This book provides the latest developments in functional and engineering materials for defence applications. It contains a total of 20 book chapters in 2 proposed volumes: Vol. 1. Defence Functional Materials and Vol. 2. Defence Engineering Materials. All the book chapters are authored by leading scientists from the premier institutes, such as DRDO laboratory, DMSRDE, Kanpur, India, and edited by Drs. N Eswara Prasad, RJH Wanhill, and DK Setua. Both the authors and the editors are well known internationally for their seminal works in the Functional and Engineering Materials R&D and S&T....

This book presents state-of-the-art coverage on synthesis, characterization, and properties of catalytic materials including nanomaterials, and recent advances in catalytic materials and their applications. The contents include chapters on fundamentals of catalytic materials, metal-chalcogen complexes, impact of ultrasonic frequencies on materials synthesis, activation of alkanes and CO2, metal-metal oxide interfacial catalysis, enzyme catalysis, among others. The contents of this book are useful for researchers and professionals working in the areas of materials science, especially...

This book presents state-of-the-art coverage of the basic concept, new materials for photocatalysis and their applications. The contents cover types of photocatalysis, homogeneous photocatalysis, heterogeneous photocatalysis, photoelectrochemistry, basic principles of photocatalytic water splitting, theoretical models, UV-light-active photocatalysis, visible-light-active photocatalysis, NIR-lighter-active photocatalysis, various synthesis methods, solar energy conversion, photo-reductive process for trace metal ions, and theoretical design of novel photocatalyst for H2 generation under...