{"product_id":"materials-challenges-in-alternative-and-renewable-energy-ii-isbn-9781118580981","title":"Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy II","description":"The overall efficiency, effectiveness, and practicality of potential future energy sources and systems are directly related to many materials-related factors. This volume features 30 papers presented during the 2012 Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Conference. They cover the latest developments involving materials for alternative and renewable energy sources and systems, including batteries and energy storage, hydrogen, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and nuclear, as well as materials availability, the energy grid, and nanocomposites. Preface ix \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuclear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState of Nuclear Energy in the World 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas L. Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBatteries and Energy Storage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorrelation Between Microstructure and Oxygen Removal in Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cell Model Electrodes Pt(O2)\/YSZ and Od(O2)\/YSZ 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG. Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectrical and Morphological Characterization of Monocultures and Co-Cultures of Shewandella Putrefaciens and Shewanella Oneidensis in a Microbial Fuel Cell 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK.E. Larson and M.C. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiomass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefractory Ceramic Lining Selection ad Troubleshooting in Thermal Biomass Operations 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDana G. Goski, Timothy M. Green, and Dominic J. Loiacona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison of Two Stage Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of OFMSW 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGayathri Ram Mohan, Patrick Dube, Alex MacFarlane, and Pratap Pullammanappalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiogasification of Marine Algae Nannochloropsis Oculata 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamriddhi Buxy, Robert Diltz, Pratap Pullammanappalli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Preliminary Study of an Innovative Biomass Waste Aerobic Degradation System for Hot Water Heating 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaorong Li, Daihong Yu, and Yanshun Yu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulti-Energy Optimization Process: Biodiesel Production through Ultrasound and Microwaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Getty, M. Kropf, and B. Tittmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of Fuel Grade Ethanol on Pump Station and Terminal Facilities 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Quickel, John Beavers, Feng Gui, and Narasi Sridhar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributed Hydrogen Generation and Storage from Biomass 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter J. Schubert, Joseph Paganessi, Alan D. Wilks, and Maureen Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectric Grid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGallium Nitride for Grid Applications 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Soboroff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeothermal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh-Temperature Circuit Boards for Use in Geothermal Well Monitoring Applications 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer K. Walsh, Matthew W. Hooker, Kaushik Mallick, and Mark J. Lizotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Degradable Cementitious Sealing Materials in Enhanced Geothermal System 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToshifumi Sugama, Tatiana Pyatina, and Thomas Butcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHydrogen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThermodynamics and Kinetics of Complex Borohydride and Amide Hydrogen Storage Materials 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Goudy, Adeola Ibikunle, Saidi Sabitu, and Tolulope Durojaiye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrostructure and Corrosion Behavior of the Cu-Pd-M Ternary Alloys for Hydrogen Separation Membranes 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eO.N. Dogan, M.C. Gao, and R. Hu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetal-Hydrogen Systems: What changes When Systems go to the Nan-Scale? 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Pundt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials Availability for Alternative Energy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePreparation of Organic-Modified Ceria Nanocrystals with Hydrothermal Treatment 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatsutoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Haneda, and Masakuni Ozawa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration of MgO Carbonation Process to Capture CO2 from a Coal-Fired Power Plant 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSushant Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigation on Ammonium Phosphate Mixed SIO2\/Polymer Hybrid Composite Membranes 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUma Thanganathan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNanocomposites and Nanomaterials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNano-Heterogeneous Structuring Effects on Thermal Power Factor and Thermal Conductivity 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGustavo Fernandes, Do-Joong Lee, Jin Ho Kim, Seungwoo Jung, Gi-Yong Jung, Fazal Wahab, Youngok Park, Ki-Bum Kim, and Jimmy Xu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Thermoelectric Devices for Structural Composites 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOonnittan Jacob Panachaveettil, Xinghua Si, Zabra Zamanipour, Ranji Vaidyanathan, and Daryoosh Vashaee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect of Sn Concentration on Physical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Spray Pyrolysis on SnO2:F\/Glass 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMejda Ajili, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun Turki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect of Heat Treatment on the Physical Properties of In2S3 Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMouna Kilani, Cathy Gguasch, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun-Turki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect of Indium Concentration on the Physical Properties of In2O3 Nanomaterials Grown by Spray Pyrolysis 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNasreddine Beji. Mejda Ajil, Zeineb Sboui, and Najoua Kamoun-Turki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Few-Walled Carbon Nanotube\/MnO2 Composite for High Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYingwen Cheng, Hongbo Zhang, Songtao Lu, Shutong Zhan, Chekrapani Varanasi, and Jei Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Inexpensive, All-Natural Organic Materials in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Whitehead, J. Tannaci and M.C. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeep Level Defects in N+-CdS\/P-CdTe Solar Cells 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Kharangarth, Z. Cheng, G. Liu, G.E. Georgiou, and K.K. Chin 297\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth Dynamics in Thin Films of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Sputtered from a Quaternary Target 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.A. Frantz, R.Y. Bekele, J.D. Myers, V.Q. Nguyen, A Bruce, S.V. Frolov, M. Cyrus, and J.S. Sanghera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNovel Flexible Membrane for Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades-Feasibility Study 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Laflamme, H. Seleem, B. Vasan, R. Geiger, S. Chaudhary, M. Kollosche, K. Rajan, and G. Kofod\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobotic and Multiaxial Testing for the Determination of the Constitutive Characterization of Composites 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Michopoulos, Athanasios Iliopoulos, and John Harmanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthort Index 339\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGeorge Wicks and Jack Simon are the authors of Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy II, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-American Ceramic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989583675621,"sku":"NP9781118580981","price":155.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118580981.jpg?v=1761784695","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/materials-challenges-in-alternative-and-renewable-energy-ii-isbn-9781118580981","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}