E3S Web of Conferences (Jan 2024)
Towards Sustainable Ceramic Forming: Techniques, Materials, and Applications in Evolving Paradigms
Abstract
In the sustainability of ceramic forming this paper will provide a comprehensive review of the way that ceramics have changed over time towards sustainability due to Industry 4.0’s current manufacturing technologies which are improving day by day. Particularly this study focuses on reducing the depletion of resources, energy utilization, and natural pollution by examining how conventional strategies for forming ceramics can be replaced by new ones that emphasize sustainability and form a solution. Basically, this paper highlights a few crucial properties in ceramics including its capacity to resist high temperatures, flexibility, and chemical inactivity, and their significance in several areas like biomedical designing, hardware, aviation, the machinery industry, and many more applications. When the drawbacks of traditional ceramic forming methods were analyzed such as high cost and lengthy processing periods, the study clarifies that there is a need for sustainable alternatives. This study also examines new possibilities such as additive manufacturing (3D printing) and hydroforming, which permit for more accuracy in product shape while utilizing a low amount of materials and energy. Going forward, this research also looks into eco-friendly ceramic materials that make the most of secondary sources or are based on biomass-based added substances and binders. Using examples from real circumstances and information from industry, it demonstrates where sustainable ceramics can be utilized in different divisions like design, space travel, electronics, wellbeing care, or renewable energy sources. By doing so, this paper emphasizes how sustainable ceramic making seems to trigger environmental enhancements as well as keep up resource efficiency and shift towards a circular economy.
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