The European Ceramic Society
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Italy
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Ceramics
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Director : Prof. Maria Franca Brigatti
Research topics :
- Characterization of materials: as pigments for ceramic Inks, raw materials for ceramic body and glazes
- Characterization of defects: on ceramic products and plant materials
- Functionalization of ceramic surfaces : to obtain, through the utilization of propter nano particles, self-cleaning effects, self-hygienizing effects, photo-catalytic effects etc.
- Characterization of hot and cold emissions : to study and help to prevent indoor and outdoor pollution
Utilized techniques: X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM, ESEM, EDS), Inductively Coupled Plasma (AOS-ICP), UV-vis, FTIR and MicRaman Spectroscopies, Thermal Analysis (TGA, DTA, TMA), Chromatography as GC-MS, HPLC-MS, IC.
Financial support programmes :
Mostly research contracts with private companies.
Grants or founds from regional, italian or international projects
Any other relevant information :
Contact information:
Prof Paolo Zannini
Tel: +39-059205.5035 - .8634
Dr. Giorgia Ferrari
Latest news
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 5th call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the International Conference on Advances in Refractory & Ceramic Materials 2026 organized by the Indian Ceramic Society on the occasion of their 90th Annual Session that will be held from 14th to 16th December 2026 at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 4th call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 11th International Congress on Ceramics – ICC 11 – that will take place from 6th to 11th September 2026 at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo, Japan.
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