Activities

Combining knowledge from different disciplines like solid-state physics, soft-matter physics, geochemistry and chemical engineering, the “Ceramic and Cement-based Materials” group focuses on the computational design and synthesis of new ceramic and cement based materials with lower CO2 fingerprint. Among its different lines of research, they are worth mentioning
SUB/SUPER CRITICAL SYNTHESIS

NANOPARTICLES (XONOTLITE, TOBERMORITE)

The implementation of new hydrothermal and supercritical fluids (SCF) technologies for the ultra-fast synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles.

ENERGY STORAGE

CEMENT BASED MATERIALS

The development of new cement-based materials for energy storage applications.


MODELING

ATOMISTIC & COLLOIDAL

The use of atomistic and colloidal simulations to study the structure and properties of materials.

NOVEL SINTERING

CLINKERIZATION METHODS

The development of new sintering methodologies through the use of autoclaves or microwaves that allow notable energy saving and a drastic reduction of CO2  emission.

BUILDING, SOLAR CELL

PHOTONIC META CONCRETE (PMC)

The design and development of photonic meta-concretes (PMC) for applications in buildings, solar cells or telecommunications