SONIA REGINA HOMEM DE MELLO CASTANHO

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Graduada em Engenharia de Materiais (UFSCar, Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Mestre em Tecnologia Nuclear (IPEN/USP, Universidade de São Paulo) e Doutora em Ciências Químicas-Cerâmicos (UAM/ES -ICV/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Espanha e Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio/CSIC de Espanha). Ela é Pesquisadora Senior e atualmente Gestora Adjunta em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento do Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia de Materiais (CCTM) do Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN/CNEN-SP). É Professora da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), no programa de posgraduação Tecnologia Nuclear - Materiais. Coordenadora do grupo de pesquisas (GP/CNPq) em Materiais e Meio Ambiente. Principais áreas de atuação: - Energias Renováveis (células a combustível, catalizadores e biomassa), - Ambiental (mitigação, inertização e requalificação de efluentes e subprodutos de processos extrativistas e industriais, diretivas ambientais (RhOS, WEEE)), - Cerâmicas Biocompatíveis (vidros, compósitos multifuncionais para a implantologia). Experiência em gestão de Centro de Pesquisas, gestão ambiental, gestão de projetos, planejamento composicional de materiais, processamento coloidal, reologia, vidros e vitroceramicos, compósitos multifuncionais e nanoestruturas naturais. (Texto extraído do Currículo Lattes em 27 dez. 2021)

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  • Artigo IPEN-doc 25792
    Micrograded ceramic-metal composites
    2019 - RESTIVO, THOMAZ A.G.; BECCARI, RAFAEL F.; PADILHA, WELLINGTON R.; DURAZZO, MICHELANGELO; TELLES, VICTOR B.; COLETI, JORGE; YAMAGATA, CHIEKO; SILVA, ANTONIO C. da; SUZUKI, EDUARDO; TENORIO, JORGE A.S.; MELLO-CASTANHO, SONIA R.H.
    The article shows new designed cermets and processes concerning primary to applications as thermal insulation materials with low emissivity. A new projected microstructure was obtained where dense regions (micropellets) rest inside the main porous pellet. The feature resembles a frozen hypercube, therefore such architecture is called hyper-pellet/ cermet. The processing method to obtain the hyper-cermet is based on sequential tape castings and sintering techniques. Ni-zirconia lamellae were prepared by a special mechanochemical process followed by sintering, which remain inside the main pellets as a dense region. The whole pellet is turned to be porous by employing pore-forming additives. All the constituents and porosity shapes are aligned along the disc/ flake planes. Thermal conductivity is estimated for the materials up to 800 °C by a flash diffusivimeter. Ceramographic analyses show graded density regions with directional constituents and pores. Applications of such materials are foreseen as temperature insulation materials and thermal radiation shields.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 23224
    Low-temperature densification of ceramics and cermets by the intermediary stage activated sintering method
    2018 - RESTIVO, THOMAZ A.G.; DURAZZO, MICHELANGELO; MELLO-CASTANHO, SONIA R.H. de; MOREIRA, ANA C.; GRACIANO, SERGIO; TELLES, VICTOR B.; TENORIO, JORGE A.S.
    The article explores new concepts in order to promote ceramic and cermet materials sintering at lower temperatures between 1200 and 1300 C. The principle of the new process method called intermediary stage activated sintering (ISAS) involves the preparation of the ceramic powder with dispersed doping agents, such as nanotubes and fibers, which shape the pore structure at pressed pellets with stable interconnected thin cylinders between the grains. This feature resembles and extends the condition found during the intermediary stage sintering, which enhances the ions diffusion rate along tubular pores to increase shrinkage. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers are homogenized into cubic zirconia and alumina in amounts ranging from 1 to 10 vol% at high-energy milling devices and ultrasound disruptor under ethanol media. Ni, Cu and Mo/MoO3 can be also added to provide tubular channel filling. Sintering of uniaxially pressed pellets is carried out in a dilatometer and tubular furnaces at 1200/1300 C under air, argon and controlled oxygen partial pressure atmospheres. TG/DTA/MS analyses of sample pellets reveal the oxidation and gas release temperature and duration. The results demonstrate the ISAS process concept is valid since it further increases the ceramic final density by 8% of the theoretical density at 1200 C, leading to close the porosity at 1300 C, compared to 1500–1600 C temperatures at conventional process. Short CNT and cellulose nanofiber were found to be the best additives in this sense.