The American Ceramic Society Bulletin
Emerging Ceramics & Glass Technology

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December 2005 - Volume 84, No. 12

Advanced Ceramics

Kaolinite-Urea Intercalation Composites Prepared Using a Rapid Method
C.J. Yan
Key Laboratory of Geological Processes & Mineral Resources, and Nanotechnology Center, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
J.Y. Chen, C.Z. Zhang and L.X. Han
Nanotechnology Center, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China

Kaolinite-urea intercalation composites having an intercalation ratio of 90% were synthesized using a rapid intercalation method.

Nd:YAG Ultrafine Powder for Transparent Ceramics
Liping Lu, Jinghe Liu, Fanming Zeng, Yuchun Wan and Ming Yang
School of Materials & Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Science & Technology, Changchun, People's Republic of China

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Construction Ceramics

Flux Agent Effect on Nickel Ferrite Black Pigment
Javier Calbo, M. Ángeles Tena, Guillermo Monrós, M. Llusar, Roberto Galindo and J.A. Badenes
Inorganic Chemistry Area, Inorganic & Organic Chemistry Dept., Jaume I University, Castellón, Spain

Three mineralizers were added to Ni(Fe,Cr)2O4 spinel system black pigments to improve color strength, decrease firing temperature and minimize hazardous cation composition.

 

Refractory Ceramics

Bauxite-Based Synthetic Refractory Raw Materials
Xiangchong Zhong
High-Temperature Ceramics Institute, Zhengzhou University, People's Republic of China

A vertical all-electric melter cannot be used to melt green glass at the same pull level as flint glass because sensitive redox reactions require higher temperatures in the batch layer.

Thermal Insulating Materials for Aluminum Cell Linings
P. Bonadia and J.B. Gallo
Applications & Development Dept., Alcoa Alumínio S.A., Poços de Caldas, MG, Brazil
F.A.O. Valenzuela, D.Y. Miyaji and V.C. Pandolfelli
Materials Engineering Dept., Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Tests reveal that the thermomechanical performance of vermiculite-based compositions in the same range of density can vary considerably from one supplier to another.

 

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