New Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 2

Authors

Dr. Yong X. Gan, (Editor)

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA.

Profile Link: http://www.cpp.edu/~engineering/ME/faculty/gan.shtml

Dulal Das

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, CSIR, 196, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700 032, India.

Nijhuma Kayal

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, CSIR, 196, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700 032, India.

Ricardo Acosta Ortiz

Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd Enrique Reyna #140, C.P. 25294, Saltillo, Coahuila, México.

Chinedu James Ujam

Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Harold Chukwuemeka Godwin

Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Sumana Ghosh

Bio-ceramics and Coating Division, CSIR- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata-700 032, India.

Anupa Nandi

Bio-ceramics and Coating Division, CSIR- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata-700 032, India.

D. S. Tucker

EM32, Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, Alabama, USA.

A. O'Connor

School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

C. Romnes

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Mexico.

C. Hill

EM32, Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, Alabama, USA.

X. Zhou

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

G. Thompson

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

J. Raju

Structural Technologies Division, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore 560017, India.

Manjusha S. Duragkar

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur 400016, India.

N. Jagannathan

Structural Technologies Division, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore 560017, India.

C. M. Manjunatha

Structural Technologies Division, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore 560017, India.

A. R. Bansod

Acoustical Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India.

O. P. Chimankar

Acoustical Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India.

Anita .

Department of Physics, Gulbarga University, Gulberga, Karnataka, India.

Basavaraja Sannakki

Department of Physics, Gulbarga University, Gulberga, Karnataka, India.

Mohamed A. Makhyoun

Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Rex A. Palmer

Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London, UK.

Amina A. Soayed

Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Heba M. Refaat

Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Dina E. Basher

Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

James Raftery

School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Carina M. C. Lobley

Diamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK.

Anna J. Warren

Diamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK.

Thomas Sorensen

Diamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK.

Mark Ladd

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.

Hidetaka Noritomi

Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of materials science and engineering. The contributions by the authors include Polymer Based Nanocomposites, AC Conductivity Characteristics, Polymer/Metal Oxide Thin Films, Poly (Thiol- disulfide) Oligomer, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Oxide Bonded Porous SiC Ceramics, Tensile Spectrum Load, Biochar, Thermal Stabilization of HEWL, 2-Hydroxy-Pyridine-N-Oxide 2-Isothionate, X-ray Crystal Structures, Catalysis of Protease, Biological Studies, Cu Kα Data, Synchrotron Data, Thermal Conductivity, ZnO Thermoelectrics, Packaging Line Performance, Protease, Synchrotron Data, Reprocessing, Power Engineering Applications, Self-healing Agents. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of materials science and engineering.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Advancement of Oxide Bonded Porous SiC Ceramics

Dulal Das, Nijhuma Kayal
Chapter 2
Controlled Oxidation of a Tetrafunctional Thiol to Obtain a Poly (Thiol- disulfide) Oligomer and Its Use as Self-healing Agent for Epoxy/Thiol-ene Photocurable Systems

Ricardo Acosta Ortiz
Chapter 3
Optimization of Packaging Line Performance: A Case Study of AB Breweries in Nigeria

Chinedu James Ujam, Harold Chukwuemeka Godwin
Chapter 4
Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings

Sumana Ghosh, Anupa Nandi
Chapter 5
Polymer Based Nanocomposites for Power Engineering Applications

Anupa Nandi, Sumana Ghosh
Chapter 6
Reprocessing Leading to Lower Thermal Conductivity of ZnO Thermoelectrics

D. S. Tucker, A. O'Connor, C. Romnes, C. Hill, X. Zhou, G. Thompson
Chapter 7
Prediction of Onset of Mode I Delamination Growth under a Tensile Spectrum Load

J. Raju, Manjusha S. Duragkar, N. Jagannathan, C. M. Manjunatha
Chapter 8
AC Conductivity Characteristics of Polymer/Metal Oxide Thin Films

A. R. Bansod, O. P. Chimankar, Anita ., Basavaraja Sannakki
Chapter 9
The Ni(II) Complex of 2-Hydroxy-Pyridine-N-Oxide 2-Isothionate: Synthesis, Characterization, Biological Studies, and X-ray Crystal Structures Using (1) Cu Kα Data and (2) Synchrotron Data

Mohamed A. Makhyoun, Rex A. Palmer, Amina A. Soayed, Heba M. Refaat, Dina E. Basher, James Raftery, Carina M. C. Lobley, Anna J. Warren, Thomas Sorensen, Mark Ladd
Chapter 10
Effect of Solvent on Catalysis of Protease Adsorbed on Biochar in Organic Media

Hidetaka Noritomi
Chapter 11
Thermal Stabilization of HEWL by Adsorption on Biochar

Hidetaka Noritomi