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Michele Dondi is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on engineering aspects related to building and construction materials, with additional work in earth and planetary sciences. The scientist's interdisciplinary expertise intersects inorganic chemistry, ceramics, and mechanical engineering, reflecting a broad approach to material science challenges.

Their publication record includes works in various prominent venues, especially those specializing in ceramic materials and construction engineering. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Ceramics International
  • Open Ceramics
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Applied Clay Science
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Research topics Michele Dondi has extensively explored cover both fundamental and applied aspects of materials science. Key areas of investigation comprise:

  • Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Pigment synthesis and properties
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Concrete and cement materials research
  • Recycled aggregate concrete performance
  • Cultural heritage materials analysis

Dondi frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Notable coauthors include Chiara Zanelli, Sonia Conte, Chiara Molinari, Guia Guarini, and Matteo Ardit.

Selected recent papers by Michele Dondi demonstrate involvement in both technological and supply chain perspectives within the ceramic industry. These include:

  • Resource efficiency versus market trends in the ceramic tile industry: Effect on the supply chain in Italy and Spain, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Waste recycling in ceramic tiles: a technological outlook, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Ceramic pigments and dyes beyond the inkjet revolution: From technological requirements to constraints in colorant design, 2020, Ceramics International
  • Effect of strong mineral fluxes on sintering of porcelain stoneware tiles, 2021, Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Bloating mechanism in lightweight aggregates: Effect of processing variables and properties of the vitreous phase, 2020, Construction and Building Materials

Best Publications

  • Clays and bodies for ceramic tiles: Reappraisal and technological classification

    Michele Dondi;Mariarosa Raimondo;Chiara Zanelli

  • Colour Performance of Ceramic Nano-pigments

    P.M.T. Cavalcante;M. Dondi;G. Guarini;M. Raimondo

  • Recycling of industrial and urban wastes in brick production: A review (part 2)

    M. Dondi;M. Marsigli;B. Fabbri

  • Effect of soda-lime glass on sintering and technological properties of porcelain stoneware tiles

    F Matteucci;M Dondi;G Guarini

  • Recycling PC and TV waste glass in clay bricks and roof tiles.

    M. Dondi;G. Guarini;M. Raimondo;C. Zanelli

  • Composition and technological properties of geopolymers based on metakaolin and red mud

    W. Hajjaji;S. Andrejkovičová;C. Zanelli;M. Alshaaer

  • Microwave-assisted polyol synthesis of Cu nanoparticles

    M. Blosi;S. Albonetti;M. Dondi;C. Martelli

  • The vitreous phase of porcelain stoneware: Composition, evolution during sintering and physical properties

    C. Zanelli;M. Raimondo;G. Guarini;M. Dondi

  • Zeolitic tuffs as raw materials for lightweight aggregates

    R. De'gennaro;P. Cappelletti;G. Cerri;M. De'gennaro

  • Thermal Conductivity of Clay Bricks

    Michele Dondi;Francesca Mazzanti;Paolo Principi;Mariarosa Raimondo

  • Lightweight aggregates from waste materials: Reappraisal of expansion behavior and prediction schemes for bloating

    M. Dondi;P. Cappelletti;M. D’Amore;R. de Gennaro

  • The influence of shaping and firing technology on ceramic properties of calcareous and non-calcareous illitic–chloritic clays

    M.I Carretero;M Dondi;B Fabbri;M Raimondo

  • The chemical composition of porcelain stoneware tiles and its influence on microstructural and mechanical properties

    M. Dondi;G. Ercolani;C. Melandri;C. Mingazzini

  • The influence of microstructure on the performance of white porcelain stoneware

    P.M Tenorio Cavalcante;M Dondi;G Ercolani;G Guarini

  • Crystal structural and optical properties of Cr-doped Y2Ti2O7 and Y2Sn2O7 pyrochlores

    F. Matteucci;G. Cruciani;M. Dondi;G. Baldi

  • Predicting the initial rate of water absorption in clay bricks

    Mariarosa Raimondo;Michele Dondi;Davide Gardini;Guia Guarini

  • Influence of zeolites on the sintering and technological properties of porcelain stoneware tiles

    Roberto de’ Gennaro;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Guido Cerri;Maurizio de’ Gennaro

  • The role of surface microstructure on the resistance to stains of porcelain stoneware tiles

    M. Dondi;G. Ercolani;G. Guarini;C. Melandri

  • Waste recycling in ceramic tiles: a technological outlook

    Chiara Zanelli;Sonia Conte;Chiara Molinari;Roberto Soldati

  • Ceramic application of mica titania pearlescent pigments

    Patrícia M. Tenório Cavalcante;Michele Dondi;Guia Guarini;Fernanda M. Barros

  • Composition and ceramic properties of tertiary clays from southern Sardinia (Italy)

    Bernardino Strazzera;Michele Dondi;Marco Marsigli

Frequent Co-Authors

Piergiulio Cappelletti
Piergiulio Cappelletti University of Naples Federico II
Alessio Langella
Alessio Langella University of Sannio
João A. Labrincha
João A. Labrincha University of Aveiro
Angelo Vaccari
Angelo Vaccari University of Bologna
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha University of Aveiro
Dachamir Hotza
Dachamir Hotza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Vittorio Morandi
Vittorio Morandi Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Rudy Swennen
Rudy Swennen KU Leuven
Manuel Ocaña
Manuel Ocaña Spanish National Research Council
Norberto Roveri
Norberto Roveri University of Bologna

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