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Silicates

Summary

SiO2 as the most significant oxide of the earth crust, its forms of
occurrence.
Chemical diffusion, volume flow, characteristics of sintering operations,
factors affecting sintering. The nucleation and growth of new phases, the
dissolution of solid matters in melts.
Characteristics of glass, glass ceramics and ceramics on the base of clay
minerals, raw materials and their mixtures. Glass and crystallizing coatings.
Refractory acid and basic materials.
Inorganic binders. Raw materials for the production of cements, the phase
composition of cements. Lime and its properties.

Literature

Hlaváč, J. The technology of glass and ceramics. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1983.

Advised literature

Ceramics - Silikáty / published by Foundation of Professor Rudolf Bárta, Institute od Chemical Technology in Prague, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. - Praha : Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická [Praha], 1990- ISSN 0862-5468  (print)1804-5847 (online)


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, angličtina
Code 541-0555
Abbreviation S
Course title Silicates
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c.