Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Materials Science - Ceramics

Global population growth and tremendous economic development has brought us to the crossroads of long-term sustainability and risk of irreversible changes in the ecosystem. Energy efficient and ecofriendly technologies and systems are critically needed for further growth and sustainable development. While ceramic matrix composites were originally developed to overcome problems associated with the brittle nature of monolithic ceramics, today the composites can be tailored for customized purposes and offer energy efficient and ecofriendly applications, including aerospace, ground...

This proceedings volume contains a collection of 20 papers ( 200 pages) from the following symposia held during the 2016 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'16) meeting held in Salt Lake City, UT, October 24-27, 2016:

• 8^th International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technologies for Materials Manufacturing Processing
• Materials Issues in Nuclear Waste Management in the 21^st Century
• Construction and Building Materials for a Better Environment
• Materials for Nuclear Applications and Extreme Environments
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This proceedings volume contains a collection of 36 papers ( 350 pages) from the following symposia held during the 2016 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'16) meeting held in Salt Lake City, UT, October 24-27, 2016:

• Advanced Materials for Harsh Environments
• Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices
• Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Ceramic Optical Materials
• Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials
• Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and...

This book provides basic information on the design of structures with tropical woods. It is intended primarily for teaching university- and college-level courses in structural design. It is also suitable as a reference material for practitioners. Although parts of the background material relate specifically to West and East Africa, the design principles apply to the whole of tropical Africa, Latin America and South Asia. The book is laced with ample illustrations including photographs of real life wood structures and structural elements across Africa that make for interesting reading. It...

This book shows how chemical modifications influence some properties of wood nanocomposites. It describes suitable and effective chemical modifications that strengthen the physico-mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of wood. The authors provide intuitive explanation of the various types of chemical modifications applied to polymer cell walls in wood. They emphasize the reaction changes in wood cell walls due to the chemical modifications. Increased mechanical strength, improved thermal stability as well as the efficient retardancy against fungi attack are described. This book...

All living things contain carbon in some form, as it is the primary component of macromolecules including proteins, lipids, nucleic acids (RNA and DNA), and carbohydrates. As a matter of fact, it is the backbone of all organic (chemistry) compounds forming different kinds of bonds. Carbon: The Black, the Gray and the Transparent is not a complete scientific history of the material, but a book that describes key discoveries about this old faithful element while encouraging broader perspectives and approaches to its research due to its vast applications. All allotropes of carbon are...

This book presents a unified overview of eco-friendly bionanocomposites on the basis of characterization, design, manufacture, and application. It also explores replacing conventional materials with bionanocomposites with a focus on their use in packaging applications.

By offering a detailed account of this field of research and describing real-world applications, it enables researchers,...