2006

March

New Method Synthesizes Scarlet Pigments at Low Temperature
Y. Zhang, J.C. Deng and X.D. Gu
Chemistry College, Xiang Tan University, Xiangtan, People's Republic of China

A new method that enwraps cadmium sulfoselenide with zircon has been developed to synthesize stable red inorganic ceramic pigments at a comparatively low temperature.

Hydrothermal Treatment of CaO-SiO₂-Al₂O₃-H₂O System
Ritwik Sarkar and Swapan Kumar Das
Clay Traditional Ceramics Div., Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, India

Hydrothermal treatment of kaolin –quartz–lime mixtures at various saturated vapor pressures was accomplished to study its effect on bulk density, apparent porosity and flexural strength.

April

Linear Programming Used to Minimize Cost in Wet Processing of Triaxial Ceramics
C.M. Gomes
Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
A.P.N. Oliveira and O.E. Alarcon
Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
D. Hotza
Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, and Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

Linear programming is used to minimize the cost of ceramic bodies as a function of the raw materials, considering rheological properties, optimum amount of deflocculant and settling stabilization.

June

Thermal Comfort of Ceramic Floor Tile
C. Effting
Graduate Program in Materials Science & Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, S.C., Brazil
S. Güths
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, S.C., Brazil
O.E. Alarcon and A.P. Novaes de Oliveira
Graduate Program in Materials Science & Engineering and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, S.C., Brazil
J.O.A. Paschoal
Centro Cerâmico do Brasil, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, S.C., Brazil

Interaction of human bare feet in contact with porous ceramic floor tile was studied to design thermally comfortable, high-performance ceramic products.

Extrudability of Cement-Based Materials
Y. Chen, L.J. Struble and G.H. Paulino
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A penetration resistance test was used to assess the extrudability of cementitious materials.

August

Industrial Waste Used in Floor Tile Glazes
F.J.P. Sousa, A.P. Novaes de Oliveira and O.E. Alarcon

Terra Sigillata from Residual Kaolin-Based Slip
Oliver Muñiz-Serrato and Juan Serrato-Rodríguez

November

Dimensional Modeling, Control of Ceramic Tile
Agenor De Noni Jr., Claudio Modesto, Antonio Pedro Novaes de Oliveira and Dachamir Hotza
The influence of process control variables on the length of fired tile.