Transcript Mean Differential Fraction 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.010.00 0.02 0.04 Diameter / mm Fig 1 0.06 Temperature T1 T2 Not to scale Fig 2 Single stage sintering Hybrid two stage sintering Conventional two stage sintering 7oC min-1 20oC min-1 Time.

Mean Differential Fraction
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0.00
0.02
0.04
Diameter / mm
Fig 1
0.06
Temperature
T1
T2
Not to scale
Fig 2
Single stage
sintering
Hybrid two stage
sintering
Conventional
two stage
sintering
7oC min-1
20oC min-1
Time
1.2
As-received
Viscosity / Pa s
1.0
0.8
Dispex & multiultrasound
0.6
0.4
TAC & multiultrasound
0.2
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
Solids loading / vol%
Fig 3
30.0
35.0
Fig 4
50% SC; Conv
50% SC; Humid
Pore volume / cm3 g-1
0.4
70% SC; Conv
0.2
0.1
0.0
Fig 5
70% SC; Humid
0.3
2
4
6 8 10
20
40 60 80
Pore Diameter / nm
180
b
Avg grain size / nm
160
single stage
sintering
140
120
two stage
sintering
100
80
c
radiant heating
60
40
20
hybrid heating
a
0
60.0
65.0
70.0
75.0
80.0
85.0
Relative density / %
Fig 6
90.0
95.0
100.0
a
b
c
Fig 7
Sample
Fig 8
Fig 9