Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications: Ceramic Transactions Volume 210

Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 17
Acknowledgements......Page 19
I. Basic Science, Design, Modeling and Simulation......Page 23
FRACTURE STATISTICS OF SMALL SPECIMENS......Page 25
STRUCTURE AND PROPERTY OF Ti-Al-C/TiB2 COMPOSITE CERAMICS......Page 35
THE EFFECT OF DOPED SlNTERlNG AIDS FOR Nd(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC CERAMICS PROPERTIES......Page 39
MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF (1-x)(Mg0.6Zn0.4)0.95Co0.05TiO3 CERAMIC SYSTEM......Page 47
OXYNITRIDE GLASSES: EFFECTS OF COMPOSITION ON GLASS FORMATION AND PROPERTIES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOUR OF SILICON NITRIDE CERAMICS......Page 53
THE HYDROLYSIS OF ALUMINIUM NITRIDE: A PROBLEM OR AN ADVANTAGE......Page 61
PREPARATION AND COMPARISION OF TWO TYPICAL CVD FILMS FROM CH4 AND C3H6 AS CARBON RESOURCES......Page 69
KINETIC INVESTIGATION ON THE DEPOSITION OF SiC FROM METHYLTRICHLOROSILANE AND HYDROGEN......Page 77
II. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies......Page 85
SYNTHESIS OF HEMATITE-ZIRCON-SILICA NANO COMPOSITE AS A NON TOXIC CERAMIC PIGMENT BY SOL-GEL METHOD......Page 87
FORMATION OF NANOCRYSTALLINE α-ALUMINAS IN DIFFERENT MORPHOLOGY FROM GEL POWDER AND BOEHMITE POWDER: A COMPARATIVE STUDY......Page 93
SYNTHESIS AND IN VlTRO RELEASE OF GENTAMICIN FROM CaMCM-41/PLLA COMPOSITE MICROSPHERES......Page 101
HIGHLY ORDERED CUBIC MESOPOROUS COBALT OXIDE BY AN ACCURATELY CONTROLLED INCIPIENT WETNESS TECHNIQUE......Page 107
PREPARATION OF Fe3O4 NANOPARTICLES BY TWO DIFFERENT METHODS......Page 115
NANO-ZIRCONIA/MULLITE COMPOSITE CERAMICS PREPARED BY IN-SITU CONTROLLED CRYSTALLIZATION FROM THE Si-Al-Zr-O AMORPHOUS BULK......Page 121
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Er:Gd2O3 POWDERS......Page 131
III. Ceramics in Energy Conversion Systems......Page 137
CMC MATERIALS AND BIOMORPHIC SiSiC FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS......Page 139
CRYSTALLIZATION, MICROSTRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF NEW TYPES OF BOROSILICATE GLASS-CERAMICS......Page 147
A STUDY OF Al2O3 AND YSZ CERAMIC SUPPORTS FOR PALLADIUM MEMBRANE......Page 153
SYNTHESIS OF OLIVINE (LiFePO4) and Ni/OLIVINE (LiFePO4) CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING SYN-GAS PRODUCTION......Page 161
FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CERMET MEMBRANE FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION......Page 169
POROUS CERAMICS FOR HOT GAS CLEANING; DEGRADATION MECHANISMS OF SiC-BASED FILTERS CAUSED BY LONG TERM WATER VAPOUR EXPOSURE......Page 177
IV. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs): Materials and Technologies......Page 185
DEVELOPMENT OF NANO-STRUCTURED YSZ ELECTROLYTE LAYERS FOR SOFC APPLICATIONS VIA SOL-GEL ROUTE......Page 187
DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE-CHAMBER SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND MICRO-STACK DESIGNS......Page 195
DEVELOPMENT OF BUNDLE/STACK FABRICATION TECHONOLOGY FOR MICRO SOFCS......Page 201
AN OVERVIEW OF SCANDIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA ELECTROLYTE DEVELOPMENT FOR SOFC APPLICATION......Page 207
FABRICATION OF Ni-GDC ANODE SUBSTRATE BY TAPE CASTING PROCESS......Page 213
V. Ceramics in Environmental Applications......Page 219
INFLUENCE OF LAlTICE STRAIN ON THE Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 AND Al2O3 DOPED Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 CATALYTIC POWDERS......Page 221
MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF CORDIERITE-BONDED POROUS SiC CERAMICS PREPARED BY IN SITU REACTION BONDING......Page 229
FABRICATION OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLAY BRICKS FROM RECYCLED GLASS WASTES......Page 235
THE PERFORMANCE OF GEOPOLYMER BASED ON RECYCLED CONCRETE SLUDGE......Page 243
STRUCTURE AND MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF THE 2.02Li2O-1Nb2O5-1TiO2, CERAMICS......Page 247
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES AND X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY OF ZnO MICROTUBES SYNTHESIZED BY AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION METHOD......Page 253
THE DYNAMICS OF WATER MOLECULES ON YVO4 PHOTO-CATALYST SURFACE......Page 259
PREPARATION OF SILICON CARBIDE HOLLOW SPHERES BY A TEMPLATE METHOD......Page 265
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF DEFECT IN A C/SiC COMPOSITE......Page 271
VI. Advanced Structural Ceramics......Page 279
FABRICATION OF BARIUM ALUMINOSILICATE-SILICON NITRIDE-CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES BY PRESSURELESS SINTERlNG......Page 281
NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER STEADY THERMAL STRESSES IN A ZrO2/FGM/Ti-6Al-4V COMPOSITE EFBF PLATE WITH TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES......Page 287
EFFECT OF MULLITE GRAINS ORIENTATION ON TOUGHNESS OF MULLITE/ZIRCONIA COMPOSITES......Page 295
CONTROLLED CRYSTALLISATION OF GRAIN BOUNDARY-TYPE Y-SIALON GLASS TYPICAL OF THOSE FOUND IN SILICON NITRIDE CERAMICS......Page 301
HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPRESSION CREEP BEHAVIOR OF AMORPHOUS Si-B-C-N CERAMICS IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE......Page 307
FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES OF Si3N4/BN COMPOSITE CERAMICS BY PRESSURELESS SINTERING WITH Yb2O3-A12O3-Y2O3 AS SINTERING ADDITIVES......Page 313
EFFECT OF B4C ADDITIONS ON THE PRESSURELESS SINTERING OF ZrB2-SiC ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS......Page 319
TRANSLUCENT AND TOUGHENED Dy-α-SiAION CERAMICS WITH LiF AS SINTERING ADDITIVE......Page 325
PROPERTIES OF SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC FROM GELCASTING AND PRESSURELESS SINTERING......Page 331
MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF Nb2O3-Zn0.5Mg0.05TiO3+0.25TiO2 CERAMICS WITH Bi2O3 ADDITION......Page 337
FABRICATION OF YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA CERAMICS WITH RETICULATED PORE MICROSTRUCTURE BY FREEZE-DRYING......Page 343
THE NOTCHED BALL TEST—A NEW STRENGTH TEST FOR CERAMIC SPHERES......Page 349
LIQUID PHASE SINTERED α-SILICON CARBIDE WITH AIN-Re2O3 AS SINTERING ADDITIVE......Page 359
PREPARATION OF Si3N4 CERAMICS FROM LOW-COST Si3N4 POWDER WITH HIGHER β PHASE AND OXYGEN CONTENT......Page 367
MICROSTRUCTURE OF LIQUID PHASE SINTERED SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS WITH HIGH FRACTURE TOUGHNESS......Page 371
VII. Advanced Ceramic Coatings......Page 377
DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSPINNING TITANIA WEB FROM SUSPENSION......Page 379
HIGH-SPEED ENGINEERING CERAMIC COATING BY LASER CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION......Page 385
A REVIEW OF NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND/β-SiC COMPOSITE FILMS......Page 393
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE FIELD ON DEPOSITION OF BORON CARBIDE COATING FORM BCl3-CH4-H2 SYSTEM......Page 401
EFFECT OF DEPOSITION RATE ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF YSZ FILMS PREPARED BY MOCVD......Page 409
VIII. Novel Processing of Ceramics......Page 417
PREPARATION OF Na-β\"-Al2O3 GREEN BODIES THROUGH NONAQUEOUS GEL-CASTING PROCESS......Page 419
ROD-LIKE β-SIALON POWDER PREPARED BY A NEW N2-ASSISTED CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION OF CARBON AND ALUMINUM NANOCASTED MESOPOROUS SILICA......Page 425
CERIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA/ALUMINA NANOCOMPOSlTE SUITABLE FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION IN THE FABRICATION OF DENTAL RESTORATIONS......Page 429
PREPARATION OF POROUS ALUMINA BY GEL-CASTING PROCESS USING COMMERCIAL STARCHES AS A GELLING AGENT......Page 435
THE EFFECT OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE POROUS TiO2 SHEETS FABRICATED BY FREEZE TAPE-CASTING......Page 439
PRECERAMIC PAPER DERIVED FIBRILLAR CERAMICS......Page 443
IX. Composites......Page 451
IN-SITU SYNTHESYS AND PROPERTIES OF TiB2/Ti3SiC2 COMPOSITES......Page 453
EFFECT OF La2O3 ADDITIVE ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF Si3N4-AIN COMPOSITE CERAMICS......Page 459
VAPOR SILICON INFILTRATION FOR FIBER REINFORCED SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES......Page 465
TAILING PROPERTIES OF Cf/SiC COMPOSITES VIA MODIFICATION OF MATRIX COMPOSITION......Page 471
STATUS AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF SiC/SiC COMPOSITES FOR FUSION APPLICATIONS......Page 477
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF C/SiC-ZrB2 COMPOSITES VIA PRECURSOR INFILTRATION AND PYROLYSIS PROCESS......Page 489
FABRICATION OF Cf/SiC-BN COMPOSITES USING POLYCARBOSILANE(PCS)- BORON-SiC FOR MATRIX DERIVATION......Page 495
SINTERABILITY, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND MICROWAVE ATENUATION PERFORMANCE OF AIN-SiC SYSTEM WITH DIFFERENT SiC CONTENTS......Page 501
EFFECT OF ALKALINE EARTH OXIDES ON DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF POLYCRYSTALLINE BaTi2O5 PREPARED BY ARC MELTING......Page 507
JOINING AND INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED CARBON-CARBON AND CARBON-SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES TO METALLIC SYSTEMS......Page 515
JOINING OF ZIRCONIUM DIBORIDE-BASED CERAMIC COMPOSITES TO METALLIC SYSTEMS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS......Page 527
X. Bioceramics......Page 537
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF PLGA-COATED POROUS BIOACTIVE GLASS-CERAMIC SCAFFOLDS FOR SUBCHONDRAL BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING......Page 539
CERAMIC MATERIALS FOR BONE TISSUE REPLACEMENT AND REGENERATION......Page 547
CHEMICAL INTERACTION BETWEEN HYDROXYAPATITE AND ORGANIC MOLECULES IN BIOMATERIALS......Page 553
POROUS Al2O3 PREPARED VIA FREEZE CASTING AND ITS BlOCOMPATIBILlTY......Page 559
XI. Laser Ceramics......Page 567
PREPARATION OF TRANSPARENT CERAMIC Nd:YAG WITH MgO AS ADDITIVE......Page 569
SYNTHESIS OF La, Yb CODOPED Y2O3 POWDER AND LASER CERAMICS......Page 575
MICROCRYSTALLIZATION IN OXYFLUORIDE Nd3+ DOPED GLASS DUE TO LASER IRRADIATION......Page 583
OPTICAL GAIN BY UPCONVERSION IN Tm-Yb OXYFLUORIDE GLASS CERAMIC......Page 589
FEMTOSECOND LASER MODIFICATION ON STRONTIUM BARIUM NIOBATE GLASSES DOPED WITH Er3+ IONS......Page 595
INFLUENCE OF POWDER TYPE ON THE DENSIFICATION OF TRANSPARENT MgAl2O4 SPINEL......Page 601
SINTERING EVOLUTION OF NOVEL Nd:YAG POWDERS WITH TEOS AS ADDITIVE......Page 607
THE EFFECT OF La2O3 ON THE PROPERTIES OF Nd3+-DOPED YTTRIUM LANTHANUM OXIDE TRANSPARENT CERAMICS......Page 613
Lu2O3:Eu3+ ULTRADISPERSED POWDERS AND TRANSLUCENT CERAMICS......Page 619
FABRICATION AND SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES OF Nd:Lu2O3 TRANSPARENT CERAMICS FOR LASER MEDIA......Page 627
FABRICATION AND LASER PERFORMANCE OF (Yb0.05Y0.95-xLax)2O3 CERAMICS......Page 633
A STUDY ON THE ZnO-AI2O3-SiO2 SYSTEM NdF3-DOPED TRANSPARENT FLUORIDE-OXIDE GLASS-CERAMICS......Page 639
SYNTHESIS OF NANO-SIZED Lu2O3 POWDER FOR TRANSPARENT CERAMICS FABRICATION USING CARBONATE DERIVED PRECURSORS......Page 645
PREPARATION AND INVESTIGATION OF TRANSPARENT YAG CERAMICS DOPED WITH d1 IONS......Page 651
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEODYMIUM-DOPED LZS TRANSPARENT GLASS-CERAMICS......Page 657
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 TRANSPARENT GLASS-CERAMICS......Page 661
LUMINESCENCE OF Yb3+, Ho3+: Lu2O3 NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS AND SINTERED CERAMIC......Page 667
MIRRORLESS CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER EMISSION FROM Nd:YAG CERAMIC FEMTOSECOND-WRITTEN WAVEGUIDES......Page 671
Author Index......Page 677