The CERAMIC AND CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS GROUP

C2M


MODElling

Atomistic & COLLOIDAL


SUB/SUPER CRITICAL SYNTHESIS

OF NANOPARTICLES (Xonotlite, TOBERMORITE)


NOVEL SINTERING

And CLINKERIZATION METHODS


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:

* The use of atomistic and colloidal simulations to study the structure and properties of materials
* The implementation of new hydrothermal and supercritical fluids (SCF) technologies for the ultra-fast synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles
* 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
* The development of new cement-based materials for energy storage applications
* The design and development of photonic meta-concretes (PMC) for applications in buildings, solar cells or telecommunications

Recent PAPERS

2021

CALCIUM LEACHING IN OPC

Mineralogical and structural alterations in a Portland cement paste after a decalcification processes . Inés García-Lodeiro, Guido Goracci, Jorge S. Dolado and María Teresa Blanco. Cement and Concrete Research 140 (2021) 106312 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106312


2020

TERAHERTZ fINGERPRINTS OF CEMENTS

Thz Fingerprints of cement-based materials . Jorge S. Dolado, Guido Goracci, Eduardo Duque, Pavel Martauz, Yibing Zuo and Guang Ye. Materials 13(18) https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020275


2020

KINETIC MONTE CARLO CODE
 

KIMERA: A Kinetic Montecarlo Dissolution Code . Pablo Martin, Juan J. Gaitero, Jorge S Dolado nd Hegoi Manzano. Minerals 10(9):825 DOI: 10.3390/min10090825


2020

SUPERPLASTICIZERS
 

Characterization of Comb Shaped MAA‐co‐PEGMA Copolymers Synthesized by Free-Radical Polymerization. Iñaki Emaldi, Amaia Agirre, Agustin Etxeberria, Edurne Erkizia, Jorge S. Dolado, Jose R Leiza Macromolecular Reaction Engineering https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020275


2020

GRAPHENE-CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES
 

Elucidation of Conduction Mechanism in Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs)/Cement comosites using Dielectric spectroscopy. Guido Goracci and Jorge S. Dolado. Materials 2020, 13(2), 275 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020275



2019

POLYMORPHS OF BELITE

First-Principles Calculations on Polymorphs of Dicalcium Silicate—Belite, a Main Component of Portland Cement

P Rejmak, JS Dolado, MAG Aranda, A Ayuela
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (11), 6768-6777
2019

DESIGNING SUPERPLASTICIZERS

Modelling and control of the microstructure of comb-like poly (MAA-co-PEGMA) water-soluble copolymers

I Emaldi, S Hamzehlou, E Erkizia, JS Dolado, A Etxeberria, JR Leiza
Polymer Chemistry 10 (8), 1000-1009

.

LATEST NEWS

MIRACLE PROJECT ACCEPTED

THE BORN OF PHOTONIC META-CONCRETES !

Led by Jorge S. Dolado (CFM CSIC-UPV/EHU and with the collaboration of colleagues from UPNA (Spain), TU Darmdstad (Germany), TECNALIA (Spain), KU Leuven (Belgium), Microlight3D (France) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy), this project proposes the advent of a new varity of concrete, the Photonic Meta-Concrete (PCM), whose response to light is engineered for exhibiting radiative cooling ability; i.e. the PMC is able to expel heat from buildings to the outer space without any extra energy consumption

TRANSBORDER "GREEN CONCRETE" LAB LAUNCHED

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Led by Jorge S. Dolado (CFM CSIC-UPV/EHU and Cyril Aymonier (University Bordeaux&CNRS) this new transborder lab "GREEN CONCRETE" aims to be a local response to the global warming problem in the context of cement-based materials.


NRG-STORAGE PROPOSAL GRANTED!

ENERGY STORAGE FOR BUILDINGS

Led by TU Darmstad (Prof. Koenders and Dr. A. Caggiano) this H2020 proposal explores the possibilities of smart energy storage solutions based on bio-based Phase Change Materials (PCM)


PoroPCM PROJECT

GRANTED!

POROPCM – Functional POROus cementitious nanocomposites for heat storage in buildings using Phase Change- is a collaborative project between EU and JAPAN for doing research in cementious composites for heat storage.