Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Energy Technologies IV (eBook)

Preface ix

MATERIALS ISSUES IN NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT

Uptake of Uranium by Tungstic Acid 3
Hamed Albusaidi, Cory K. Perkins, and Allen W. Apblett

Electrical Conductivity Method for Monitoring Accumulation of Crystals 13
Matthew K. Edwards, Josef Matyás, Jarrod V. Crum, Charles C. Bonham, and Michael J. Schweiger

Crystallization in High Level Waste (HLW) Glass Melters: Savannah River Site Operational Experience 23
Kevin M. Fox, David K. Peeler, and Albert A. Kruger

Scoping Melting Studies of High Alumina Waste Glass Compositions 37
Jared O. Kroll, Michael J. Schweiger, John D. Vienna

Research-Scale Melter: An Experimental Platform for Evaluating Crystal Accumulation in High-Level Waste Glasses 49
Josef Matyás, Gary J. Sevigny, Michael J. Schweiger, and Albert A. Kruger

Characterization of High Level Nuclear Waste Glass Samples Following Extended Melter Idling 59
David K. Peeler, Kevin M. Fox, and Albert A. Kruger

Synthesis of Mineral Matrices Based on Enriched Zirconium Pyrochlore for Immobilization of Actinide-Containing Waste 73
K. Podbolotov and T. Barinova

Corrosion Evaluation of Melter Materials for Radioactive Waste Vitrification 83
Marissa M. Reigel, Ken J. Imrich, and Carol M. Jantzen

GREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING

Green Flame Retardant Based on a Ceramic Precursor 99
Bhawani Regmi and Allen W. Apblett

Single-Source Precursor Approach to Barium Dimolybdate 109
Ahmed Moneeb Allen W. Apblett, Abdullah Al-Abdulrahman, and Abdulaziz Bagabas

Effects on Biomass Char Addition on Combustion Process of Pulverized Coal 117
Yi-ran Liu, Yingli , and Bingchang Li

A Comparative Analysis for Charpy Impact Energy in Polyester Composites Reinforced with Malva, Ramie and Curaua Fibers 127
Frederico Muylaert Margem, André Raeli Gomes, Luiz Gustavo Xavier Borges, and Sergio Neves Monteiro

Research on Simultaneous Injection of Waste Tires with Pulverized Coal for Blast Furnace 135
Bingji Yan, Jianliang Zhang, Hongwei Guo, and Feng Liu

Research on using Blast Furnace Slag to Produce Building Stone 145
Bingji Yan, Jianliang Zhang, Hongwei Guo, Zhiwen Shi, and Feng Liu

A Green Leaching Method of Decomposing Synthetic CaWO4 by HCl-H3PO4 in Tungsten Producing Process 157
Liang Liu and Jilai Xue

NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY, HEALTHCARE AND INDUSTRY

Synthesis of Coated Nano Calcium Carbonate Particles and their Characterization 169
S. E. Benjamin and Farah Mustafa

Synthesis of TiO2 Nanostructures via Hydrothermal Method 177
Nursev Bilgin, Lutfi Agartan, Jongee Park, and Abdullah Ozturk

Carbon Nanotube-Based Impedimetric Biosensors for Bone Marker Detection 187
Mitali Patil, Madhumati Ramanathan, Vesselin Shanov, and Prashant N. Kumta

MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 CAPTURE, CONVERSION, AND SEQUESTRATION

High CO2 Permeation Flux Enabled by Al2O3 Modifier and In-Situ Infiltration of Molten Carbonate into Gd-Doped CeO2 as a CO2 Separation Membrane 197
Jingjing Tong, Zachary Bills, Lingling Zhang, Jie Fang, Minfang Han, and Kevin Huang

MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Superplasticity in Ceramics at High Temperature 207
Michael Opoku, Raghunath Kanakala, and Indrajit Charit

Author Index 219