This thesis is largely a study of the ADOR process (assembly-disassembly-organisation-reassembly) when applied to zeolite UTL. The final chapter of this thesis deals with the adsorption of the medical gases NO and CO onto the metal organic framework NiNaSIP. Chapter 4 is devoted to the disassembly and organisation steps of the ADOR process. Calcined UTL was hydrolysed using 0.1 – 12 M HCl solutions from 75 – 95 °C run over 10 mins to 72 hrs. A three step mechanism is proposed, which is comprised of an initial rapid hydrolysis that removes the majority of the interlayer constituents of UTL, causing the silica-rich layers to largely collapse. This is followed by a slow, temperature and molarity dependent, deintercalation process that sees the remainder of the interlayer material removed resulting in the full collapse of the layers to form IPC-1P. The third step is a temperature and molarity dependent rebuilding process, whereby the interlayer region is slowly rebuilt, eventually forming a precursor which upon calcination becomes IPC-2 (OKO). Chapter 5 uses the pair distribution function (PDF) technique to structurally confirm the intermediate of the ADORable zeolite UTL. The intermediate, IPC-1P, is a disordered layered compound formed by the hydrolysis of UTL in 0.1 M HCl. Its structure is unsolvable by traditional X-ray diffraction techniques. The PDF technique was first benchmarked against high-quality synchrotron Rietveld refinements of IPC-2 (OKO) and IPC-4 (PCR) – two end products of IPC-1P condensation that share very similar structural features. An IPC-1P starting model derived from density functional theory was used for the PDF refinement, which yielded a final fit of Rw = 18% and a geometrically reasonable structure. This confirms that the layers do stay intact throughout the ADOR process, and shows that PDF is a viable technique for layered zeolite structure determination. Chapter 6 examines the reassembly stage by following the in-situ calcination of a variety of hydrolysed intermediates into their three-dimensional counterparts. Beamline I11 at Diamond Light Source provided high-quality PXRD patterns as a function of temperature, which were refined against using sequential Pawley refinements to track the unit cell changes. 0.1, 1.75, 2.5 and 12 M hydrolysed lamellar precursor phases were calcined. The largest unit cell changes were observed for 0.1 M, and the smallest for 12 M. This shows that increasing the molarity must prebuild most of the interlayer connections, such that upon calcination, only minimal condensation occurs to fully connect the layers. Chapter 7 probes the uptake of the medical gases CO and NO into the metal organic framework NiNaSIP. An in-situ single-crystal XRD study was undertaken using an environmental gas cell at beamline 11.3.1 at the Advanced Light Source. NiNaSIP was first dehydrated to reveal an open nickel site, which acted as the main site of adsorption for the inputted gases. NO was observed in a bent geometry at an occupancy of 40 % and a Ni – N bond length of 2.166(16) Å. The oxygen was modelled to be disordered over two sites. CO was not fully observed, as only the carbon was able to be modelled with an occupancy of 31.2 % and a Ni – C bond length of 2.27(3) Å.

Este trabalho descreve um estudo sistemático da influência da adição do átomo de lantânio na estrutura da fase Bi4Ti3O12 (BIT) e do átomo érbio na fase Bi3,25La0,75Ti3O12 (BLT075) no que tange seu processo de síntese e suas propriedades estruturais, microestruturais e elétricas. Cerâmicas de composição nominal Bi4-xLaxTi3O12 (BLTx) com 0 x 2 mol % e Bi3,25La0,75Ti3O12 (BLT075) com substituição no sítio do La3+ (BLExT) e no sítio do Ti4+ (BLTEx) com 0 x 0,06 mol %, foram preparadas através do método de síntese por reação do estado sólido. Os dados de difração de raios X (DRX) das amostras BLTx mostram a formação de uma solução sólida para todas as amostras, exceto para amostra contendo 2 mol% de La3+. Verificou-se que a adição de La3+ leva a um aumento da temperatura de sinterização e diminui o tamanho médio dos grãos, alterando sua morfologia de grão na forma de placas para uma forma mais esférica. Quanto às propriedades dielétricas, amostras BLTx com x 1 mol% apresentam um comportamento característico de um ferroelétrico normal, enquanto que quando x > 1 mol%, observa-se um pequeno deslocamento da temperatura de máximo da permissividade dielétrica (Tm) com a freqüência, indicando a existência de um comportamento típico de materiais ferroelétricos relaxores. Os resultados de espectroscopia Raman sugerem que os íons La3+ tendem a ocupar preferencialmente o sítio do Bi3+ das camadas peroviskitas quando x < 1,0 mol %, enquanto que quando x >1,0 mol %, o processo de incorporação também ocorre no sítio do Bi3+ nas camadas de Bi2O2. De acordo com a analise dos espectros XANES e XPS, a estrutura local e eletrônica dos átomos de Ti, Bi e La, não são afetadas de forma significativa pela adição de lantânio.Em relação às amostras dos sistemas BLExT e BLTEx, os dados de DRX mostram somente a presença de fases secundárias nas composições x= 0,04 e 0,06 mol% do sistema no BLTEx. A sinterização à 1115oC possibilitou obter amostras apresentando uma densidade relativa superior a da amostra não dopada BLT075. A adição de Er3+ causa mudanças na morfologia, diminuindo o tamanho médio dos grãos no sistema BLExT e aumentando no sistema BLTEx. Através de medidas elétricas, foi observado um decréscimo no valor Tm em ambos os casos. Quando x > 0,02 mol%, o comportamento de Tm é dominado pelo limite de solubilidade para o sistema BLExT. De acordo com os dados de XAS, a estrutura local e eletrônica dos átomos de Ti e Er não são afetadas de forma significativa pela adição de érbio. / This work describes a systematic study of the influence of the lanthanum atom addition in the Bi4Ti3O12 (BIT) phase and the erbium atom addition in the Bi3,25La0,75Ti3O12 (BLT075) phase in terms of their synthesis process and its structural, microstructural and electrical properties. Ceramics of nominal composition Bi4-xLaxTi3O12 (BLTx) with 0 x 2 mol% and Bi3,25La0, 75Ti3O12 (BLT075) with Er3+ replacing the La3+ atoms (BLExT) and replacing Ti4+ atoms (BLTEx) with 0 x 0, 06 mol%, were prepared by the solid state reaction method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) data of BLTx samples shows the formation of a solid solution for all samples, except for sample containing 2 mol% of La3+. It was found that the addition of La3+ leads to an increase in the sintering temperature, a decrease in the average size of grains and a modification on the grain from plates to a more spherical morphology. The dielectric properties of BLTx samples with x 1 mol% show a behavior characteristic of a normal ferroelectric whereas when x> 1 mol%, there is a small displacement of the temperature of maximum dielectric permittivity (Tm) with the frequency, indicating the existence of a typical behavior of a relaxor ferroelectric material. The Raman spectroscopy results suggest that La3+ ions tend to preferentially occupy the Bi3+ site in the peroviskite layer when x <1.0 mol%, whereas when x> 1.0 mol%, the process of incorporation occurred also in the Bi3+ site of the Bi2O2 layer. According to the analysis of XANES and XPS spectra, the local structure of atoms and electronic structure of Ti, Bi and La atoms of BLTx samples are not affected significantly by the addition of lanthanum. For samples of BLExT and BLTEx systems, the XRD data shows only the presence of a secondary phase in the x = 0.04 and 0.06 mol% compositions of the BLTEx system. The sintering at 1115 °C allowed to obtain samples presenting a relative high density than the sample BLT075 undoped sample. The addition of Er3+ induces significative changes in grain morphology by decreasing the average size of grains in the BLExT system and by increasing the BLTEx system. Through electrical measurements, it was observed a decrease in the Tm value in both cases. In the BLExT system, when x> 0.02 mol%, the behavior of Tm is dominated by the solubility limit. According to the XAS data, the local and electronic structure of Ti and Er atoms are not affected significantly by the addition of erbium.

Le recyclage du combustible nucléaire passe par la production de poudres d’oxydes mixtes (U,Pu)O₂. Un des principaux procédés utilisés pour obtenir ce type de poudre comporte une étape de calcination d’oxalates mixtes qui se décomposent en oxyde. Le contrôle des propriétés physico-chimiques de la poudre au cours du traitement thermique des oxalates (étape précédant la mise en forme des pastilles combustibles) requiert une attention particulière, car celles-ci auront une conséquence directe sur l’aptitude à la compaction et au frittage.Dans ce contexte, ces travaux traitent de l’évolution des caractéristiques des poudres, et de la cinétique des différentes étapes de décomposition les influençant, lors de la calcination des oxalates mixtes U-Ce (simulant U-Pu).Une étude expérimentale détaillée sur les caractéristiques morphologiques et texturales, notamment la surface spécifique, a été menée et a permis de dresser un schéma d’évolution de la poudre lors des différentes étapes de décomposition. De plus, les variations de la teneur en carbone au cours de la calcination ont aussi été étudiées. Ce travail a permis d’identifier les étapes de décomposition d’intérêt pour le contrôle des caractéristiques des poudres lors du procédé de calcination.Enfin, ces étapes réactionnelles d’intérêt ont fait l’objet d’une étude cinétique détaillée. Celle-ci a conduit à l’identification de modèles adaptés au système d’étude qui décrivent les phénomènes physiques et chimiques ayant lieu au cours de la décomposition. / Nuclear fuel recycling process includes production of mixed oxide powder as (U,Pu)O₂. One of the most common processes actually investigated to get this kind of powder involves a calcination step of mixed oxalate which decomposes in oxide products. Physical and chemical powder characteristics during oxalate heat treatment (taking place before pellet shaping step) need a special attention. In fact, powder properties can affect directly their sintering and compaction abilities.The aim of this work deals with the powder characteristics evolution and the decomposition kinetics of steps having an effect on them, during U-Ce mixed oxalate calcination (surrogate system of U-Pu couple).A detailed experimental study of morphological and textural characteristics, especially specific surface area, has been carried out. The results have enabled to achieve a textural evolution pattern during different steps of oxalate decomposition. Moreover, carbon content variations through heat treatment process have been studied. This experimental route point out the most interesting decomposition steps impacting powder characteristics during calcination.Finally, a kinetic study of these decomposition steps has been performed. This exercise led to suitable kinetic models describing physical and chemical phenomena taking place during oxalate thermal decomposition process.

Lower C2–C4 olefins are important commodity chemicals usually produced by steam cracking of naphtha or fluid catalytic cracking of vacuum gas oil. The Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of lower olefins (FTO) with iron-based catalysts uses synthesis gas as an alternative feedstock. Nanostructured carbon materials are widely applied as supports for the iron nanoparticles due to their weak interaction with the metal species, facilitating the formation of catalytically active iron carbide. Numerous synthetic approaches towards carbon-supported FTO catalysts with various structures and properties have been published in recent years but structure-performance relationships remain poorly understood. We apply ordered mesoporous carbon (CMK-3) as a support material with well-defined pore structure to investigate the relationships between calcination/activation conditions and catalytic properties. After loading of iron and sodium/sulfur as the promoters, the structures and properties of the FTO catalysts are varied by using different calcination (300–1000 °C) and activation (350 or 450 °C) temperatures followed by FTO testing at 1 bar, 350 °C, H2/CO = 1. Carbothermal reduction of iron oxides by the support material occurs at calcination temperatures of 800 or 1000 °C, leading to a higher ratio of catalytically active iron(carbide) species but the catalytic activity remains low due to particle growth and blocking of the catalytically active sites with dense graphite layers. For the samples calcined at 300 and 500 °C, the formation of non-blocked iron carbide can be enhanced by activation at higher temperatures, leading to higher catalytic activity. Olefin selectivities of ∼60%C in the formed hydrocarbons with methane of ∼10%C are achieved for all catalysts under FTO conditions at low CO conversion. The influence of the calcination temperature is further investigated under industrially relevant FTO conditions. Promoted CMK-3-supported catalysts obtained at low calcination temperatures of 300–500 °C show stable operation for 140 h of time on stream at 10 bar, 340 °C, H2/CO = 2.

We propose an effective strategy to engineer a unique kind of porous carbon cuboid with tightly anchored cobalt/cobalt oxide nanoparticles (PCC–CoOx) that exhibit outstanding electrochemical performance for many key aspects of lithium-ion battery electrodes. The host carbon cuboid features an ultra-polar surface reflected by its high hydrophilicity and rich surface defects due to high heteroatom doping (N-/O-doping both higher than 10 atom%) as well as hierarchical pore systems. We loaded the porous carbon cuboid with cobalt/cobalt oxide nanoparticles through an impregnation process followed by calcination treatment. The resulting PCC–CoOx anode exhibits superior rate capability (195 mA h g−1 at 20 A g−1) and excellent cycling stability (580 mA h g−1 after 2000 cycles at 1 A g−1 with only 0.0067% capacity loss per cycle). Impressively, even after an ultra-long cycle life exceeding 10 000 cycles at 5 A g−1, the battery can recover to 1050 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1, perhaps the best performance demonstrated so far for lithium storage in cobalt oxide-based electrodes. This study provides a new perspective to engineer long-life, high-power metal oxide-based electrodes for lithium-ion batteries through controlling the surface chemistry of carbon host materials.

This thesis is focused at possibilities of preparation and characterization of XRD-amorphous delaminated and dehydroxylated talc phase – meta-talc, which can have its potential application and a starter material for a preparation of magnesium-silicate analogues of geopolymers. Changes in structure and morphology of talc ore were observed during this work. For the purposes of this research, two various talc ores – chloritic and dolomitic were examined. Whole process of meta-talc preparation was examined with whole scale of instrumental techniques such as X-ray diffraction, simultaneous thermogravimetric a differential thermal analysis, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy or laser analysis of particle size. Meta-talc can be obtained via mechanochemical activation of talc ore with subsequent calcination. Mechanochemical treatment lead to destruction of original crystal structure and breaking of original bonds, i.e. the product of this treatment was almost amorphous and delaminated. Most of hydroxyl groups were converted to molecules of water which remained adsorbed or coordinated in ore structure. These molecules were removed during calcination step.

The Ph.D. thesis deals with the preparation of highly hydraulic binders based on roman cement. Roman cement (natural cement) is recently not available on the market due to uneconomic production of such a specific binder. On the other hand there is a big lack of information on this hydraulic binder. These results in failure in meeting the basic principle of modern approaches to restoration of historical buildings or monuments made of such kind of materials, which is such, that the materials used for restoration should be compatible with original material. Recognition of the processes of roman cement preparation based on progressive methods of study can provide substantial information for more efficient raw material selection or even for nontraditional utilization, for example for artworks. This work hence is aimed at studying and selection of traditional natural as well as nontraditional raw materials such as clay. This work also studies the preparation of highly hydraulic binders based on roman cement and the kinetics of burning and hydration processes

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Kancer je jedna od najče&scaron;ćih bolesti modernog doba čiji uspeh lečenja zavisi od rane dijagnostike i neinvazivnog tretmana. Luminescentne nanočestice mogu uneti inovativnu paradigmu u lečenje kancera kombinovanjem biosnimanja, dijagnostike i tretmana. Za studije fluorescentnih biosnimanja nanokristali fluorapatita dopirani retkim zemljama kao kontrastni agenti pružaju značajne prednosti u vidu velikih kontrasta i dugotrajnosti luminescencije, i &scaron;to je jo&scaron; važnije visoke biokompatibilnosti, netoksičnosti i bioaktivnosti. Glavni ciljevi ove doktorske disertacije su sinteza novih luminescentnih multifotonskih bionanomaterijala na bazi fluorapatita dopiranih jonima prazeodimijuma (Pr³⁺), njihova karakterizacija i evaluacija&nbsp; primene za fluorescentna biosnimanja kancera. Sintezom nanoprahova u umerenim uslovima metodom ko-precipitacije, a potom su&scaron;enjem na 110 ^oC i kalcinacijom na temperaturama od 700 i 1000 ^oC očekuje se pronalaženje najboljih uslova za dobijanje novih nanofosfora koji bi na&scaron;li i različite bio-medicinske primene u oblasti fluorescentnih biosnimanja. Proučavane su tri vrste PrFAP nanokristala, sa 0,1%, 0,5% i 1% atomskih procenta Pr³⁺, zajedno sa nedopiranim FAP kontrolnim uzorkom. Nivoi energije aktivator jona Pr³⁺ sadrže metastabilna multipletna stanja koja nude mogućnosti efikasnih emisionih linija u vi&scaron;e boja u FAP nanokristalima, kao i u infracrvenoj i ultravioletnoj oblasti spektra. Metodom ko-precipitacije na sobnoj temperaturi (25 ^oC), a potom su&scaron;enjem na 110 ^oC, sintetisani su monofazni heksagonalni nanokristali PrFAPs nepravilnog sfernog oblika. Termičkom analizom sintetisanih uzoraka, na&nbsp;osnovu detektovanih temperaturnih opsega procesa dekarbonacije i dehidroksilacije, utvrđene su temperature kalcinacije od 700 i 1000 oC. Termička analiza i karakterizacija uzoraka su pokazale da Pr³⁺ joni dovode do stabilizacije FAP strukture na vi&scaron;im temperaturama, &scaron;to je pripisano unosu lantanoidnih jona sa specifičnim magnetnim osobinama u sistem i stvaranju jačih privlačnih sila sa O^2-anjonima. Nanokristali su&scaron;eni na 100 ^oC i kalcinisani na 1000 ^oC, zbog prisustva defekata kristalne re&scaron;etke koji zadržavaju emisiju Pr³⁺ jona, nisu pokazali luminescentne karakteristike od značaja za primene u medicinskim fluorescentnim biosnimanjima. Kalcinacijom uzoraka na 700 ^oC izrađen je novi tip aktiviranih fluorapatitnih nanokristala dopira / <p>Luminescent nanocrystals (nanophosphorus) based on fluorapatite (FAP) doped with rare earth elements are ideal contrast agents for biomedical applications such as cancer cell detection, imaging, tracking and therapy. Cancer is one of the most common diseases of the modern times whose success of the cure depends on early diagnosis and non-invasive treatment. Luminescent nanoparticles can bring an innovative paradigm into the treatment of cancer by combining bioimaging, diagnostics and treatment. Rare earth doped fluorapatite nanocrystals as contrast agents for studies of fluorescence bioimaging, offer significant advantages in terms of high contrasts and long-term luminescence, and more importantly high biocompatibility, non-toxicity and bioactivity. The main objectives of this doctoral dissertation are the synthesis of novel luminescent multiphoton bionanomaterials based on fluorapatites doped with praseodymium ions (Pr³⁺), their characterization and evaluation of their application for cancer fluorescence bioimaging. Synthesis of nanopowders under moderate conditions by the co-precipitation method, followed by dried at 110 &deg;C and calcination at 700 and 1000 &deg;C, is expected to find the best conditions for obtaining new nanophosphors that would find different bio-<br />medical applications in the field of fluorescence bioimaging. Three types of PrFAP nanocrystals were studied, with 0,1%, 0,5%, and 1% atomic percentages of Pr³⁺, together with an undoped FAP control sample. Energy levels of the Pr³⁺ ion activator contain metastable multiplet states that offer the possibility of efficient multi-color emission lines in FAP nanocrystals as well as in the infrared and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. Single-phase hexagonal nanocrystals PrFAPs of irregular spherical shape were synthesized by the method of co-precipitation at room temperature (25 ^oC) and then drying at 110 ^oC. Thermal analysis of the synthesized samples, based on the detected temperature ranges of the decarbonation and dehydroxylation processes, determined calcination temperatures of 700 and 1000 ^oC. Thermal analysis with characterization showed that Pr³⁺ ions lead to stabilization of the FAP structure at higher temperatures,&nbsp;which was attributed to the entry of lanthanoid ions with specific magnetic properties into the system and the creation of stronger attractive forces with O^2- anions. Nanocrystals dried at 100 ^oC and calcined at 1000 ^oC, due to the presence of crystal lattice defects that quench the emission of Pr³⁺ ions, did not show luminescent characteristics of significance for applications in medical fluorescence imaging. Calcination of the samples at 700 ^oC produced a new type of activated praseodymium doped fluorapatite nanocrystals (PrFAPa) with excitation-emission profiles in the visible part of the spectrum. Physicochemical characterization confirmed spherical crystals of hexagonal structure up to a nanometer size of about 20 nm. Quantum-chemical calculations predicted that Pr³⁺ ions would be embedded in the crystal lattice of FAP nanocrystals at the Ca2 position (6h), which was followed by deformations of the F^- ion position. The assumed substitution mechanism is one Pr3+ ion for one Ca²⁺, with partial substitution of F^&ndash;anions with O^2&ndash; and OH^&ndash; and creation of vacancies due to achieving system neutrality. The results of in vitro biocompatibility and hemocompatibility showed that PrFAP nanocrystals were not toxic to living cells. In addition, the internalization of PrFAPa nanocrystals by skin (A431) and lung (A549) cancer cells was studied using fluorescence-based confocal microscopy and wide-field microscopy. The nanocrystals show characteristic green emission at 545 nm (³P₀&rarr;³H₅ transition of Pr³⁺ ion) and orange emission at 600 nm (¹D₂&rarr;³H₄), which we use to discriminate from cell autofluorescence. Studies of the images obtained by confocal microscopy in the blue, green, and red channels revealed that nanocrystals could recognize the cell surface and adhere to it, but they did not confirm the entry of nanocrystals into the cells. The wide-field microscopy detected emission transitions in green and orange color, and confirmed that the luminescent signal was coming from inside the cells. Using resonant excitation of PrFAP nanocrystals at 488 nm and emission of 600 nm, confocal microscopy extracted the fluorescence signal from inside the cancer cells. Orthogonal projections across 3D confocal stacks show that the nanocrystals are able to enter the cells positioning themselves within the cytoplasm. Overall, the obtained PrFAPa nanocrystals are biocompatible and of the tested types, the 0,5% Pr³⁺ doped nanocrystals show the highest promise as a tracking nanoparticle probe for bioimaging applications.</p>

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GilsonSN.pdf: 6365807 bytes, checksum: a479a13345717293c658748ef49aab97 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-07-04 / The state of Rio Grande do Norte presents a great potentiality for the production of ceramic tiles because of having natural raw material in quantity and quality making its economical exploration possible, beyond the great energetic differential of the state, the natural g?s. This works aims to study the influence of the dolomite and granulometry concentration and calcinations temperature in the obtaining of formulations for porous coverings which have to be coherent to the project,s specifications. The experiments have involved the physical-chemical and mineralogical characterizations of raw materials and mechanical tests in the dry and burnt proof bodies preceding a mixture experiment planning with the use of the response surface methodology, in order to get the best raw materials combinations to produce a ceramic mass with specific properties. The twelve ceramic masses studied in this work were prepared by the via dry process, characterized, shaped by uniaxial pressing and sinterized in the temperatures of 940?C, 1000?C, 1060?C, 1120?C and 1180?C, using a fast burning cycle. The crystalline phases formed during the sintering in the temperatures in study have revealed the presence of anorthite and diopside beyond quartz with a remaining phase. These phases were the main responsible ones by the physical- mechanical properties of the sinterized proof bodies. The proof bodies after the sintering stage have presented water absorption higher than 10% and a good dimensional stability in all studied temperatures. However, the flexural breaking strength results in the temperatures of 940?C, 1000?C and 1060?C, under the temperature zone of the vitrification of ceramic whiteware do not reach the flexural breaking strength specific for the porous wall tile (15 MPa), but in the temperature of 1120?C next to the vitrification temperature zone, some whiteware ceramic (formulations) has reached the specified value for the porous wall tile. The results of this work have showed that the studied raw materials have great importance for used in the production of porous wall tiles (BIII) / Rio Grande do Norte apresenta uma grande potencialidade para produ??o de revestimento cer?mico, haja vista, possuir mat?rias-primas naturais em quantidade e qualidade possibilitando sua explora??o econ?mica, al?m do grande diferencial energ?tico do Estado, que ? o g?s natural. Este trabalho objetiva estudar a influ?ncia da concentra??o de dolomita, sua granulometria e temperatura de sinteriza??o na obten??o de formula??es para revestimento poroso que atendam as especif?ca??es do projeto. Os experimentos envolveram a caracteriza??o f?sico qu?mico e mineral?gica das mat?rias-primas, e ensaios mec?nicos nos corpos de prova secos e queimados, precedendo-se de um planejamento de experimento de mistura, com o uso da metodologia de superf?cie de resposta, a fim de se obter as melhores combina?oes das mat?rias-primas para produzir massa cer?mica com propriedades especif?cas. As doze massas cer?micas estudadas foram preparadas pelo processo via seca, caracterizadas, conformadas por presagem uniaxial e sinterizadas nas temperaturas de 940?C, 1000?C, 1060?C, 1120?C, e 1180?C, utilizando um ciclo de queima r?pido. As fases cristalina formadas durante a sinteriza??o nas temperaturas em estudo, revelaram a presen?a de anortita e diopsita, al?m de quartzo com fase remanescente. Estas fases foram as principais respons?veis pelas propriedades f?sico-mec?nicas dos corpos de provas sinterizados. As fases cristalina formadas durante a sinteriza??o nas temperaturas em estudo, revelaram a presen?a de anortita e diopsita, al?m de quartzo com fase remanescente. Estas fases foram as principais respons?veis pelas propriedades f?sico-mec?nicas dos corpos de provas sinterizados. Os corpos de prova ap?s sinteriza??o apresentaram absor??o de ?gua superior a 10%, e uma boa estabilidade dimensional em todas as temperaturas estudadas, entretanto, os resultados da tens?o de ruptura ? flex?o nas temperaturas ( 940?C, 1000?C,e1060?C) abaixo da faixa de temperatura de gresifica?ao das massas cer?micas, n?o atigiram o valor de TRF especificado para revestimento poroso(15 MPa), por?m, na temperatura de 1120?C pr?xima da faixa da temperatura de gresifica??o, algumas massas cer?micas (formula??es) j? atingiram o valor especificado para revestimento poroso. Os resultados desse trabalho mostraram que, as mat?rias primas estudadas possuem grande potencial para serem utilizadas na fabrica??o de revestimento poroso (BIII)