Title:
Materials challenges in alternative and renewable energy : a collection of papers presented at the Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Conference February 21-24, 2010, Cocoa Beach, Florida
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Ceramic transactions ; v. 224
Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; [Westerville, Ohio] : American Ceramic Society, c2011
Physical Description:
xii, 415 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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9781118016053
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This useful, one-stop resource for understanding the most important issues in materials challenges in alternative and renewable energy. The logically organized and carefully selected articles give insight into materials challenges in alternative renewable energy and incorporate the latest developments related to materials challenges in alternative renewable energy, including hydrogen, batteries and energy storage materials, hydropower, and biomass.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Hydrogen | |
Hydrogen Storage Technologies-A Tutorial with Perspectives from the US National Program | p. 3 |
Structural Study and Hydrogen Sorption Kinetics of Ball-Milled Mg-10 wt% Ni Alloy Catalysed by Nb | p. 17 |
Mechanical Processing-Experimental Tool or New Chemistry? | p. 25 |
Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide from Water and Carbon Dioxide through Metal Oxide Thermochemical Cycles | p. 37 |
Ultrasmall Angle X-Ray Scattering (USAXS) Studies of Morphological Changes in NaAIH 4 | p. 51 |
Carbon Building Materials from Coal Char: Durable Materials for Solid Carbon Sequestration to Enable Hydrogen Production by Coal Pyrolysis | p. 61 |
Thermal Decomposition of t-Butylamine Borane Studied by In Situ Solid State NMR | p. 73 |
The Performances of Ceramic Based Membranes for Fuel Cells | p. 81 |
Microcrack Resistant Polymers Enabling Lightweight Composite Hydrogen Storage Vessels | p. 91 |
A Study of the Thermodynamic Destabilization of Sodium Aluminum Hydride (NaAIH 4 ) with Titanium Nitride (TiN) using X-ray Diffraction and Residual Gas Analysis | p. 99 |
Batteries and Energy Storage Materials | |
Rapid Synthesis of Electrode Materials (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 and LiFePO 4 ) for Lithium Ion Batteries through Microwave Enhanced Processing Techniques | p. 109 |
Lithium Storage Characteristics in Nano-Graphene Platelets | p. 117 |
In-Situ Impedance Spectroscopy of LiMn 1.5 Ni 0.4 Cr 0.1 O 4 Cathode Material | p. 129 |
Cu 2 (Zn x Sn 2-x )(SySe 1-y ) 4 Monograin Materials for Photovoltaics | p. 137 |
Determination of the Diffusion Coefficient of Lithium Ions in Graphite Coated with Polymer-Derived SiCN Ceramic | p. 143 |
Nano-Aggregate Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Magnetron Source for Efficient Energy Conversion Devices | p. 153 |
Modeling Nanoparticle Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Nanocluster Source for Applications in Photovoltaic and Hydrogen Fuel Cells | p. 163 |
Carbon Encapsulated-Iron Lithium Fluoride Nanocomposite as High Cyclic Stability Cathode Material in Lithium Batteries | p. 173 |
The Ortho-Phosphate Arrojadite as a New Material for Cathodes in Li-Ion Batteries | p. 183 |
Solar | |
A Novel Purification Method for Production of Solar Grade Silicon | p. 195 |
Metallurgical Refining of Silicon for Solar Applications by Slagging of Impurity Elements | p. 207 |
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Heat Exchanger Evaluation and Selection | p. 219 |
Synthesis of Solar-Grade Silicon from Rice Husk Ash-An Integrated Process | p. 231 |
Suitability of Pyrolytic Boron Nitride, Hot Pressed Boron Nitride, and Pyrolytic Graphite for CIGS Processes | p. 241 |
Materials Selection and Processing for Lunar Based Space Solar Power | p. 249 |
Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 Thin Films Produced by Selenization of Cu-Zn-Sn Composition Precursor Films | p. 257 |
Hydropower | |
Martensitic Stainless Steel 0Cr 13 Ni 4 Mo for Hydraulic Runner | p. 267 |
Advanced Composite Materials for Tidal Turbine Blades | p. 279 |
Nuclear | |
Immobilization of Tc in a Metallic Waste Form | p. 291 |
Development of Iodine Waste Forms using Low-Temperature Sintering Glass | p. 305 |
Wind | |
Nanostrength® Block Copolymers for Wind Energy | p. 315 |
Development of Multifunctional Nanocomposite Coatings for Wind Turbine Blades | p. 325 |
Biomass | |
Volatility of Inorganics during the Gasification of Dried Sludge | p. 339 |
Catalysts and Sorbents for Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Biofuels-Material Development Needs | p. 349 |
Material Characterization and Analysis for Selection of Refractories used in Black Liquor Gasification | p. 363 |
Addressing the Materials Challenges in Converting Biomass to Energy | p. 377 |
Geothermal | |
Experience with the Development of Advanced Materials for Geothermal Systems | p. 389 |
Novel High-Temperature Materials Enabling Operation of Equipment in Enhanced Geothermal Systems | p. 403 |
Author Index | p. 413 |