12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS PART G Proceedings of the 12 th International Ceramics Congress, part of CIMTEC 2010- 12 th International Ceramics Congress and 5th Forum on New Materials Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 6-11, 2010

12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS PART G......Page 2 Preface......Page 5 Committees......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 7 New Silicate Glass-Ceramic Materials and Composites......Page 9 Characterization of Microstructure and Crystallographic Texture of Silicate and Phyllosilicate Ceramics......Page 21 New Development in the Non Contact Optical Measurement of Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Materials......Page 31 Clay Structural Transformations during Firing......Page 39 The Role of the Kaolinite-Mullite Reaction Sequence in Moisture Mass Gain in Fired Kaolinite......Page 46 Synthesis of Hybrid Lamellar Silica by Liquid Crystal Templating and Silanation......Page 52 Long-Term Optical and Thermal Examinations of Ceramic Wall System with Solar-Altitude Dependent Reflectance......Page 61 Crystallization of Gahnite in CMAS Glass Forming System - Mechanism and Process Kinetics......Page 67 Simple Rheological Tests and Protocols for SME Ceramic Producers......Page 73 Lightweight Aggregate Processed from Waste Materials......Page 83 Consolidation of Sand by Alkaline Silicate Solution......Page 92 Development of Photochromic Coatings on Ceramic Tiles......Page 98 Visible and Infra-Red Reflectance of Several Typical Japanese Glazes for Roof Tiles and Wall Tiles......Page 104 Quantitative Infrared Thermography (IRT) and Holographic Interferometry (HI): Nondestructive Testing (NDT) for Defects Detection in the Silicate Ceramics Industry......Page 110 Fast Firing of Glazed Tiles Containing Paper Mill Sludge and Glass Cullet......Page 116 Kinetics Study on Controlled Crystallization of a Ca2ZnSi2O7 Phase in Materials Obtained from Vitrification of Metallurgical Slag and Recycled Soda Lime Glass......Page 122 Sintering Behaviour of Ceramics Containing Paper Sludge, Glass Cullet and Different Types of Clayey Materials......Page 128 Testing of Photocatalytic Activity of Self-Cleaning Surfaces......Page 134 Nano-Structured Glassy and Ceramic Surfaces: Development of "Active" Materials for an Innovative Approach to Building Industry......Page 143 Nano-Sized Metal Oxide Modification Applied in Microfiltration Membrane Technology......Page 153 Effect of Nanosized TiO2 on Nucleation and Growth of Cristobalite in Sintered Fused Silica Cores for Investment Casting......Page 161 Almost Complete Nitridation of Mesoporous Silica to Mesoporous Silicon (Oxy)Nitride with Ammonia......Page 167 Innovations and New Trends in Ceramic Tile Decoration......Page 173 Effect of pH, Molar Ratio of Fuel to Nitrates and Calcination Temperature on the Glycine-Nitrate Synthesis of Nano CoAl2O4......Page 184 Development of New Ceramic Dyes......Page 190 Novel Ceramic Pigments Based on Industrial Wastes......Page 202 Colour Properties of Y2O3-Al2O3-Cr2O3 Pigments as a Result of Precursors Morphology......Page 210 New Chromium-Calcium Titanate Red Ceramic Pigment......Page 216 The Effect of Ferrochromium Fly Ash as a Pigment on Wall Tile Glaze......Page 221 Keywords Index......Page 227 Authors Index......Page 229