This book covers the recent advancements in quantum research and nanotechnology. The chapters investigate the synthesis, design, and applications of quantum dots in nanocomposites, presenting a comprehensive exploration of their principles, manufacturing processes, and diverse applications in electronics, photonics, energy, medicine, and beyond. With a focus on both theoretical foundations and practical insights derived from recent research, the book delves into the distinctive quantum mechanical characteristics of quantum dots, diverse fabrication methods, and the various possibilities...

This book addresses digitalization and the steel industry. It is written from the perspective of both industrial engineering and data science and discusses digitalization problems, novel production planning and scheduling algorithms in ironmaking and steelmaking, machine learning applications and opportunities in steel plants and quality-related algorithms in steel plants.

Even though digitalization is an important trend in steel industry, current contributions mainly focus on lower automation levels, i.e., field and control levels, that are mainly covered in mechanical, electrical...

This book presents a detailed study of different approaches to synthesis for 2D Borophene, its peculiar properties, and its use in different applications such as energy storage, catalysis, hydrogen evolution reactions, supercapacitors, optoelectronics, sensors, diagnostics, bioimaging, drug delivery, cancer therapy, and various other practical applications. This book integrates and sets the evolving knowledge and approaches to utilizing Borophene as an alternative 2D nanomaterial for commercialization in real-life applications. The book covers emerging innovative topics of relevance to...

This book consolidates the collective contributions of various authors, presenting a diverse array of materials for systematic property assessment and their subsequent application in electronic, magnetic, and spintronic technologies. Encompassing pure and modified polymers, metals, and semiconductors, the book elucidates the magnetic, photocatalytic, thermal, electrochemical, and other salient characteristics inherent in these materials.

Delving into a broad spectrum of applications such as energy storage, environmental remediation (water purification), and biomedical (drug...

This book provides an exhaustive overview of a class of materials with distinct mechanical and corrosion resistance properties: superaustenitic stainless steels. It strives to fill the gap in the literature on these materials by offering a comprehensive overview based on the author's experience in the metallurgical industry and by organizing information from the available literature. Topics are presented in a structured and detailed manner, accompanied by images and graphs created specifically for this book, including original material like optical micrographs Special attention is also...

This book is devoted to explaining advanced modelling practices of corrosion management. The eleven expert-authored chapters cover various aspects of corrosion management, from the basics of corrosion and its underlying definitions and concepts to the use of specific methods such as fuzzy logic or TRIZ (Russian: Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) for modeling specific corrosion management practices or assets like pipelines. It features modeling of various corrosion processes and reactions via numerical analysis, machine learning, fuzzy calculus, and fuzzy logic. Each chapter is written...

This book presents the development of new/novel class of materials nano polymers and nano polymer advanced composites for future studies in this emerging and attractive field. It discusses the translation of technology from research to practice, considering aspects related to industrialization of preparation and aspects of regulatory development thus becoming an essential read for polymer and materials scientists, materials engineers, biochemists as well as environmental chemists. This book presents nano polymer-based materials from sourcing, synthesis, and modification of nano polymers to...

Nanotechtonics (or Nanotechtronics) refers to the synthesis, design and construction of novel materials and morphological analysis at the nanoscale range. This book covers three major domains related to applications of nanoarchitectonics in multidisciplinary sciences. Nanotechtonics, nanostructures and hybrid composites are being explored. The book presents a critical analysis of challenges and opportunities in biomedical application of various nanoparticles. It provides an overview and recap of previous work done in the field of nanotechnology. It highlights the future potential areas of...

This book highlights recent advances in the field of Materials and related computational techniques used to explore various type of materials. Since the field of materials is an interdisciplinary field where researchers from all domains of sciences such as Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Mathematical and Computer Sciences work toward the development of novel materials, the book provides a platform for comprehensive discussions and methods to explore materials development and the properties of novel and existing materials. This book also includes the research...

This book highlights the utilization of biomaterials as emerging suitable and effective flame retardants (FRs) to replace most of the conventional FRs (e.g., halogenated FRs). Biomaterials are considered to be sustainable, biodegradable, and renewable resources. They are abundantly available, which makes them affordable. Information and findings on the characteristics of biomaterials and their use as FRs have been explored. Herein, the tremendous scientific progress made in using biomaterials as flame retardants for a wide range of products is elucidated. The major goal is to draw...