Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Nuclear Technology

by Fox, Kevin M.; Hoffman, Elizabeth; Manjooran, Navin Jose; Pickrell, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780470927298
• ISBN10: 0470927291
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-30
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

The Materials Science and Technology 2009 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T'09) was held October 25-29, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A major theme of the conference was Environmental and Energy Issues. Papers from three of the symposia held under that theme are included in this volume. These symposia include Materials Solutions for the Nuclear Renaissance; Green Engineering and Environmental Stewardship; and Nanotechnology for Energy. These symposia included a variety of presentations with sessions focused on sustainable energy, photovoltaics, nanowires and composites, energy harvesting, catalysts, thin films, corrosion, nuclear fuels, materials in aggressive environments, glass and ceramics for waste disposition, modeling and thermal properties, and education. Also included was a series of invited presentations and an international panel discussion on cement waste forms.The Green Engineering and Environmental Stewardship symposium was sponsored by the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division (NETD) of The American Ceramic Society while the Materials Solutions for the Nuclear Renaissance symposium was sponsored by NETD and ASM International.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Materials Solutions for the Nuclear Renaissance
Irradiation Effects in Ceramics for Plutonium Disposition	p. 3
Synthesis and Structures of Gd2 (Zr2-xCex)O7: A Model Ceramic System for Plutonium Disposition	p. 11
Waste Form Development for SRS MOX Plant Effluent	p. 21
Flammable Gasses in the Saltstone Process Flowsheet	p. 31
Development of Crystal-Tolerant Waste Glasses	p. 41
Phase Stability of Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) Type High Level Nuclear Waste Glasses	p. 51
Alkali/Akaline-Earth Content Effects on Properties of High-Alumina Nuclear Waste Glasses	p. 63
Nepheline Crystallization in Nuclear Waste Glasses	p. 77
Cold Crucible Vitrification of SRS SB4 HLW Surrogate at High Waste Loadings	p. 91
An Extraction of Platinum Group Metals and Molybdenum from Molten Borosilicate Glass Using Cu and Cu5Si	p. 105
Microstructure of Laser-Melted Zirconium Carbide Ceramics	p. 113
On the Mechanism of Radiation Damage in Zircon by High-Energy Electrons	p. 127
Anelasticity in Austenitic Steels	p. 133
Molten Salts for Nuclear Cogeneration	p. 145
Green Engineering and Environmental Stewardship
Development of Low-Cost Functional Geopolymeric Materials	p. 159
Green Technology for Extraction of Iron from Ores and Other Materials	p. 169
Nanotechnology for Uranium Separations and Immobilization	p. 177
How the Classic Materials Science Stool is being Changed by the Sustainability Stool	p. 189
Impact of Materials Selection on the Sustainability of Wind Energy	p. 203
Precipitation Behavior of Chromium in Chromium(III)-Bearing Slag	p. 217
Improved Energy Efficiency and Environmental Benefits for Calcium Treatment in Steel	p. 227
Nanotechnology for Energy
Optical Characterization of Chemically Deposited SbCuS Thin Films	p. 243
Examining Defects in Solid Core 2-D Photonic Band-Gap Fibers with High Index Inclusions	p. 251
Nanophased Materials in Supercritical CO2: Ceramic Nanopowder Synthesis, Encapsulation and Deposition	p. 259
Influence of Gas Flow Rate on the Formation of ZnO Nanorods and Their Effects on Photoelectrochemical Response	p. 267
Nanocoating Enhanced Optical Fiber Sensors	p. 275
Surface Plasmon Resonant Enhanced Optical Transmission through ZnO/Ag/ZnO Multilayered Films	p. 287
Controlled Shape Synthesis of BaTiO3-(Mn0.5Zn0.5)Fe2O4 Nanocomposites	p. 295
Author Index	p. 301
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