Contents


Preface

Scientific and technological development has led to the formulation of tailor-made materials, which have given rise to materials with new structural and industrial applications. This book aims to analyze the synthesis, characterization, and applications of ceramic materials. First, an introduction to traditional and advanced ceramics is made, followed by an overview of material preparation techniques and various applications in recent years. Then, traditional ceramic materials as ideal candidates for absorbing wastes are studied, offering the possibility of obtaining new eco-efficient ceramic materials, such as concrete, while competitively approaching the concept of the circular economy. The following chapters focus on the study of different advanced ceramics. During the last decade, nanoceramics have received significant attention as candidate materials due to their ability to demonstrate improved and unique properties compared to conventional ceramics. The obtaining of ceramic nanopowders is studied by a new obtaining method called the dissolution method with advantages with respect to solvothermal, sol-gel, and coprecipitation methods. Also analyzed are plasma resistance and the characteristics of yttria ceramics in terms of calcination and three-step sintering compared to alumina and zirconia ceramics as well as the characteristics of hot-pressed pure yttria ceramics that are annealed in an oxidation atmosphere. Finally, a study of some equivalent circuit models most useful for impedance spectroscopic studies of

electronic ceramics and their simulated immittance behavior is made.

Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering,

Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering,

Campus Científico-Tecnológico Cinturón Sur s/n, 23700 Jaén, Linares, Spain

Joint Center Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)-University of Sevilla,

Higher Polytechnic School of Jaén, University of Jaen,

Higher Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaen,

Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain

Materials Science Institute of Sevilla (ICMS),

c/Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain

**Dolores Eliche-Quesada**

**Luis Pérez-Villarejo**

**Pedro J. Sánchez-Soto**
