Advances in Polymer Derived Ceramics and Composite s: Ceramic Transactions Volume 213

Preface. Introduction. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION. Poly[(Silylyne)Ethynylene] and Poly[(Silylene)Ethynylene]: New Precursors for the Efficient Synthesis of Silicon Carbide ( Soichiro Kyushin, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa, Masafumi Kubota, Keisuke Negishi, Kiyohito Okamura, and Kenji Suzuki ). Synthesis of a Catalyst-Loaded SiC Material from Si-Based Polymer ( Akira Idesaki, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa ). Solid-State NMR Studies on Precursor-Derived Si-B-C-N Ceramics ( Otgontuul Tsetsgee and Klaus Muller ). Intermediate-Range Order in Polymer-Route Si-C-O Fibers by High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction and Reverse Monte Carlo Modelling ( Kentaro Suzuya, Shinji Kohara, Kiyohito Okamura, Hiroshi Ichikawa, and Kenji Suzuki ). Evaluation of Heat Stability of Si-O-C Fibers Derived from Polymethylsilsesquioxane ( Masaki Narisawa, Ryu-Ichi Sumimoto, Ken-Ichiro Kita, Yayoi Satoh, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Young-Wook Kim, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa ). Investigation of Nano Porous SiC Based Fibers Synthesized by Precursor Method ( Ken'ichiro Kita, Masaki Narisawa, Atsushi Nakahira, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Masayoshi Itoh, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa ). PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS. Mullite Monoliths, Coatings and Composites from a Preceramic Polymer Containing Alumina Nano-Sized Particles ( E. Bernardo, G. Parcianello, P. Colombo, J. Adler, and D. Boettge ). Functionally Graded Ceramics Derived from Preceramic Polymers ( Martin Steinau, Nahum Travitzky, Timo Zipperle, and Peter Greil ). Generation of Ceramic Layers on Transition Metals via Reaction with SiCN-Precursors ( C. Delpero, W. Krenkel, and G. Motz ). Facile Ceramic Micro-Structure Generation Using Electrohydrodynamic Processing and Pyrolysis ( Z. Ahmad, M. Nangrejo, U. Farook, E.Stride, M. Edirisinghe, E. Bernardo, and P. Colombo ). Development of Si-N Based Hydrogen Separation Membrane ( Keita Miyajima, Tomokazu Eda, Haruka Ohta, Yasunori Ando, Shigeo Nagaya, Tomoyuki Ohba, and Yuji Iwamoto ). Porous Polymer Derived Ceramics Decorated with In-Situ Grown Nanowires ( Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu and Paolo Colombo ). Synthesis of Ceramic Nano Fiber from Precursor Polymer by Single Particle Nano-Fabrication Technique ( Masaki Sugimoto, Akira Idesaki, Masahito Yoshikawa, Shogo Watanabe, and Shu Seki ). Synthesis of Novel SiBNC Fiber Precursor by a One-Pot Route ( Yun Tang, Jun Wang, Xiao-dong Li, and Yi Wang ). Preparation of SiC Ceramic Fibers Containing CNT ( Xiaodong Li, Haizhe Wang, Dafang Zhao, and Qingling Fang ). Preparation and Properties of Non-Circular Cross-Section SiC Fibers from a Preceramic Polymer ( Wang Yingde, Liu Xuguang, Wanglei, Lan Xinyan, Xue Jingen, Jiang Yonggang, and Zhong Wenli ). Economy of Fuel Gas in a Combustion Furnace by Means of Si-C-Zr-O Tyranno-Fiber Mat Sheets Converting High Temperature Gas Enthalpy into Radiant Heat Rays ( Kenji Suzuki, Kiyotaka Ito, Matsumi Tabuchi, and Masaki Shibuya ). Author Index.