The sol-gel process is one of the main methods for manufacturing ceramic materials. It involves the synthesis of colloidal solutions (SOLS) and the following formation of a GEL (a continuous inorganic lattice containing an interconnected liquid phase) through hydrolysis and condensation reactions.<\/p>
Thermal post-treatments of drying and solidification are generally employed to remove the liquid phase from the gel, promote further condensation and increase the mechanical properties.<\/p>
In general, the sol-gel process (that occurs, for example, when using some products specifically developed for ceramic surface protection from dirty and chemical attacks) promote some important benefits:<\/p>
– Low-temperature process<\/p>
– High purity of the final result<\/p>
– High control of the molecular structure<\/p>
– High homogeneity level<\/p>
– Synthesis of mono-structured compounds<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The sol-gel process is one of the main methods for manufacturing ceramic materials. It involves the synthesis of colloidal solutions (SOLS) and the following formation of a GEL (a continuous inorganic lattice containing an interconnected liquid phase) through hydrolysis and condensation reactions. Thermal post-treatments of drying and solidification are generally employed to remove the liquid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","product-category":[],"class_list":["post-11736","pillole-chimica","type-pillole-chimica","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n