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June 2, 2023
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3D Claying: 3D Printing and Recycling Clay

Publicated to: Crystals. 13 (3): - 2023-03-01 13(3), DOI: 10.3390/cryst13030375

Authors:

Alonso Madrid J; Sotorrío Ortega G; Gorostiza Carabaño J; Olsson NOE; Tenorio Ríos JA
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ATANGA Arquitectura e Ingeniería - Author
CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETCC) - Author
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet - Author
Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

Clay is of great interest as a 3D printing material thanks to its ease of use, recyclability and reusability. This paper analyses the technical aspects of the whole printing process. The behaviour of 3D printing clay is studied with respect to the environment and its specific application as a temporary or definitive formwork system for cement parts. The study addresses the performance of clay and the loss of its properties and characteristics according to the type of protection, whether it is in direct contact with air or cement, or protected with plastics, metal sheets, or combinations of both. A 3D printing system with various printers and 3D models has been considered, observing a direct relationship between the prototype shape, extrusion process and resulting material. The most important variables in 3D printing have been considered: layer height, line thickness, base definition, total model height, overhang angles, overlap between layers, etc. The main technical aspects have been analysed such as raw material properties, kneading, process control, post-treatments and material hardening. As a natural material, clay can be reused indefinitely under certain conditions to be part of a circular economy with low energy consumption and minimal resources. It is concluded that the option of using ceramics in 3D printing for very diverse uses in the architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) sector is very promising due to their ease of implementation, recycling capability and suitability to different environments.
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Keywords

3d claying3d printingAdditive manufacturingCarbon printClayRecycle

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Crystals due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 10/33, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Crystallography. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Inorganic Chemistry.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-19:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 100.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 101 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Norway.

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