FOCUSED SESSION 3: Smart Powder Processing of Multifunctional Ceramics and Catalyst Materials

Powder processing plays a vital role in producing advanced ceramics and functional materials, including catalysts that enable clean energy and sustainability. In catalyst development, precise control over powder synthesis, dispersion, and structural formation enhances efficiency, durability, and reusability. Likewise, innovations in powder processing have a profound influence on material performance in high-technology applications. This session aims to highlight smart strategies and advanced technologies in powder design, particle surface engineering, microstructure optimization, and advanced characterization methods to drive progress in both ceramic and catalytic materials. 

Proposed Session Topics 

• Microstructural design of powders for ceramics and catalysts 

• Particle surface modification, coating, and composite fabrication 

• Dispersion and suspension control in liquids and polymers 

• Advanced granulation techniques 

• Cost-effective and energy-efficient powder processing technologies 

• Sustainable material reuse, recycling, and catalyst regeneration 

• Design and synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts for energy and environmental applications 

• Interface engineering for photocatalytic, thermo-photocatalytic, and electrocatalytic reactions 

• Advanced characterization and in-situ analysis for powders and catalytic materials 

• Smart powder processing for next-generation catalysts 

Session Organizers  

• Yuki Nakashima, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan 

• B.V. Manoj Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India 

• Taeseup Song, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea 

• Junichi Tatami, Yokohama National University, Japan 

• Sandan Kumar Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India 

• Yiquan Wu, Alfred University, USA 

• Kunihiko Kato, Gifu University, Japan 

Points of Contact 

• Yuki Nakashima; nakashima-yuki@aist.go.jp  

• B.V. Manoj Kumar; manoj.kumar@mt.iitr.ac.in 

• Taeseup Song; tssong@hanyang.ac.kr