1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457542303321

Autore

Scheer Hermann <1944-2010., >

Titolo

The energy imperative : 100 per cent renewable now / / Hermann Scheer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : EarthScan

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-44186-1

9786613441867

0-203-14414-7

1-136-50224-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

333.79/4

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of the work Der Energethische Imperativ.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Taking stock -- pt. 2. People, scope for creativity, and technologies for 100 per cent renewable energy.

Sommario/riassunto

"For decades, Hermann Scheer was one of the world's leading proponents of renewable energy. In this, his last book before his death in 2010, he lays out his vision for a planet 100% powered by renewables and examines the fundamental ethical and economic imperatives for such a shift. And most importantly, he demonstrates why the time for this transition is now. In Scheer's view, talk of "bridging technologies" such as carbon capture and storage or nuclear energy - even (and perhaps especially) by environmentalists - is actively damaging the more the pressing agenda of the move to 100% renewable energy. Instead, he offers up examples of the technologies which are working (economically) today and details the policy and market conditions which would allow them to flourish. In 1993, Scheer's A Solar Manifesto laid the foundations for the road which has led to annual newly installed renewable capacity today rivalling that of conventional power sources. The Energy Imperative provides a practical, inspirational map for the next stage of the journey"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910131490003321

Titolo

Progress in adhesion and adhesives / / edited by K. L. Mittal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Salem, Massachusetts : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-16233-5

1-119-16234-3

1-119-16232-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (515 p.)

Disciplina

620.1/99

Soggetti

Adhesives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Adhesion of Condensed Bodies at Microscale: Variation with Movable Boundary Conditions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Kinematics: Energy Variation with Movable Boundary Conditions; 1.3 Microbeam/plate Adhesion; 1.4 Droplet Adhesion to a Solid; 1.5 Elastica Model of CNT Adhesion; 1.6 Cell Adhesion; 1.7 Summary and Prospects; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Imparting Adhesion Property to Silicone Materials: Challenges and Solutions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cured PDMS; 2.2.1 Curing Reactions; 2.2.1.1 Free-Radical Curing; 2.2.1.2 Condensation Curing

2.2.1.3 Hydrosilylation (Addition) Curing 2.2.2 Surface Properties; 2.2.3 Adhesion Property; 2.3 Methods for Cross-Linked PDMS Surface Modification; 2.3.1 Physical Techniques; 2.3.1.1 Plasma Treatment; 2.3.1.2 Corona Treatment; 2.3.1.3 UV/O3 Treatment; 2.3.1.4 Laser Treatment; 2.3.1.5 Physical Adsorption; 2.3.2 Wet Chemical Techniques; 2.3.2.1 LbL Deposition; 2.3.2.2 Sol-Gel Method; 2.3.2.3 Other Wet Chemical Treatments; 2.3.3 Combination of Physical and Chemical Techniques; 2.3.3.1 Covalent Surface Grafting; 2.3.3.2 Modification by Amphiphilic Block Copolymers

2.3.3.3 Other Combination of Physical and Chemical Techniques 2.4 Summary and Prospects; Acknowledgements; References; 3



Functionally Graded Adhesively Bonded Joints; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Functionally Graded Materials; 3.3 Constitutive Relations; 3.4 Joints with Functionally Graded Adherends; 3.5 Functionally Graded Adhesives; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Synthetic Adhesives for Wood Panels: Chemistry and Technology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Urea-formaldehyde (UF) Adhesives; 4.3 Melamine-formaldehyde (MF) and Melamine-ureaformaldehyde (MUF) Adhesives; 4.4 Phenolic Resins

4.4.1 Reactivity and Hardening Reactions of PF Adhesive Resins 4.4.2 Modification of Phenolic Resins; 4.4.2.1 Post-addition of Urea; 4.4.2.2 Co-condensation Between Phenol and Urea; 4.4.2.3 Addition of Tannins, Lignins and Isocyanates; 4.5 Isocyanate Wood Adhesives; 4.5.1 Chemistry of Isocyanate Wood Adhesives; 4.5.2 Technology of Isocyanate as Adhesives; 4.5.3 Emulsified/emulsifiable Water-dispersed PMDI; 4.5.4 PF/pMDI and UF/pMDI Hybrid Adhesives; 4.5.5 Conditions for Application of Isocyanate Adhesives for Wood; 4.6 Summary; References; 5 Adhesion Theories in Wood Adhesive Bonding

5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Wood Material Properties Relevant to Adhesion; 5.1.2 Objectives; 5.2 Mechanical Interlocking and Mechanics of Adhesive-Wood Interactions; 5.2.1 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) & Nanoindentation; 5.3 Electrostatic Adhesion; 5.4 Wettability, Surface Energy, Thermodynamic Adhesion; 5.4.1 Wood Anatomy Impact on Wetting; 5.4.2 Extractives; 5.4.3 Adhesive Wettability; 5.4.4 Wood Modification; 5.4.4.1 Acetylation; 5.4.4.2 Grafting; 5.4.4.3 Fire Retardants, Preservatives and Adhesion Promotion; 5.4.5 Test Methods; 5.5 Diffusion Theory of Adhesion; 5.6 Covalent Bonding

5.7 Acid-base Theory

Sommario/riassunto

This book is based on the 13 review articles written by subject experts and published in 2014 in the Journal Reviews of Adhesion and Adhesives. The rationale for publication of this book is that currently the RAA has limited circulation, so this book provides broad exposure and dissemination of the concise, critical, illuminating, and thought-provoking review articles.   The subjects of the reviews fall into 4 general areas: 1. Polymer surface modification 2. Biomedical, pharmaceutical and dental fields 3. Adhesives and adhesive joints