Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy: Ceramic Transactions Volume 224

Preface. Acknowledgments. HYDROGEN. Hydrogen Storage Technologies-A Tutorial with Perspectives from the US National Program ( Ned T. Stetson and Larry S. Blair ). Structural Study and Hydrogen Sorption Kinetics of Ball-Milled Mg-10 wt% Ni Alloy Catalysed by Nb ( Sima Aminorroaya, Abbas Ranjbar, Younghee Cho, Hua Liu, and Arne Dahle ). Mechanical Processing-Experimental Tool or New Chemistry? ( Viktor P. Balema ). Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide from Water and Carbon Dioxide through Metal Oxide Thermochemical Cycles ( Eric N. Coker, Andrea Ambrosini, Mark A. Rodriguez, Terry J. Garino, and James E. Miller ). Ultrasmall Angle X-Ray Scattering (USAXS) Studies of Morphological Changes in NaAlH 4 ( Shathabish Narase Gowda, Scott A. Gold, Jan llavsky, and Tabbetha A. Dobbins ). Carbon Building Materials from Coal Char: Durable Materials for Solid Carbon Sequestration to Enable Hydrogen Production by Coal Pyrolysis ( John W. Halloran and Zuimdie Guerra ). Thermal Decomposition of t-Butylamine Borane Studied by In Situ Solid State NMR ( Jordan Feigerle, Norm Smyrl, Jonathan Morrell, and Ashley C. Stowe ). The Performances of Ceramic Based Membranes for Fuel Cells ( Uma Thanganathan, and Masayuki Nogami ). Microcrack Resistant Polymers Enabling Lightweight Composite Hydrogen Storage Vessels ( Kaushik Mallick, John Cronin, Paul Fabian, and Mike Tupper ). A Study of the Thermodynamic Destabilization of Sodium Aluminum Hydride (NaAlH 4 ) with Titanium Nitride (TiN) using X-ray Diffraction and Residual Gas Analysis ( Whitney Fisher Ukpai and Tabbetha A. Dobbins ). BATTERIES AND ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS. Rapid Synthesis of Electrode Materials (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 and LiFePO 4 ) for Lithium Ion Batteries through Microwave Enhanced Processing Techniques ( K. Cherlan, M. Kirksey, A. Kasik, M. Armenta, X. Sun and S. K. Dey ). Lithium Storage Characteristics in Nano-Graphene Platelets ( S. L. Cheekati, Y. Xing, Y. Zhuang, and H. Huang ). In-Situ Impedance Spectroscopy of LiMn 1.5 Ni 0.4 Cr 0.1 O 4 Cathode Material ( Kahna Asmar, Rahul Singhal, Rajesh K. Katiyar, Ram S. Katiyar, Andrea Sakla, and A. Manivannan ). Cu 2 (ZnxSn 2-x )(SySe 1-y ) 4 Monograin Materials for Photovoltaics ( E. Mellikov, M. Altosaar, J. Raudoja, K. Timmo, O. Volobujeva, M. Kauk, J. Krustok, T. Varema, M. Grossberg, M. Danilson, K. Muska, K. Emits, F. Lehner, and D. Meissner ). Determination of the Diffusion Coefficient of Lithium Ions in Graphite Coated with Polymer-Derived SiCN Ceramic ( Andrzej P. Nowak, Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, and Ralf Riedel ). Nano-Aggregate Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Magnetron Source for Efficient Energy Conversion Devices ( E. Pauliac-Vaujour, E. Quesnel, V. Muffato, O. Sicardy, N. Guillet, R. Bouchmila, P. Fugier, H. Okuno, and L. Guetaz ) Modeling Nanoparticle Synthesis by Gas Condensation in a Nanocluster Source for Applications in Photovoltaic and Hydrogen Fuel Cells ( E. Pauliac-Vaujour, E. Quesnel, and V. Muffato ). Carbon Encapsulated-Iron Lithium Fluoride Nanocomposite as High Cyclic Stability Cathode Material in Lithium Batteries ( Raju Prakash, Christian Kubel, and Maximilian Fichtner ). The Ortho-Phosphate Arrojadite as a New Material for Cathodes in Li-Ion Batteries ( C. Kallfass, C. Hoch and H. Schier, Wituchowski, O. Gorke, and H. Schubert ). SOLAR. A Novel Purification Method for Production of Solar Grade Silicon ( Shaghayegh Esfahani and Mansoor Barati ). Metallurgical Refining of Silicon for Solar Applications by Slagging of Impurity Elements ( M. D. Johnston and M. Barati ). Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Heat Exchanger Evaluation and Selection ( Manuel A.J. Laboy, Orlando E. Ruiz, and Jose A. Marti ). Synthesis of Solar-Grade Silicon from Rice Husk Ash-An Integrated Process ( K. K. Larbi, M. Barati, A. McLean, and R. Roy ). Suitability of Pyrolytic Boron Nitride, Hot Pressed Boron Nitride, and Pyrolytic Graphite for CIGS Processes ( John T. Mariner ). Materials Selection and Processing for Lunar Based Space Solar Power ( Peter J. Schubert ). Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 Thin Films Produced by Selenization of Cu-Zn-Sn Composition Precursor Films ( O. Volobujeva, E. Mellikov, S. Bereznev, J. Raudoja, A. Opik, and T. Raadik ). HYDROPOWER. Martensitic Stainless Steel 0Cr 13 Ni 4 Mo for Hydraulic Runner ( D. Z. Li, Y. Y. Li, P. Wang, and S. P. Lu ). Advanced Composite Materials for Tidal Turbine Blades ( Mike Hulse, John Cronin, and Mike Tupper ). NUCLEAR. Immobilization of Tc in a Metallic Waste Form ( W. L. Ebert, J. C. Cunnane, S. M. Frank, and M. J. Williamson ). Development of Iodine Waste Forms using Low-Temperature Sintering Glass ( Terry J. Garino, Tina M. Nenoff, James L. Krumhansl, and David Rademacher ). WIND. Nanostrength Block Copolymers for Wind Energy ( Robert Barsotti, John Chen, and Alexandre Alu ). Development of Multifunctional Nanocomposite Coatings for Wind Turbine Blades ( Fei Liang, Yong Tang, Jihua Gou, and Jay Kapat ). BIOMASS. Volatility of Inorganics during the Gasification of Dried Sludge ( C. Bourgel, J. Poirier, F. Defoort, J-M Seiler, and C. Peregrina ). Catalysts and Sorbents for Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Biofuels-Material Development Needs ( Singfoong Cheah, Stefan Czernik, Robert M. Baldwin, Kimberly A. Magrlni-Bair, and Jesse E. Hensley ). Material Characterization and Analysis for Selection of Refractories used in Black Liquor Gasification ( James G. Hemrick and James R. Keiser, and Roberta A. Peascoe-Meisner ). Addressing the Materials Challenges in Converting Biomass to Energy ( Cynthia Powell, James Bennett, Bryan Morreale, and Todd Gardner ). GEOTHERMAL. Experience with the Development of Advanced Materials for Geothermal Systems ( Toshifumi Sugama, Thomas Butcher, and Lynne Ecker ). Novel High-Temperature Materials Enabling Operation of Equipment in Enhanced Geothermal Systems ( Matthew W. Hooker, Craig S. Hazelton, Kimiko S. Kano, Larry G. Adams, Michael L. Tupper, and Steven Breit ). Author Index.