Rosette Gault, Ph.D. asks questions. Three rivers meet by this fountain in Pittsburgh, PA site of MS&T24 Symposium on Sustainable Manufacturing.
Despite so many new products to clear water and air, why does pollution persist?
We have a chance to re-think ceramic manufacture methods and materials use in a way we never quite could before now. The reduction of carbon excess is just one of many considerations.
🟢 Evidence over five decades suggests that paperclay ceramic material offers practical opportunities for manufacturers at scale to lower fuel/energy cost, emissions between about 20-50%, and other advantages.
🟢 The material is especially useful for industries developing/producing lightweight, durable products like ceramic membranes, water, air and other filtration, propellers, mixing blades, building materials/cements, refractories, coatings, adhesives, and more. Some agriculture, aerospace, automotive and medical parts are well suited.
🟢 Furthermore, making of these products would lessen the contribution of “plastics" and PFAS to industrial waste. At end-of life, whether by incineration or landfill, long-term global consequences of product disposal are minimal.
time sensitive key research strategy
🔆 Precisely evaluate which compounds of ceramic paperclay are best for porous or semi-porous filtration and membranes. A protocol for managing molecular dynamics in filtration likely has carryover to other fields of use.
🔆 Determine how effectively paperclay ceramic membranes/filtration clear specific toxins and microbes from water and air, lower CO2, PM<2 emission, and save time and much fuel during production. Assess how the eco-friendly alternative material compares to existing system/products. Which paperclay compounds might be useful for PFAS antidote or treatment?
🔆 Examine reliable ways ceramic paperclay material/methodology can lessen dependencies on single or multi-use molded, cast, woven, fiber, (et. al.) goods containing all/part plastics or derivatives of petrochemical wastes as well as certain cements, metals, and rare earth components. Indeed, the material can help manage waste in ways not understood in past.
🔆 Confirm the fuel-time-material saving in as specific way as possible for each product in development.
🔆 Support a collaborative network of paperclay ceramic material researchers/specialists across disciplines and set an effective communications strategy to minimize the refinement/development time to market.
Rosette Gault inventor, pioneer developer and world expert, was awarded PhD for Innovation in Paperclay Ceramic Arts by the University of Sunderland, UK National Center for Glass and Ceramics. She is the author of four books, some of which have been translated into German and Chinese, as well as numerous articles and publications. Learn more.
A sampling of paperclay success stories from kiln fire trials worldwide. Eco-minded artists discovered advantage with methods like fast fire/fast dry, wet dry assembly, and extreme resistance to thermal shock. A quiet revolution is underway.
Recent in Person Discussion Presentation Oct 7, 2024
Research Questions for Eco Friendly Paperclay Meeting: MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology Symposium: 16th Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technologies forMaterials Manufacturing and Processing |Session: Sustainable Technologies II |Session Chair(s): Manoj K. Mahapatra; Michael Robert Bonner; Rosette Gault;Date: 10/07/2024 Time: 2:25 PM - 2:45 PM | Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center - 317 Pittsburgh, PA| in part with American Ceramics Society ACERS.
