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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019933603321

Titolo

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 / / edited by George Wicks ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley

[Westerville, Ohio], : American Ceramic Society, c2011

ISBN

9786613813886

9781282251496

128225149X

9781118019450

1118019458

9781118019467

1118019466

9781118019443

111801944X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Collana

Ceramic transactions ; ; 224

Altri autori (Persone)

WicksGeorge G

Disciplina

621.042

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources - Materials

Renewable natural resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and author index.

Nota di contenuto

Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; HYDROGEN; Hydrogen Storage Technologies-A Tutorial with Perspectives from the US National Program; Structural Study and Hydrogen Sorption Kinetics of Ball-Milled Mg-10 wt% Ni Alloy Catalysed by Nb; Mechanical Processing-Experimental Tool or New Chemistry?; Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide from Water and Carbon Dioxide through Metal Oxide Thermochemical Cycles; Ultrasmall Angle X-Ray Scattering (USAXS) Studies of Morphological Changes in NaAIH4

Carbon Building Materials from Coal Char: Durable Materials for Solid



Carbon Sequestration to Enable Hydrogen Production by Coal PyrolysisThermal Decomposition of t-Butylamine Borane Studied by In Situ Solid State NMR; The Performances of Ceramic Based Membranes for Fuel Cells; Microcrack Resistant Polymers Enabling Lightweight Composite Hydrogen Storage Vessels; A Study of the Thermodynamic Destabilization of Sodium Aluminum Hydride (NaAIH4) with Titanium Nitride (TiN) using X-ray Diffraction and Residual Gas Analysis; BATTERIES AND ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS

Rapid Synthesis of Electrode Materials (Li4Ti5O12 and LiFePO4) for Lithium Ion Batteries through Microwave Enhanced Processing TechniquesLithium Storage Characteristics in Nano-Graphene Platelets; In-Situ Impedance Spectroscopy of LiMn5Ni0.4CrO.1O4 Cathode Material; Cu2(ZnxSn2-x)(SySe1-y)4 Monograin Materials for Photovoltaics; Determination of the Diffusion Coefficient of Lithium Ions in Graphite Coated with Polymer-Derived SiCN Ceramic; Nano-Aggregate Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Magnetron Source for Efficient Energy Conversion Devices

Modeling Nanoparticle Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Nanocluster Source for Applications in Photovoltaic and Hydrogen Fuel CellsCarbon Encapsulated-Iron Lithium Fluoride Nanocomposite as High Cyclic Stability Cathode Material in Lithium Batteries; The Ortho-Phosphate Arrojadite as a New Material for Cathodes in Li-Ion Batteries; SOLAR; A Novel Purification Method for Production of Solar Grade Silicon; Metallurgical Refining of Silicon for Solar Applications by Slagging of Impurity Elements; Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Heat Exchanger Evaluation and Selection

Synthesis of Solar-Grade Silicon from Rice Husk Ash-An Integrated ProcessSuitability of Pyrolytic Boron Nitride, Hot Pressed Boron Nitride, and Pyrolytic Graphite for CIGS Processes; Materials Selection and Processing for Lunar Based Space Solar Power; Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin Films Produced by Selenization of Cu-Zn-Sn Composition Precursor Films; HYDROPOWER; Martensitic Stainless Steel OCr13Ni4Mo for Hydraulic Runner; Advanced Composite Materials for Tidal Turbine Blades; NUCLEAR; Immobilization of Tc in a Metallic Waste Form; Development of Iodine Waste Forms using Low-Temperature Sintering Glass

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Sommario/riassunto

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.