Availability of advanced and sustainable materials

Development and optimization of the compositions and processing conditions of ceramic materials aimed at minimizing defects and/or improving mechanical, thermal, aesthetic and other properties of the resulting products.

The development of functional surfaces allows for the creation of surfaces that respond to external stimuli, providing new properties to ceramic materials such as bio-active, photocatalytic, hydrophobic or low-temperature, thus improving their performance.

Development of ceramic products for filtering applications, designing the appropriate porosity and pore size according to the specific application.

Research into the characteristics and processing of advanced ceramic materials for applications with high mechanical and thermal requirements, etc.

Introducing new advanced characterization techniques for inorganic and organic materials, through the development, validation and accreditation of new testing methodologies based on spectroscopic, optical, chemical, physical and structural methods, among others.

Study of the physical-chemical phenomena (sintering and crystallization) that take place during the heat treatment of glazes and ceramic supports, and which condition their microstructure (shape, size, distribution and quantity of pores and crystals) and, consequently, their final properties.

Development of new materials and inks with diverse characteristics in order to create, via advanced printing technologies, high added value surfaces with an impact on industrial sectors such as ceramics, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, etc.