[eBook Code] Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Energy Technologies VI (eBook Code, 1st)

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GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING

Titania Nanosheet Production by an Inexpensive Green Process 3
Cody Cannon and Allen W. Apblett

Green Synthetic Method for Synthesis of Calcium Molybdate 15 Based on a Bimetallic Complex
Ahmed Moneeb, Cory Perkins, Allen W. Apblett, Abdullah Al-Abdulrahman, and Abdulaziz Bagabas

Controlling Factors Aiming for High Performance SiC 27

Polycrystalline Fiber
Toshihiro Ishikawa and Ryutaro Usukawa

Extrusion and Tape Casting Based Production of New 39

Lightweight Kiln Furniture with Non-Planar Surface
Uwe Scheithauer, Eric Schwarzer, Hans-Jürgen Richter, Tassilo Moritz, and Alexander Michaelis

Development of Stoneware Body Formulation Suitable For 51

Fast Firing
C. S. Prasad and L. K. Sharma

Comparative Study on the Microstructure Evolution of Semicoke 5 9 and Lump Coal under High Temperature
Runsheng Xu, Wei Wang, Jianliang Zhang, Zhengliang Xue, Changgui Cheng, and Yun Zhou

Carbon Structure in Blast Furnace Dusts Characterized by 69

Raman Spectroscope and Its Links with Combustion Reactivity
Di Zhao, Jianliang Zhang, Guangwei Wang, Runsheng Xu, Haiyang Wang, and Jianbo Zhong

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT

Portland Cement Paste Blended with Pulverized Coconut 79

Fibers
Henry A. Colorado and Alexandra Loaiza

Mechanical Properties of Jute Fiber Reinforced Geopolymers 85
Ana Carolina Constâncio Trindade, Himad Ahmed Alcamand, Paulo Henrique Ribeiro Borges, and Flávio de Andrade Silva

Calcium Aluminate Cements Subject to High Temperature 97
John F. Zapata, Maryory Gomez, and Henry A. Colorado

Aggregate Optimization in Concrete using the Viterbo Method 107
Edinson Murillo-Mosquera, Sergio Cifuentes, and Henry A. Colorado

MATERIALS ISSUES IN NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Xtractite: An Inorganic Ion-Exchange Material for Sorption of 121

Radionuclides
Allen W. Apblett, Nicholas Materer, Cory Perkins, Evgueni Kadossov, Shoaib Shaikh, and Hayden Hamby

Effect of Carbonate Concentration on the Dissolution Rates of 133

UO2 and Spent Fuel—A Review
Akira Kitamura and Kuniaki Akahori

Volumetrically-Stabilized Pyrochlore Waste form using 145

Co-Doping
S. T. Locker, B. M. Clark, and S. K. Sundaram

Integrated Research Program Overview on the “Innovative 151

Approaches to Marine Atmospheric Stress Corrosion Cracking Inspection, Evaluation and Modeling in Used-Fuel Dry Storage Canisters"
Z. Shayer, Z. Yu, D. L. Olson, S. Liu, S. Gordon, X. Wu, K. L. Murty, N. Kumar, D. Kaoumi, B. Anderson, M. Remillieus, T. J. Ulrich, C. Bryan, D. Enos, J. D. Almer, J. R. Johns, and D. Lewis

SCC Detection and Life Prediction for Nuclear Waste Management 165

using PGAA and NAA
Zeev Shayer and Jason Brookman

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MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Reducing Risks in Nuclear Power Plants Operation by using 181

FeCrAl Alloys as Fuel Cladding
R. B. Rebak, K. A. Terrani, William Gassmann, John Williams, R. M. Fawcett, and R. E. Stachowski

Annular Accident Tolerant Fuel with Discs and Rod Inserts 195
Robert D. Mariani, Pavel Medvedev, and Douglas L. Porter

NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, ELECTRONICS, AND INDUSTRY

Nanocarbon-Infused Metals: A New Class of Covetic Materials for 207

Energy Applications
U. (Balu) Balachandran, B. Ma, S. E. Dorris, R. E. Koritala, and D. R. Forrest

MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 CAPTURE, CONVERSION, AND SEQUESTRATION

The Study of Catalysts Based on Intermetallic NiAl Alloys 221
Karina Belokon and Yuriy Belokon