Advanced Ceramics for Energy Conversion and Storage

Advanced Ceramics for Energy Conversion and Storage
Author: Olivier Guillon
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 750
Release: 2019-11-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081027842

In order to enable an affordable, sustainable, fossil-free future energy supply, research activities on relevant materials and related technologies have been intensified in recent years, Advanced Ceramics for Energy Conversion and Storage describes the current state-of-the-art concerning materials, properties, processes, and specific applications. Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, and engineers will be able to get a broad overview of the use of ceramics in energy applications, while at the same time become acquainted with the most recent developments in the field. With chapters written by recognized experts working in their respective fields the book is a valuable reference source covering the following application areas: ceramic materials and coatings for gas turbines; heat storage and exchange materials for solar thermal energy; ceramics for nuclear energy; ceramics for energy harvesting (thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, and sunlight conversion); ceramic gas separation membranes; solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers; and electrochemical storage in battery cells. Advanced Ceramics for Energy Conversion and Storage offers a sound base for understanding the complex requirements related to the technological fields and the ceramic materials that make them possible. The book is also suitable for people with a solid base in materials science and engineering that want to specialize in ceramics. Presents an extensive overview of ceramic materials involved in energy conversion and storage Updates on the tremendous progress that has been achieved in recent years Showcases authors at the forefront of their fields, including results from the huge amount of published data Provides a list of requirements for the materials used for each energy technology Includes an evaluation and comparison of materials available, including their structure, properties and performance

Studio Ceramics

Studio Ceramics
Author: Anderson Turner
Publisher: The American Ceramic Society
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1574985361

Advanced Ceramics and Applications

Advanced Ceramics and Applications
Author: Rainer Gadow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Ceramics
ISBN: 9781523154227

New ceramic materials are highly appreciated due to their manifold features including mechanical properties, environmental uses, energy applications and many more. This work presents the latest research development and covers a broad range of topics from stabilized zirconia ceramics with enhanced functional properties to ceramic components in medical/biological applications.

Classic and Advanced Ceramics

Classic and Advanced Ceramics
Author: Robert B. Heimann
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2010-04-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 352763018X

Based on the author's lectures to graduate students of geosciences, physics, chemistry and materials science, this didactic handbook covers basic aspects of ceramics such as composition and structure as well as such advanced topics as achieving specific functionalities by choosing the right materials. The focus lies on the thermal transformation processes of natural raw materials to arrive at traditional structural ceramics and on the general physical principles of advanced functional ceramics. The book thus provides practice-oriented information to readers in research, development and engineering on how to understand, make and improve ceramics and derived products, while also serving as a rapid reference for the practitioner. The choice of topics and style of presentation make it equally useful for chemists, materials scientists, engineers and mineralogists.

Advanced Ceramics for Dentistry

Advanced Ceramics for Dentistry
Author: James Shen
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0123948363

The growth of implant and fixed prosthodontics practices in dentistry has created a rapidly increasing demand for advanced ceramics and ceramic processes. Innovations in ceramics and ceramic processes are vital to ensure reliable and affordable dental-restoration solutions with aesthetically pleasing outcomes. The work aims to engage the bioceramics and engineering communities to meet the challenges of modern dental restoration using advanced ceramics. Incorporating fundamental science, advanced engineering concepts, and clinical outcomes, the work is suitable for bioceramicists, ceramics manufacturers, dental clinicians and biologists. State-of-the-art-coverage encompasses bioresorbable ceramics for bone regeneration and bioactivating surfaces of inert, high-strength ceramics for implantation, keeping research knowledge appropriately updated Discusses transition from the baseline stable and physically stiff ceramics research into engineering of highly coherent laminate composites for prosthetic crowns and bridges Showcases current feasible techniques for producing, in cost-effective and materials-saving ways, long-lasting individualized ceramic components with biocompatibility, complexity and high precision

Advanced Structural Ceramics

Advanced Structural Ceramics
Author: Bikramjit Basu
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2011-10-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470497114

This book covers the area of advanced ceramic composites broadly, providing important introductory chapters to fundamentals, processing, and applications of advanced ceramic composites. Within each section, specific topics covered highlight the state of the art research within one of the above sections. The organization of the book is designed to provide easy understanding by students as well as professionals interested in advanced ceramic composites. The various sections discuss fundamentals of nature and characteristics of ceramics, processing of ceramics, processing and properties of toughened ceramics, high temperature ceramics, nanoceramics and nanoceramic composites, and bioceramics and biocomposites.

Advanced Ceramic Technologies & Products

Advanced Ceramic Technologies & Products
Author: The Ceramic Society of Japan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 4431539131

Advanced Ceramic Technologies & Products describes the development, materials, and manufacturing processes for various ceramic products. The text focuses on the products themselves, and tries to clarify how ceramics have contributed to our lives.

Advanced Technical Ceramics

Advanced Technical Ceramics
Author: Shigeyuki Somiya
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323154018

Advanced Technical Ceramics provides a thorough overview of technical ceramics. This book is divided into three parts encompassing 13 chapters that cover all aspects of technical ceramics, including definitions, raw materials, electronic and mechanical materials and processes, and biomaterials. Part I deals with the classification of ceramics by their chemical composition, mineral content, processing and production methods, properties, and uses. This part also includes the synthetic raw materials, production processes, and thermo-mechanical properties of ceramics. Part II describes the electrical, electronic, magnetic, thermal, chemical, and optical properties of ceramics, as well as their biomedical applications. Part III focuses on several precision machining methods for ceramics, such as cutting, grinding, lapping, polishing, and laser processing. Ceramics scientists, engineers, and researchers will find this text invaluable.

Phase Diagrams in Advanced Ceramics

Phase Diagrams in Advanced Ceramics
Author: Allen M. Alper
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1995-02-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 008053872X

The investigation of multi-component complex systems composed of oxides, nitrides, and carbides has intensified in the last few years. Phase Diagrams in Advanced Ceramics reviews some of the recent advances inthe understanding of these composite systems, providing insight into how phase diagrams can be utilized in the fabrication of whiskers and ceramic-matrix whisker-reinforced ceramics. Phase relations and sintering information is reviewed for transparent polycrystalline oxides. Phase diagrams are discussed to predict alkali oxide corrosion of alumino-silicate references. Understanding the development, manufacture, and use of complex, multi-component ceramic materials composed of silicon nitride-metal oxides-nitride-carbide systems Development and use of whisker and whisker-reinforced ceramics composed of materials such as alumina, silicon-nitride, silicon carbide, and directly solidified eutectic ceramics Application of phase diagrams to the production of advanced composites such as alumina-matrix, zirconium diboride and titanium, hafnium, zirconium, carbides, and borides Phase chemistry in the development of transparent poly-crystal and oxides, including yttria, alumina, and magnesium aluminate Improvements concerning the knowledge of complex multi-component materials composed of oxides, nitrides, and carbides, and knowledge of how to fabricate composite materials containing whiskers and ceramic hosts New developments in making transparent ceramic materials

Handbook of Advanced Ceramics and Composites

Handbook of Advanced Ceramics and Composites
Author: Yashwant Mahajan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1527
Release: 2020-11-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783030163464

This handbook presents an authoritative account of the potential of advanced ceramics and composites in strategic applications, including defense, national security, aerospace, and energy security (especially nuclear energy). It highlights how their unique combination of superior properties such as low density, high strength, high elastic modulus, high hardness, high temperature capability, and excellent chemical and environmental stability are optimized in technologies within these fields. The handbook is organized according to application type. It allows readers to learn about strategies that have been used in different fields and to transfer them to their own. The book addresses a wide variety of ceramics and their composites, including PZT ceramics, carbon nanotubes, aerogels, silica radomes, relaxor ferroelectrics, and many others.