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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
Series:
Ceramic transactions ; v. 224
Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; [Westerville, Ohio] : American Ceramic Society, c2011
Physical Description:
xii, 415 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
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.


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Ned T. Stetson and Larry S. BlairSima Aminorroaya and Abbas Ranjbar and Younghee Cho and Hua Liu and Arne DahleViktor P. BalemaEric N. Coker and Andrea Ambrosini and Mark A. Rodriguez and Terry J. Garino and James E. MillerShathabish Narase Gowda and Scott A. Gold and Jan Ilavsky and Tabbetha A. DobbinsJohn W. Halloran and Zuimdie GuerraJordan Feigerle and Norm Smyrl and Jonathan Morrell and Ashley C. StoweUma Thanganathan and Masayuki NogamiKaushik Mallick and John Cronin and Paul Fabian and Mike TupperWhitney Fisher Ukpai and Tabbetha A. DobbinsK. Cherian and M. Kirksey and A. Kasik and M. Armenta and X. Sun and S. K. DeyS. L. Cheekati and Y. Xing and Y. Zhuang and H. HuangKarina Asmar and Rahul Singhal and Rajesh K. Katiyar and Ram S. Katiyar and Andrea Sakla and A. ManivannanE. Mellikov and M. Altosaar and J. Raudoja and K. Timmo and O. Volobujeva and M. Kauk and J. Krustok and T. Varema and M. Grossberg and M. Danilson and K. Muska and K. Ernits and F. Lehner and D. MeissnerAndrzej P. Nowak and Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac and Ralf RiedelE. Pauliac-Vaujour and E. Quesnel and V. Muffato and O. Sicardy and N. Guillet and R. Bouchmila and P. Fugier and H. Okuno and L. GuetazE. Pauliac-Vaujour and E. Quesnel and V. MuffatoRaju Prakash and Christian Kübel and Maximilian FichtnerC. Kallfaβ and C. Hoch and H. Schier and Wituchowski and O. Görke and H. SchubertShaghayegh Esfahani and Mansoor BaratiM. D. Johnston and M. BaratiManuel A.J. Laboy and Orlando E. Ruiz and José A. MartíK. K. Larbi and M. Barati and A. McLean and R. RoyJohn T. MarinerPeter J. SchubertO. Volobujeva and E. Mellikov and S. Bereznev and J. Raudoja and A. Öpik and T. RaadikD. Z. Li and Y. Y. Li and P. Wang and S. P. LuMike Hulse and John Cronin and Mike TupperW. L. Ebert and J. C. Cunnane and S. M. Frank and M. J. WilliamsonTerry J. Garino and Tina M. Nenoff and James L. Krumhansl and David RademacherRobert Barsotti and John Chen and Alexandre AluFei Liang and Yong Tang and Jihua Gou and Jay KapatC. Bourgel and J. Poirier and F. Defoort and J-M Seiler and C. PeregrinaSingfoong Cheah and Stefan Czernik and Robert M. Baldwin and Kimberly A. Magrini-Bair and Jesse E. HensleyJames G. Hemrick and James R. Keiser and Roberta A. Peascoe-MeisnerCynthia Powell and James Bennett and Bryan Morreale and Todd GardnerToshifumi Sugama and Thomas Butcher and Lynne EckerMatthew W. Hooker and Craig S. Hazelton and Kimiko S. Kano and Larry G. Adams and Michael L. Tupper and Steven Breit
Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Storage Technologies-A Tutorial with Perspectives from the US National Programp. 3
Structural Study and Hydrogen Sorption Kinetics of Ball-Milled Mg-10 wt% Ni Alloy Catalysed by Nbp. 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 Cyclesp. 37
Ultrasmall Angle X-Ray Scattering (USAXS) Studies of Morphological Changes in NaAIH 4p. 51
Carbon Building Materials from Coal Char: Durable Materials for Solid Carbon Sequestration to Enable Hydrogen Production by Coal Pyrolysisp. 61
Thermal Decomposition of t-Butylamine Borane Studied by In Situ Solid State NMRp. 73
The Performances of Ceramic Based Membranes for Fuel Cellsp. 81
Microcrack Resistant Polymers Enabling Lightweight Composite Hydrogen Storage Vesselsp. 91
A Study of the Thermodynamic Destabilization of Sodium Aluminum Hydride (NaAIH 4 ) with Titanium Nitride (TiN) using X-ray Diffraction and Residual Gas Analysisp. 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 Techniquesp. 109
Lithium Storage Characteristics in Nano-Graphene Plateletsp. 117
In-Situ Impedance Spectroscopy of LiMn 1.5 Ni 0.4 Cr 0.1 O 4 Cathode Materialp. 129
Cu 2 (Zn x Sn 2-x )(SySe 1-y ) 4 Monograin Materials for Photovoltaicsp. 137
Determination of the Diffusion Coefficient of Lithium Ions in Graphite Coated with Polymer-Derived SiCN Ceramicp. 143
Nano-Aggregate Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Magnetron Source for Efficient Energy Conversion Devicesp. 153
Modeling Nanoparticle Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Nanocluster Source for Applications in Photovoltaic and Hydrogen Fuel Cellsp. 163
Carbon Encapsulated-Iron Lithium Fluoride Nanocomposite as High Cyclic Stability Cathode Material in Lithium Batteriesp. 173
The Ortho-Phosphate Arrojadite as a New Material for Cathodes in Li-Ion Batteriesp. 183
Solar
A Novel Purification Method for Production of Solar Grade Siliconp. 195
Metallurgical Refining of Silicon for Solar Applications by Slagging of Impurity Elementsp. 207
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Heat Exchanger Evaluation and Selectionp. 219
Synthesis of Solar-Grade Silicon from Rice Husk Ash-An Integrated Processp. 231
Suitability of Pyrolytic Boron Nitride, Hot Pressed Boron Nitride, and Pyrolytic Graphite for CIGS Processesp. 241
Materials Selection and Processing for Lunar Based Space Solar Powerp. 249
Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 Thin Films Produced by Selenization of Cu-Zn-Sn Composition Precursor Filmsp. 257
Hydropower
Martensitic Stainless Steel 0Cr 13 Ni 4 Mo for Hydraulic Runnerp. 267
Advanced Composite Materials for Tidal Turbine Bladesp. 279
Nuclear
Immobilization of Tc in a Metallic Waste Formp. 291
Development of Iodine Waste Forms using Low-Temperature Sintering Glassp. 305
Wind
Nanostrength® Block Copolymers for Wind Energyp. 315
Development of Multifunctional Nanocomposite Coatings for Wind Turbine Bladesp. 325
Biomass
Volatility of Inorganics during the Gasification of Dried Sludgep. 339
Catalysts and Sorbents for Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Biofuels-Material Development Needsp. 349
Material Characterization and Analysis for Selection of Refractories used in Black Liquor Gasificationp. 363
Addressing the Materials Challenges in Converting Biomass to Energyp. 377
Geothermal
Experience with the Development of Advanced Materials for Geothermal Systemsp. 389
Novel High-Temperature Materials Enabling Operation of Equipment in Enhanced Geothermal Systemsp. 403
Author Indexp. 413
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