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Laboratory of Chemical Technology, Science and Mechanical Behavior of Materials
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Description - Research Areas
Since 1991 the laboratory disposes the necessary equipment for conducting research. A research program took place with the cooperation of ceramic industries of the region in order to improve the quality of the brick clays.
 
Since 1993 research is taking place on environmental issues.
 
At a next stage research on the valorization of solid and liquid wastes through their incorporation in brick clays (new improved materials) took place, leading to their safe deposition and their exploitation as raw materials.  This research is taking place till now.
 
At the same stage research on biofuels is taking place.

The Laboratory is comprised of following three Sectors:
Sector A: Building and Composite Ceramic Materials
Sector B: Mechanical and Physicochemical Property Evaluation of Materials
Sector C: Environmental Protection Technologies and Biofuel Production

 
More information can be found at the lab's leaflet.
 
Services to Third Parties
  • Tests on brick clays.
  • Quality control on construction materials.
Activities
 1) Materials Technology – mainly technology of brick clay and fireproof materials. Improving the material strength (brick clays, roof tiles and fireproof material) by modifying 1) raw material composition, 2) mean particle size and particle size distribution and 3) processing-manufacturing parameters. The laboratory is fully equipped with a pilot scale brick production line, mechanical and physical property measuring equipment and a frost resistance testing apparatus.
2) Incorporation – Recycling of dangerous-toxic industrial Solid Waste and silts into Brick Clay Materials.  The goal of this R/D activity is on one hand to dispose of properly and safely these waste materials without deteriorating the physico-mechanical properties of the Brick Clay materials and, on the other hand to achieve special material structure which leads to improved thermal and noise insulating capabilities. The basic research has been completed with the incorporation of a variety of solid wastes (for example municipal sewage sludge, metallurgical wastes and other organic in nature wastes).
3) Energy exploitation of industrial byproducts via their incorporation in brick clays.
4) Biofuel production from algae and pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
5) Liquid waste treatment technologies
6) Environmental in-situ and ex-situ remediation technologies
Research Equipment and Infrastructure
  • SEM.
  • Thermal conductivity measurements.
  • Particle size analysis (sieves).
  • Specific surface calculation (Blaine).
  • Vicat.
  • Particle size analysis (Laser).
  • Los Angeles.
  • Plasticity measurement.
  • Electronic penetrometer.
  • Pilot plant production line for bricks by extrusion.
  • Brick production by uniaxial compression.
  • Drying ovens (atmospheric).
  • Drying oven (inert gas).
  • Planetary mill.
  • Electronically programmed furnace for the sintering of the brick clays.
  • Electronically programmed furnace for high temperatures (1700οC).
  • Water absorption measurements.
  • Freeze thaw measurements. 
  • Three point bending.
  • Mechanical properties measurements.
  • Metallographic microscopy.
  • Impact tests.
  • Microhardness test (Vickers).
  • Supersonic defection measurements.
  • Dynamic ratio of elasticity.
  • Acoustic emission.
  • Surface smoothing machine.
  • Density measurement.
  • Electronic balances.
  • Ceramics cutter.
  • TOC.
  • GC.
  • BOD
  • COD
  • Ion chromatography.
  • UV spectrometers.
  • Bioreactors.

Research projects
  • Statistical and mechanical behaviour of caolin + graphite fibres and cement + flying ash (Archimedes II, 01-01-2005 until 31-12-2007).                                                                            
  • Remazol decolarization (Archimedes I, 12-5-2004 until 31-12-2007).
  • Development of new advanced ceramic products by incorporating industrial dust wastes in brick clays (Archimedes II, , 01-01-2005 until 31-12-2007)
  • Incorporation of by-products of olive mills, sewage sludge, ASF and petcoke into ceramic tiles. Research program sponsored by the private sector (TERRA SA, 7-10-2011 until 31-8-2014).
  • Novel ceramic materials (SYNERGASIA 2011, 1-1-2013 until 30-6-2015).
  • Algae fuel production (SYNERGASIA 2011, 1-1-2013 until 30-6-2015).  
Research Results/ Products
1. Production of new advanced ceramic materials
2. Valorization of production process through the examination of physical and mechanical properties.
3. Valorization of the solid and liquid industrial wastes.
4. Study on the neutralization of the hazardous elements by its incorporation in the ceramic matrix.
Director(s)
 
Name
SECTOR
email
Tel
Personal URL, if any
XENOFON SPILIOTIS
A
spil@teilar.gr
2410684330
  >>>
GEORGE PAPAPOLYMEROU
C
papapoly@teilar.gr
2410684428
  >>>
STEFANOS ZAOUTSOS
B
szaoutsos@teilar.gr
2410684207
  >>>

People
 
Category

Name (use latin letters)
email
Tel
Personal URL, if any
RESEARCHER
DORA KASITEROPOULOU
dkasiter@teilar.gr
2410684333
 
RESEARCHER
STELIOS LAMBRAKOPOULOS
lamprako@otenet.gr
2410684333
 
RESEARCHER
KOSTAS NTAMBEGLIOTIS
kontampe@yahoo.gr
2410684333
 
RESEARCHER
NIKOLAOS GOUGOULIAS
ngougoulias@teilar.gr
2410-684439
 

Contact Info
Lab phones:
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ Α: 2410684330,
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ Β: 2410684207,
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ Γ: 2410684428

Lab Emails:
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ Α: domika-cel@teilar.gr,
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ Β: szaoutsos@teilar.gr,
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ Γ: papapoly@teilar.gr

Web Site(s):
http://www.mech.teilar.gr/lamco/

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