Provided are a method of manufacturing a ceramic article including a porous portion in which improvement in mechanical strength of a modeled article is achieved while high modeling accuracy is obtained, and a ceramic article. The method of manufacturing a ceramic article includes the steps of: (i) irradiating powder of a metal oxide containing aluminum oxide as a main component with an energy beam based on modeling data to melt and solidify or sinter the powder, to thereby form a modeled article including a porous portion; (ii) causing the modeled article formed in the step (i) to absorb a liquid containing a zirconium component; and (iii) heating the modeled article that has absorbed the liquid containing the zirconium component, wherein, in the absorbing step, the liquid is absorbed so that a ratio of the zirconium component in a metal component contained in the porous portion becomes 0.3 to 2.0 mol %.

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a printable cementitious composition comprising a cement binder, an aggregate, at least one pozzolanic additive, an accelerator, water, and nanoclay.

A geopolymeric ink formulation for direct 3D printing containing a geopolymeric formulation whose components are present in such proportions as to be subjected to a geopolymerization reaction and to provide, at the end of the reaction, a solid geopolymer and wherein the formulation, before and during at least a part of the geopolymerization reaction, wherein three-dimensional chemical bonds have not yet been formed, forms a reversible-gel, non-Newtonian, viscoelastic fluid. The formulation is extruded through a 3D printing tool equipped with nozzle into strands according to a geometry such as to create a three-dimensional structure on one or more layers. The extrusion preferably takes place within a hydrophobic liquid, such as oil.

The present disclosure provides a recycled powder concrete material for 3D printing construction and a preparation method therefor. The concrete material includes the following components by weight parts: cement: 1.0 part; recycled powder: 0.1-2.0 parts; recycled fine aggregate: 1.0-12.0 parts; nano titanium dioxide: 0.001-0.18 parts; high elastic modulus polyethylene fiber: 0.005-0.15 parts; redispersible latex powder: 0.002-0.1 parts; cellulose: 0.001-0.045 parts; activator: 0.01-0.30 parts; polycarboxylic acid water reducing agent: 0.005-0.2 parts; and water: 0.2-2.0 parts. According to the recycled powder concrete material for 3D printing construction, construction waste recycling powder technology is combined with 3D printing construction technology. The safety, applicability and durability of 3D printing recycled powder concrete material are further improved through the optimization of the recycled powder concrete formula. At the same time, the 3D printing recycled powder concrete material has self-cleaning functionality.

In an embodiment, a system includes a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a neutral feedstock, a p-doped feedstock, an n-doped feedstock, and a laser. The 3D printer includes a platen and an enclosure. The platen includes an inert metal. The enclosure includes an inert atmosphere. The neutral feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The neutral feedstock includes a halogenated solution and a nanoparticle having a negative electron affinity. The p-doped feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The p-doped feedstock includes a boronated compound introduced to the neutral feedstock. The n-doped feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The n-doped feedstock includes a phosphorous compound introduced to the neutral feedstock. The laser is configured to induce the nanoparticle to emit solvated electrons into the halogenated solution to form, by reduction, layers of a ceramic comprising a neutral layer, a p-doped layer, and an n-doped layer.

Disclosed is a powder build material handling system for a three-dimensional printer. The system comprises a delivery system. The delivery system is to carry powder build material in a flow of gas from a powder build material supply. The delivery system is to filter the flow of gas to separate the powder build material from the flow of gas. The delivery system is to direct the filtered flow of gas to the powder build material supply to form a closed system.

A novel cement composition for 3D printing including has 90% to 99.5% by weight of one or more cements selected from a Portland cement, an aluminous cement, a sulphoaluminous cement and a prompt natural cement; and has 0.5% to 10% by weight of a silicoaluminous filler having a specific surface area of at least 5 m.sup.2/g, as well as a method for implementing the composition.

A cellular material includes a continuous solid phase including an ordered ceramic material, the solid phase having a solid core including the ordered ceramic material. A composition for forming a cellular material includes: a first UV curable pre-ceramic monomer; a second UV curable pre-ceramic monomer; and a photoinitiator. A method of forming at least one ceramic waveguide includes: securing a volume of a composition including a UV curable pre-ceramic monomer; exposing the composition to a light source to form at least one polymer waveguide including a pre-ceramic material; and converting the pre-ceramic material of the polymer waveguide to a ceramic material to form a ceramic waveguide.

The present disclosure provides a method of making a non-oxide ceramic part. The method includes obtaining a photopolymerizable slurry; selectively curing the photopolymerizable slurry to obtain a gelled article; drying the gelled article to form an aerogel article or a xerogel article; heat treating the aerogel article or the xerogel article to form a porous ceramic article; and sintering the porous ceramic article to obtain a sintered ceramic article. The photopolymerizable slurry includes non-oxide ceramic particles; at least one radiation curable monomer; a solvent; a photoinitiator; an inhibitor; and at least one sintering aid. Further, aerogels, xerogels, porous ceramic articles, and non-oxide ceramic articles are provided. In addition, methods are provided, including receiving, by a manufacturing device having one or more processors, a digital object comprising data specifying an article; and generating, with the manufacturing device by an additive manufacturing process, the article based on the digital object. A system is also provided, including a display that displays a 3D model of an article; and one or more processors that, in response to the 3D model selected by a user, cause a 3D printer to create a physical object of an article.

A monolithic porous body can comprise magneli phase titanium oxide and a developed interfacial area ratio Sdr of at least 60%. The monolithic body can further comprise a total porosity of at least 25% based on the total volume of the body. The monolithic porous body can have a high efficiency for the degradation of water pollutants if used as anode material in an electrolytic cell.