12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS PART B -- Preface -- Committees -- Table of Contents -- SECTION I - SOFT SOLUTION PROCESSING -- Spray Freeze Granulation of Nano Powders for Die Pressing -- New Synthesis Process of Li, Na and K Niobates from Metal Alkoxides -- Novel Sol-Gel Synthesis of LiMn2O4 and LiNixCo1-xO2 Powders -- Synthesis of Alumina and Aluminum Nitride Layers on a Graphitic Substrate via a Sol-Gel Route -- Synthesis of Monodispersed Plate-Like CeO2 Particles by Precipitation Process in Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate Solution -- Co-Doping Effect of Metal Ion on the Visible Light Responsive Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Doped Titanium Dioxide -- Tailored Silica Based Xerogels and Aerogels for Insulation in Space Environments -- In Situ TEM Observation of Crystallization Process for LiNbO3 and NaNbO3 -- Microwave Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis and Visible Light Photocatalytic Properties of Nb and N Co-Doped SrTiO3 Nanoparticles -- SECTION II - SPARK PLASMA AND MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS AND SINTERING -- Numerical Simulation of Spark Plasma Sintering -- Densification Mechanism of MgAl2O4 Spinel during Spark-Plasma-Sintering -- Production and Characterization of Boron Carbide - Titanium Diboride Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering Method -- The Effects of Codoping Y2O3 on MgO Doped Spark Plasma Sintered Al2O3 -- Spark Plasma Sintering of Boron Carbide and Effects of Various Additives on Sintering and Material Properties -- Microwave Absorbency Change of Zirconia Powder and Fiber during Vacuum Heating -- Microwave Assisted Reaction Sintering of ZrSiO4/α -Al2O3 Mixtures -- SECTION III - HYBRID MATERIALS -- Hybrid Foams, Colloids and Beyond: Advanced Ceramics through Integrative Chemistry -- Panoscopic Assembling of Ceramic Materials for High Performance UV-Ray Shielding Application -- Lightweight Hybrid Foam with Dimensional Stability.

Ceramic/Polymeric Hybrids with Reduced Coefficients of Thermal Expansion -- Dimension- and Direction-Controlled Gold Nanorods Deposited in Ordered Mesoporous Silica -- SECTION IV - POROUS CERAMICS -- Heterogeneous Sol-Gel Systems - Derived Ceramics -- Smart Processing for Ceramics Structure Tectonics: Fabrication of Dielectric Micro Patterns for Artificial Photosynthesis in Terahertz Wave Regions by Using Stereolithography -- Clay Aerogel Composite Materials -- Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatite -- New Methodology in Modeling Ceramics -- Influence of Binder on Porous Ceramic Properties Prepared by Polymeric Sponge Method -- Fabrication of Porous Silicon Nitride by Sacrificing Template Method -- Aluminum Oxide Ceramics Obtained by Commercial Starch Consolidation with Gradient Porosity -- Processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Fly Ash into an Environmentally Stable and Safe Material -- SECTION V - SHS CERAMICS -- V-1 Fundamentals and New Methods for SHS -- Solution Combustion as a Promising Method for the Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- Microwave Activated Combustion Synthesis and Compaction in Separate E and H Fields: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Results -- Use of Electrothermal Explosion and Electro-Thermal Analyser (ETA-100) for the Study the Kinetics of Fast High-Temperature Reactions in SHS-Ceramic Systems -- Simulation of Gasless Combustion of Mechanically Activated Solid Powder Mixtures -- Macrokinetics for Macrostructure Forming of a Product in Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis -- V-2 SHS of Ceramic Powders -- Past and Current Accomplishments in Production of Ceramic Powders and Structures by Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis Method -- Carbon Combustion Synthesis of Ceramic Oxide Nanopowders -- Double SHS of W2B5 Powder from CaWO4 and B2O3.

Production of Zirconium Diboride Powder by Self Propagating High Temperature Synthesis -- Utilization of NbC Nanoparticles Obtained by Reactive Milling in Production of Alumina Niobium Carbide Nanocomposites -- V-3 Fabrication of SHS Products and Application Issues -- Composites Produced by SHS Method - Current Development and Future Trends -- Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of Iron- and Copper-Matrix Cermets -- Sintering and Hot-Pressing of Ti2AlC Obtained by SHS Process -- Catalytic Properties of the SHS Products - Review -- Porous SHS-Ceramics -- Mass-Forced SHS Technology of Ceramic Materials -- SHS Refractory Materials "Furnon" and their Practical Implementations in Kazakhstan and Russia -- SECTION VI - LAYERED AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS -- The Potential of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) Method for the Fabrication on an Industrial Scale of Functionally Graded Materials -- Comparison of Microwave and Conventional Sintering of LHA Ceramics and Functionally Graded Alumina-LHA Ceramics -- Fabrication of Functionally Graded ZTA Ceramics Using a Novel Combination of Freeze Casting and Electrophoretic Deposition -- Effects of Strain-Graded Plastic Deformation on Mechanical Properties of Metals -- Defect Crystal Structure of Low Temperature Modifications of Li2MO3 (M=Ti, Sn) and Related Hydroxides -- Atomic and Electronic Structure of Zinc and Copper Pyrovanadates with Negative Thermal Expansion -- Layered Alumina Ceramics with Porosity Steps -- Fabrication of Porous Intermetallic Thick Films by Metallic Powder-Liquid Reaction -- High-Strength Reaction-Sintered Silicon Carbide for Large-Scale Mirrors - Effect of Surface Oxide Layer on Bending Strength -- Development of Functionally Graded Coating Based Plasma Facing Materials for Fusion Reactor.

Relationship Between Microstructure and Hardness of ZrN/TiN Multi-Layers with Various Bilayer Thicknesses -- SECTION VII - OTHER PROCESSING ROUTES -- Mechanical Properties of Si3N4-SiC Composites Sintered by HPHT Method -- Effect of the Hydrothermal Heat Treatment Conditions of Titanium Substrates on the Bio-Mimetically Grown "Bone-Like" Apatite Coatings -- Highly Porous Hydroxyapatite Ceramics for Engineering Applicatios -- Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramic Obtained from Rice Husk-Based Silica -- Reactive Milling and Mechanical Alloying in Electroceramics -- Crystal Growth of Calcite Nano-Plate by Alternate Soaking Method, Using CDS Crystals -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.