12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS PART G -- Preface -- Committees -- Table of Contents -- SECTION I - SCIENCE OF SILICATE CERAMICS -- New Silicate Glass-Ceramic Materials and Composites -- Characterization of Microstructure and Crystallographic Texture of Silicate and Phyllosilicate Ceramics -- New Development in the Non Contact Optical Measurement of Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Materials -- Clay Structural Transformations during Firing -- The Role of the Kaolinite-Mullite Reaction Sequence in Moisture Mass Gain in Fired Kaolinite -- Synthesis of Hybrid Lamellar Silica by Liquid Crystal Templating and Silanation -- Long-Term Optical and Thermal Examinations of Ceramic Wall System with Solar-Altitude Dependent Reflectance -- Crystallization of Gahnite in CMAS Glass Forming System - Mechanism and Process Kinetics -- Simple Rheological Tests and Protocols for SME Ceramic Producers -- SECTION II - INNOVATION IN THE SILICATE CERAMICS INDUSTRY -- Lightweight Aggregate Processed from Waste Materials -- Consolidation of Sand by Alkaline Silicate Solution -- Development of Photochromic Coatings on Ceramic Tiles -- Visible and Infra-Red Reflectance of Several Typical Japanese Glazes for Roof Tiles and Wall Tiles -- Quantitative Infrared Thermography (IRT) and Holographic Interferometry (HI): Nondestructive Testing (NDT) for Defects Detection in the Silicate Ceramics Industry -- Fast Firing of Glazed Tiles Containing Paper Mill Sludge and Glass Cullet -- Kinetics Study on Controlled Crystallization of a Ca2ZnSi2O7 Phase in Materials Obtained from Vitrification of Metallurgical Slag and Recycled Soda Lime Glass -- Sintering Behaviour of Ceramics Containing Paper Sludge, Glass Cullet and Different Types of Clayey Materials -- SECTION III - NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED SOLUTIONS IN SILICATE CERAMICS.

Testing of Photocatalytic Activity of Self-Cleaning Surfaces -- Nano-Structured Glassy and Ceramic Surfaces: Development of "Active" Materials for an Innovative Approach to Building Industry -- Nano-Sized Metal Oxide Modification Applied in Microfiltration Membrane Technology -- Effect of Nanosized TiO2 on Nucleation and Growth of Cristobalite in Sintered Fused Silica Cores for Investment Casting -- Almost Complete Nitridation of Mesoporous Silica to Mesoporous Silicon (Oxy)Nitride with Ammonia -- SECTION IV - DECORATION, COLOUR AND DESIGN OF SILICATE CERAMICS -- Innovations and New Trends in Ceramic Tile Decoration -- Effect of pH, Molar Ratio of Fuel to Nitrates and Calcination Temperature on the Glycine-Nitrate Synthesis of Nano CoAl2O4 -- Development of New Ceramic Dyes -- Novel Ceramic Pigments Based on Industrial Wastes -- Colour Properties of Y2O3-Al2O3-Cr2O3 Pigments as a Result of Precursors Morphology -- New Chromium-Calcium Titanate Red Ceramic Pigment -- The Effect of Ferrochromium Fly Ash as a Pigment on Wall Tile Glaze -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.