09/20/2023
Technical ceramics are found in many everyday objects as well as in the entire field of mobility and communication. As part of the further development of climate-friendly technologies, technical ceramics are becoming increasingly important. This gives rise to the need to look more closely at ceramic manufacturing processes in order to produce more environmentally friendly with simple and easily implementable options.
The problem can be illustrated using the example of so-called ceramic substrates. Their production is energy-intensive. The raw materials cover long transport routes. Traditionally, large quantities of solvents are still used in production, and production equipment and processes are also traditional.
The aim of the deliberations is to find a viable solution for reducing CO2 emissions by using solvent-free aqueous organic systems.
Two partners of the New Materials Cluster, namely Ceramics Innovation Berthold and the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, are currently working in close cooperation on upscaling aqueous systems from small-scale production to industrial production. This project is financially supported by an innovation voucher from the Project Management Agency Bavaria at Bayern Innovativ GmbH.
First tests on aqueous preparation of aluminum nitride under laboratory conditions were very promising.
In cooperation with a partner company in Bavaria and a manufacturer of organic chemicals, the first series production start is planned for the end of 2023.
Keramik Innovation Berthold is happy to support companies in reducing costs and CO2 emissions in the manufacturing process. This involves analyzing manufacturing processes at the customer's request in order to develop proposals for switching from solvent-based to water-based manufacturing processes.
