The need to reduce the energy consumed and the carbon footprint generated by firing
ceramics has stimulated research to develop consolidation techniques operating at lower …

Traditionally ceramic artifacts are processed at high temperatures (> 1000° C) by classical
sintering techniques such as solid state, liquid phase and pressure-assisted sintering …

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is investigated for determination of the OH surface density
(OH/nm2) and carbon content of silica and titania powders made by flame aerosol and sol …

The hybrid anilinepropylsilica xerogel (SiAn) was synthesized by sol–gel method and it was
used as adsorbent for removing Congo red from aqueous solutions. The dye adsorption …

The goal of this work is to study the purification of biodiesel from waste frying oil (WFO) using
rice husk ash (RHA) at concentrations of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5%(w/w) and compare it with …

Glass-ionomer cements are used for a variety of tooth-repair functions in clinical dentistry.
They are formed by reaction of a basic glass powder with a solution of polymeric water …

This review deals with silica based hybrid materials obtained by the sol-gel method. It
involves concepts, classifications and important definitions regarding the sol-gel method that …

The present work used wood sawdust as a carbon precursor to produce 3D graphene
sponge material, a carbon material with an added value, successfully used as an adsorbent …

In the last few years, much attention has been devoted to the control of the wettability
properties of surfaces modified with functional groups. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation …

The aim of the work was to study the influence of crystallinity and OH surface density on the
photocatalytic activity of two commercial and two home-prepared TiO 2 powders. The …