Abstracts received

These are the abstracts received at the Congress Secretary.  Authors are in the process of developing the final papers, which must be submitted by 30 September.

BLOCK A: CERAMIC ENTERPRISE AND MARKETS

• DATA-DRIVEN SOCIAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (S-­LCA) AS A NEW OBJECTIVE APPROACH TO DECISION-MAKING IN CERAMIC MANUFACTURING
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE CERAMIC SECTOR. ANALYSIS OF THEIR APPLICATION AND EVOLUTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
• BUSINESS CONCENTRATION AND ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT ON INTER-PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CASTELLÓN CERAMIC CLUSTER
• DOES A REVIEW OF THE LAST 20 YEARS SUGGEST A PATH FOR THE NEXT 20?
• PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE STEPS TOWARD INDUSTRY-WIDE MARKETPLACE PROMOTION OF CERAMIC TILE

BLOCK B: CERAMIC TILE AND CONSTRUCTION

PRODUCT DESIGN

• APPLICATIONS OF TANGIBLE GRAPHIC KERSIGNS MADE ON CERAMIC TILES

FINISHED PRODUCT TESTS 

• REHEATING CERAMIC TILES FOR THE CRAZING RESISTANCE TEST
• COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE WEAR OF DIFFERENT CERAMIC FLOOR SURFACES BY ISO 10545 AND UNE 138001 METHODS
• INFLUENCE OF PORCELAIN TILE THICKNESS ON THE STRENGTH OF RAISED FLOORING SYSTEMS
• VENTILATED FACADE: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF CERAMIC TILES REINFORCED WITH EPOXY/JUTE FIBER
• ASSESSING THE DURABILITY OF FLOORING SLIP RESISTANCE
• APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT TEST METHODS TO ASSESS THE WEAR RESISTANCE OF CERAMIC TILES
• CONTINUED ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS CERAMIC TILE FLOOR COVERINGS USING DIFFERENT FRICTION TEST METHODS
• COMPARISON OF DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS: HORIZONTAL VERSUS INCLINED DATAPLUCOMETER
• DEVELOPMENT OF A DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR LARGE FORMAT CERAMIC TILES
• PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN COMMERCIAL PORCELAIN STONEWARE BATCHES
• CHEMICAL RESISTANCE IN CERAMIC TILES: EVALUATION OF THE TIME OF SURFACE ATTACK

NEW PRODUCTS

• DRAINKER PROJECT, PERMEABLE CERAMIC FLOORING FOR SUDS
• OPTIMISING REINFORCEMENT ELEMENTS IN CERAMIC SLABS (HARDLAM PROJECT)

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

• CERAMIC SANDWICH CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDUSTRIALISED CONSTRUCTION
• MONITORING CERAMIC CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS FOR REFURBISHING FLAT ROOFS
• CERAMIC TILE SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION BASED ON NATURAL MATERIALS, RESPECTFUL OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BIOCONCER PROJECT)
• ADVANCED AND RELIABLE SOLUTION FOR WATERPROOFING AND CLADDING SURFACES IN WET AREAS
• SPECIFYING ALTERNATIVE TILE INSTALLATION SYSTEMS: AN EDUCATED DECISION, OR DECISION THAT EDUCATES?
• THE PROJECT LIFE SUPERHERO: PERMEABLE AND VENTILATED ROOFS AS AN EMERGENT SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE ADAPTION AND MITIGATION
• ASSESSING THE CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS FOR PORCELAIN TILE INSTALLATION ON PEDESTAL OR RAISED FLOORING SYSTEMS IN THE ABSENCE OF CURRENT OR RELEVANT AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

PATHOLOGIES

• HOW TO ANALYSE ALLEGED DEFECTS IN TILING SYSTEMS
• REVIEW OF FACTORS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE DURABILITY OF ADHERED TILE COVERINGS – INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO
• EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBSTRATE LAYER/ADHESIVE MORTAR/CERAMIC TILE PRODUCT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CERAMIC COVERING
• EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ON THE VISUAL CHANGES OF CERAMIC TILES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
• INFLUENCE OF THE SWIMMING POOL TREATMENT PRODUCT ON THE REDUCTION OF THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF GLAZED CERAMIC TILES

INFORMATION SERVICES

• SOLCONCER: NEW PLATFORM FEATURING CERAMIC TECHNICAL CONTENT

SUSTAINABILITY

• LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS COMMERCIAL FLOOR COVERINGS
• REUSE OF CERAMIC TILE WASTE IN DEVELOPING CONCRETE TILES
• RECOVERED HYDRATED CEMENT FOR SAVING ENERGY IN THE BRICK INDUSTRY

BLOCK C: CERAMIC TILE MANUFACTURE

DEVELOPMENT OF GLAZES AND PIGMENTS

• RECREATION OF THE CMYK PALETTE OF PIGMENTS IN ILLUSTRATED EARTHENWARE FROM L’ALCORA BEFORE SÈVRES CHROMIUM: ASSESSMENT IN CURRENT FRITS AND NIR REFLECTANCE.
• SINTERABILITY, MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A GLASS-CERAMIC GLAZE. EFFECT OF KAOLIN ADDITION.
• BACTERICIDAL CERAMIC GLAZES. INFLUENCE OF THE FIRING CYCLE
• DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC TILES WITH VIRUCIDAL ACTIVITY
• DEVELOPMENT OF MATT FLOOR TILE GLAZES WITH IMPROVED COLOUR PERCEPTION BY TAILORED CRYSTALLIZATION
• STUDY OF ADDING ALUMINA AND SILICA NANOPARTICLES TO A GLAZE FORMULATION FOR GLAZED AND POLISHED BRAZILIAN PORCELAIN TILE

CIRCULAR ECONOMY/ INKJET

• DEVELOPMENT OF PIGMENTS FROM LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CATHODES AT THE END OF THEIR SERVICE LIFE
• VALORISATION OF FIRED CERAMIC TILE WASTE IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
• BIO-CALCIUM CARBONATE FROM EGGSHELLS: NEW RAW MATERIAL FOR THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY
• RESOURCES RECOVERY IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES. CASE STUDY OF THE CERAMIC SECTOR. IWAYS PROJECT
• LIFE REPLAY: A NEW LIFE FOR CERAMIC INKJET INK WASTE

• DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CERAMIC PRODUCTS BY VALORISING HEAVY METALS FROM THE SOLID COMPONENT IN INKJET INK WASTE

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS FOR CERAMIC TILES IN BRAZIL

RAW MATERIALS

• USE OF TURKISH CLAYS TO REPLACE UKRAINIAN CLAYS IN PORCELAIN TILE COMPOSITIONS
• EFFECT OF BAO AND AL₂O₃ RATIO ON SURFACE CRYSTALLIZATION OF PORCELAIN TILE GLAZE
• ENRICHMENT OF AYDIN FELDSPARS CONTAINING MAFIC MINERALS THROUGH THE OPTICAL SORTING METHOD
• DESIGN OF HYPOCARBONIC WALL TILE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON TALC
• RAW CLAYS IN THE PRODUCTION OF CERAMIC AND REFRACTORY TILES

MODELLING OF THE FORMING PROCESS

• CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF A DRUCKER–PRAGER CAP MODEL FOR SIMULATING TILE BODY FORMING

NEW MATERIALS,  APPLICATIONS AND/ OR PROCESSES

• DETERMINATION OF CRAZING RESISTANCE FOR CERAMIC TILES
• INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE TIME VARIABLE AFTER FIRING ON THE MOISTURE EXPANSION TEST OF CERAMIC TILES

• EFFECT OF NANO-SILICA AND NANO-BOEHMITE IN THE PYROPLASTIC DEFORMATION OF A PORCELAIN TILE PASTE
• FACTORS DETERMINING THE THERMAL SENSATION OF CERAMIC TILES
• NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS FOR THROUGH-BODY DECORATION OF CERAMIC TILES AND SLABS
• CERAMIC PHOTOCATALYSTS OF SILICA–CERIA (SIO2@CEO2).

• THICK CERAMIC TILES: MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR
• MODIFICATION OF WATER AFFINITY AT THE SURFACE OF CERAMIC CONSTRUCTION SUBSTRATES FOR SELF-CLEANABILITY APPLICATIONS

PROCESS SIMULATION

• DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A POPULATION MODEL FOR SIMULATING THE SPRAY-DRYING PROCESS OF CERAMIC SUSPENSIONS

SUSTAINABILITY / ENERGY TRANSITION

• REACTIVITY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN PROCESSING CERAMIC MATERIALS
• TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO MINIMISE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO INCIDENTAL NANOPARTICLES
• EMISSIONS OF RESPIRABLE POWDER AND RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA FROM CERAMIC TILE CUTTING
• SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION: CERAMIC TILE
• DETERMINATION OF EMBODIED CARBON AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A CRADLE-TO-GRAVE APPROACH
• NOVEL LOW-CARBON TILES OBTAINED WITH GEOPOLYMER TECHNIQUE
• LB HYBRID – THE DEFINITIVE SOLUTION FOR THE DRY PREPARATION OF CERAMIC BODIES
• MICROGRANULATION PROCESS, A TECHNOLOGY FOR DECARBONISING THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY

• SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION: CERAMIC FRITS, GLAZES, COLOURS AND INKS

• THE BRAZILIAN CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY, INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE WITH ITS LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT
• DECARBONISING THE CERAMIC PROCESS WITH ELECTRIC HEATING FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
• HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT ELECTRIFICATION. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRIC KILN PROTOTYPE FOR FIRING CERAMIC TILES
• IMPACT OF USING HYDROGEN IN FIRING CERAMIC TILES. A PRACTICAL VISION.
• CERAMIC FRIT MELTING BY ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
• PRACTICAL RESULTS OF THE CERAMIC FIRING PROCESS IN OUR FULLY ELECTRIC KILN AND EXTRAPOLATION TO AN INDUSTRIAL-SCALE KILN
• GOOD PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CERAMIC TILE PROCESSES
• DECARBONISATION CHALLENGES FOR THE SPANISH TILE SECTOR

INKJET TECHNOLOGY

• EFFECT OF LATENCY ON INKJET INK PRINTABILITY AND DROP FORMATION
• INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ALKALINE AND ALKALINE EARTH RATIOS ON COLOUR DEVELOPMENT OF MALAYAITE-BASED CERAMIC INK