Symposium CA
Ceramic Powders: Advances in Synthesis, Processing and Manufacturing

Programme Chair:
Masahiro YOSHIMURA, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Members:
Jean-François BAUMARD, SPCTS, European Ceramic Center, France
Stuart BLACKBURN, The University of Birmingham, UK
Rajendra K. BORDIA, Clemson University, USA
Paul BOWEN, EPFL, Switzerland
K. BYRAPPA, University of Mysore, India
Thierry CHARTIER, SPCTS, European Ceramic Center, France
Mari-Ann EINARSRUD, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway
Rainer GADOW, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Gregory K.L. GOH, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Olivia GRAEVE, University of California, San Diego, USA
Thomas GRAULE, EMPA, Switzerland
Jing-Kun GUO, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China
Krzystof HABERKO, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Ken HIROTA, Doshisha University, Japan
Junichi HOJO, Kyushu University, Japan
Suk-Joong L. KANG, KAIST, Korea
Sridhar KOMARNENI, Penn State University, USA
Edson Roberto LEITE, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
Alexander MICHAELIS, Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany
Makio NAITO, Osaka University, Japan
Victor M. ORERA, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon, Spain
Roman PAMPUCH, University of Science & Technology Krakow, Poland
Giuseppe PEZZOTTI, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
Andreas ROOSEN, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Fabrice ROSSIGNOL, University of Limoges, SPCTS, France
Pavol SAJGALÍK, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovakia
Yoshio SAKKA, NIMS, Japan
Gian Domenico SORARU', University of Trento, Italy
Chris SORRELL, University of New South Wales, Australia
Mikolaj SZAFRAN, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Veena TIKARE, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Jyh-Ming TING, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Dragan P. USKOKOVIC, Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA, Serbia
Zuruzi ABU SAMAH, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Tadafumi ADSCHIRI, Tohoku University, Japan
Anne AIMABLE, ENSCI - SPCTS, France
Sarbajit BANERJEE, University at Buffalo, USA
Lennart BERGSTROM, Stockholm University, Sweden
Rajendra K. BORDIA, Clemson University, USA
Paul BOWEN, EPFL - STI - IMX - LTP, Switzerland
Miroslaw BUCKO, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Frank CLEMENS, EMPA, Switzerland
José Maria FERREIRA, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Olivia GRAEVE, UCSD, USA
Olivier GUILLON, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany
Junichi HOJO, Kyushu University, Japan
Yuichi IKUHARA, University of Tokyo, Japan
Suk-Joong L. KANG, KAIST, Korea
Frank KERN, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Naoto KOSHIZAKI, Hokkaido University, Japan
Joo Ho MOON, Yonsei University, Korea
Paola PALMERO, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Yoshio SAKKA, NIMS, Japan
Arnaud VIDECOQ, Centre Européen de la Céramique, France
Masahiro YOSHIMURA, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Despite the variety of emerging processing methods today available, the classical powder route keeps up its prevalent role in the mass production of advanced ceramics, R&D being especially focused in innovative synthesis of high performing (nano)powders and their processing with highly reliable, cheaper and clean production cycles to obtain materials with properties tailored to an expanding range of applications in several high-tech fields.
Novel techniques and rational improvements of the conventional methods for powder synthesis; refined meso- and nano-scale characterisation of ultra fine powders coupled with an accurate control of surface chemistry and inter particle forces in colloidal processing; advances in forming techniques and green body characterisation and processing; state-of-the-art sintering theory and practice to approach a rational design of micro(nano)structure and desired performance in the final products are main topics for this symposium. Innovations in manufacturing and general issues of green technology and soft processing will be objects of discussion as well.
Session Topics

CA-1 Advances in powder synthesis and characterisation

  • Powder Synthesis
  • Solid state techniques
  • Solution processes (coprecipitation, polymer complex method, Pechini method, etc.)
  • Sol-gel and related processes
  • Hydrothermal and solvothermal processes
  • Synthesis by liquid phase and gas-phase reactions, aerosols and emulsions
  • Melt quenching
  • Combustion synthesis (flame/solution/SHS)
  • Laser/ microwave/plasma/mechanical/ultrasound-assisted synthesis
  • Electrochemical/photochemical/sonochemical synthesis
  • Template synthesis
  • Powder characterisation
  • Structure
  • Phase composition, chemical homogeneity
  • Morphology, state of aggregation
  • Packing, flowability, sinterability, reproducibility
  • Surface Properties

CA-2 Colloidal processing

  • Surface chemistry
  • Surfactant, dispersant, complex agents
  • Control of interparticle forces
  • Suspension rheology
  • Slurry technology
  • Novel additive systems
  • Agglomerate softening/removal
  • Moulding, casting, gel-casting

CA-3 Shape forming and consolidation mechanisms

  • Surface chemistry in ceramic forming
  • Role of and new processing aids
  • Conventional and microwave drying
  • Advances in shape forming (pressing, moulding, slip/tape casting, plastic forming,..)
  • Near-net-shape (injection moulding, gel casting,...)
  • Direct consolidation processing
  • Forming of large/complex shape components
  • Green body characterisation and processing
  • Computer-aided processing
  • Modelling and simulation of forming and consolidation

CA-4 Sintering, grain growth and property / microstructure evolution and characterization

  • Free sintering (solid state, liquid phase, transient-liquid sintering)
  • Reaction bonding
  • Pressure(stress)-assisted densification (GPS,HP,HIP)
  • Constrained sintering
  • Nanoscale sintering
  • Effective grain growth and micro(nano)structural evolution control approaches
  • Scanning probes in refined interfaces characterisation
  • Simulation of sintering and interface dynamics
  • Nano/micro structure control by powder processing
  • Properties/structure relationships

CA-5 Innovation in fabrication and technology

  • Novel approaches and general directions of green manufacturing
  • Case studies of industrial concern from powder synthesis to final product
  • Innovative concept and technology to overcome demerits of powder processes

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