Porous Ceramics and Their Composite Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Polycrystalline Ceramics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 1802
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porous geopolymer; porous ceramics; geopolymer-matrix composites; geopolymer
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Interests: additive manufacturing; novel processing routes; engineering design of porous glasses and ceramics for functional and structural applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Porous ceramics exhibit a range of desirable properties, including low density, large specific surface area, high toughness, mechanical strength, good thermal shock resistance, low dielectric constant, low thermal conductivity, and excellent high temperature and chemical stability. These characteristics make porous ceramics essential in various fields, such as high-temperature filtering, porous burners, membrane and catalyst supports, lightweight load-bearing structures, energy storage and conversion components, energy harvesting devices, and insulators, among others. There are several well-known methods for obtaining porous ceramics, including partially sintering porous powder compacts or powder mixtures, the replica technique, sacrificial template method, and direct foaming method. In recent years, new innovative routes have also emerged, such as additive manufacturing, the particle-stabilized foaming method, and the use of porous geopolymer precursors. This Special Issue focusing on porous ceramics and their composites could encompass research papers that delve into topics such as novel processing techniques, advanced characterization methods, investigations into mechanical and thermal properties, studies on chemical stability and corrosion resistance, exploration of new applications, and evaluation of the performance of porous ceramic composites.
Dr. Chengying Bai
Dr. Hamada ELsayed
Dr. Xinxin Jin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- porous ceramics and composites
- lightweight ceramics
- porous geopolymer
- ceramics for water purification
- 3D-printed porous ceramics
- sustainable ceramics derived from solid wastes
- glass ceramic foams
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