7: Nanotechnology; Chapter 8: Composites; Chapter 9: Earthenware; Chapter 10: Plaster and Cement; Chapter 11: Recycling and Environment

61st Brazilian Ceramic Congress (61st CBC) Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 61st Brazilian Ceramic Congress, June 4-7 2017, Gramado, Brazil

Clay Nanoparticles: Properties and Applications sets out the major properties of clay nanoparticles and their technological applications. The first part of the book focuses on the characterization of nanoclays, including layered, fibrous and tubular clay minerals. The second part illustrates the current and potential applications of nanoclays within material science and biotechnology. These include the development of geopolymers and bionanocomposites based on sustainable polymers filled with ecocompatible nanoclay. The potential use of nanoclays as flame retardants is also discussed, along with the correlation between the properties and potential applications of several nanoclay types. In particular, the applications explored include nanoclays as drug delivery systems and for environmental protection. The book provides a complete and multidisciplinary exploration of nanoclays, highlighting a range of perspectives within current nanotechnology research. Assesses the advantages of using nanoclays instead of conventional clay materials in product design Describes the major characterization techniques – both experimental and computational – for nanoclays Explores new fabrication techniques based on pristine and modified clay nanoparticles that are being used both in materials science and biotechnology