CTCV - CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DA CERAMICA E DO VIDRO
CTCV - CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DA CERAMICA E DO VIDRO

Portugal: Centre (Portugal)

Overview

CTCV is a technological centre focused on the development of technical and technological capabilities of construction industries, namely ceramic, and has an extensive experience in developing multifunctional, added value ceramic materials. CTCV has a large experience participating in national and European R&D projects.

Its main goals may be summarized as: to provide technical and technological support to these industries; to promote the development and quality of industrial products and processes; to promote highly specialized training to industry personnel; to divulge scientific, technical and technological information; to carry through and promote research, development and demonstration work, considering the scientific and technological progress of the ceramic, cement and glass materials processes and products and also other activities involving the built environment (Habitat).

CTCV has close links with several Universities and Research Centers, both in Portugal and abroad and has extensive… CTCV - Capacities/equipments/techniques available

X-ray diffraction (XRD)

The mineralogy of the samples will be performed carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), in a X-ray diffractometer of brand PANalytical (model with X’Pert-Pro), with X-ray bulb of ceramic insulator and copper anticathode (Cu). The apparatus is equipped with a vertical goniometer -2, with a programmable divergence slit system, ultrafast detector (model X’Celerator), antiscatter automatic slit, with sample rotation system. The equipment have an acquisition and data processing software, being the data processing made by the module Highscore Plus, which is coupled to ICDD database, integrated in module X’Pert PRO.

This analysis will be performed on a mounting of non-oriented aggregates, after drying the sample at 40-50ºC, grinding and passing the sieve of 75 µm (# 200 ASTM).

 

Fluorescence Spectrometry X-rays (XRF)

The chemical quantitative analysis of clay will be carried out after drying of the material at 100-110ºC,…. CTCV develops services in Research and Development in New and advanced Materials and Products including:

Development and optimization of materials, products and manufacturing processes.
Development of shaping technologies for ceramic materials, namely injection molding processes.
Innovation in high performance and multifunctional ceramic materials
Characterization of raw materials and end materials.

Materials: Nanomaterials, ceramics, coating, filled polymer and composites.

Processes: Compounding, injection moulding, ceramic processing, sintering

Testing of New Materials: Chemical, mechanical, microstructural analysis, rheology, test sample production; Hydrofilicity and hydrophobicity surface analysis SELFCLEAN

Others services:

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies - Use of additive manufacturing technologies for ceramic tableware and decorative development
Robotics – soon

More information: https://www.ctcv.pt/index_eng.html
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Sectors
Construction & building sector - Electronics - Energy - Environment - Machinery
Technology
Additive manufacturing - Monitoring and control - Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - Nanostructured coatings
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