The European Ceramic Society

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Italy

Materials Science and Engineering Research Group - Department of Engineering, University of Naples "Parthenope"

Director : Prof. Raffaele CIOFFI

Email : raffaele.cioffi@uniparthenope.it

Phone : +39-081-54766732

Address : University of Naples "Parthenope" Centro Direzionale Isola C4 80143 Naples (Italy)

Website : http://maserg.uniparthenope.it/

Research topics :

  • Ceramic matrices consolidated at low temperature by alkali activation: use of clay waste from different sources (clay sediments, excavated soils), thermal and  mechanical activation.

    Contact information:

    Prof. Claudio FERONE

    Tel: +39-081-5476713

    claudio.ferone@uniparthenope.it

  • Organic-geopolymer  composites  materials:  mechanical  strength,  thermal  stability  and fire resistance, thermal conductivity, hydrophobic surface properties.

    Contact information:

    Prof. Giuseppina ROVIELLO

    Tel. +39-081-5476781

    giuseppina.roviello@uniparthenope.it

  • Synthesis   and   Characterization   of   functional   ceramics:   fabrication   of   ceramics electrolytes from powder synthesis by sol gel technique for energy application.

    Contact information:

    Dr. Grazia ACCARDO

    Tel: +39-081-5476761

    grazia.accardo@uniparthenope.it

Exceptional facilities :

  • SEM miscroscope equipped with EDS probe, FEI Quanta 200 FEG.
  • TEM apparatus, FEI Tecnai G2 Spirit Twin.
  • X- Ray powder diffractometer, Rigaku.
  • Optical microscope, Nikon.
  • Simultaneous DSC-TGA, Mettler-Toledo.
  • FT-IR spectrometer, Thermo Nicolet Mod. Nexus.
  • Compression-testing machine,Controls MCC8 (2000 kN).
  • Mercury Intrusion Porosimeter, Thermo Pascal 140 and 440.
  • Neytech 15P muffle.
  • Contact Angle Instrument, First Ten Ångstroms, FTA 1000 C.
  • Mechanical stirrer, mechanical sieve, planetary ball mill, ovens, crusher.

Financial support programmes :

  • National fundings: PON Ricerca e Competitività 2007-2013: Lototubo, Smart Generation, Fuel Cell Lab.
  • Regional fundings: POR Campania FSE 2007/2013: Mastri, Poligrid.

Latest news

New book by Prof. Suk-Joong Kang:

Prof. Kang is one of the foremost worldwide specialists in sintering and this book, presented as a series of questions and answers concerning sintering may be useful both to students of ceramics and also to teachers looking for questions to discuss with their students.

Nov 5, 2024
YCN Newsletter 23 - Brazil Capes Thesis Award and Flash (Sinter) Crystallization of Glass by Isabela Reis Lavagnini

We are proud to announce that Isabela Reis Lavagnini has been awarded the 2024 Capes Thesis Award for her outstanding work in Materials, titled "Flash Sintering of Zirconia, Hydroxyapatite, and Hydroxyapatite-Zirconia Composite." 

Oct 17, 2024

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