8th International Conference on Silicate Materials (8th ICSM)

Selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Silicate Materials “BaltSilica 2018”, May 30 – June 1, 2018, Riga, Latvia

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Building Materials
• Influence of Silica Fume Source on Crystallization of Xonotlite in a New Process Making Medium Density Ca-Silicate Based Products
• Research on Properties of High Performance Foamed Concrete
• Processing of Dolomitic By-Products into Porous Restoration Binder
• Steel Fibre Performance in Concrete with Expansive Additives under Restrained Hardening Conditions
• Increase of Temperature and Fire Resistance for Reinforced-Concrete Structures by Surface Treatment with Protective Coating
• Alkali-Activated Binder from Tungsten Mining Waste and Waste Glass
• Natural Radioactivity in Clay Ceramics and their Raw Materials in Latvia
• Chapter 2: Functional Ceramics, Composites and Coatings
• Evaluation of the Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Ion-Plasma Antifriction Coatings Based on Ti-Cu
• Photocatalytic Properties of ZnO-TiO₂ Composite Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis
• Control of Au Nanoparticles Structural and Optical Properties by Laser Radiation and Thermal Annealing
• Adsorption of Organic Compounds on Refined Latvian Clay
• Synthesis of Nanoporous ZrTiO₄, Ti₂ZrO₆ Containing Ceramic Materials
• FTIR Analysis of Electron Irradiated Single and Multilayer Si₃N₄ Coatings
• Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of ZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ Composite and Photocatalytic Properties
• The Matrix Effect and Application of the Multi-Parameter Optimization Method for X-Ray Spectrometric Determination of the Quantitative Composition of Clays
• Study of the Performance Characteristics of Erbium-Containing Laser Glasses
• Formation Mechanism of Gehlenite-Anorthite Materials Containing ZrO₂ from Andalusite, CaCO₃ and ZrO₂
• Solar Energy Absorbing Materials that are Capable of Withstanding Long-Term Exposure at 600 °C: Research Strategy