Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Energy Technologies VI

Edited By:Tatsuki Ohji, Josef Matyáš, Henry Colorado, Raghunath Kanakala, Navin Jose Manjooran, and Gary Pickrell

• Preface ixGREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSINGTitania Nanosheet Production by an Inexpensive Green Process 3Cody Cannon and Allen W. ApblettGreen Synthetic Method for Synthesis of Calcium Molybdate 15 Based on a Bimetallic ComplexAhmed Moneeb, Cory Perkins, Allen W. Apblett, Abdullah Al-Abdulrahman, and Abdulaziz BagabasControlling Factors Aiming for High Performance SiC 27Polycrystalline FiberToshihiro Ishikawa and Ryutaro UsukawaExtrusion and Tape Casting Based Production of New 39Lightweight Kiln Furniture with Non-Planar SurfaceUwe Scheithauer, Eric Schwarzer, Hans-Jürgen Richter, Tassilo Moritz, and Alexander MichaelisDevelopment of Stoneware Body Formulation Suitable For 51Fast FiringC. S. Prasad and L. K. SharmaComparative Study on the Microstructure Evolution of Semicoke 5 9 and Lump Coal under High TemperatureRunsheng Xu, Wei Wang, Jianliang Zhang, Zhengliang Xue, Changgui Cheng, and Yun ZhouCarbon Structure in Blast Furnace Dusts Characterized by 69Raman Spectroscope and Its Links with Combustion ReactivityDi Zhao, Jianliang Zhang, Guangwei Wang, Runsheng Xu, Haiyang Wang, and Jianbo ZhongCONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENTPortland Cement Paste Blended with Pulverized Coconut 79FibersHenry A. Colorado and Alexandra LoaizaMechanical Properties of Jute Fiber Reinforced Geopolymers 85Ana Carolina Constâncio Trindade, Himad Ahmed Alcamand, Paulo Henrique Ribeiro Borges, and Flávio de Andrade SilvaCalcium Aluminate Cements Subject to High Temperature 97John F. Zapata, Maryory Gomez, and Henry A. ColoradoAggregate Optimization in Concrete using the Viterbo Method 107Edinson Murillo-Mosquera, Sergio Cifuentes, and Henry A. ColoradoMATERIALS ISSUES IN NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURYXtractite: An Inorganic Ion-Exchange Material for Sorption of 121RadionuclidesAllen W. Apblett, Nicholas Materer, Cory Perkins, Evgueni Kadossov, Shoaib Shaikh, and Hayden HambyEffect of Carbonate Concentration on the Dissolution Rates of 133UO2 and Spent Fuel—A ReviewAkira Kitamura and Kuniaki AkahoriVolumetrically-Stabilized Pyrochlore Waste form using 145Co-DopingS. T. Locker, B. M. Clark, and S. K. SundaramIntegrated Research Program Overview on the “Innovative 151Approaches to Marine Atmospheric Stress Corrosion Cracking Inspection, Evaluation and Modeling in Used-Fuel Dry Storage Canisters"Z. Shayer, Z. Yu, D. L. Olson, S. Liu, S. Gordon, X. Wu, K. L. Murty, N. Kumar, D. Kaoumi, B. Anderson, M. Remillieus, T. J. Ulrich, C. Bryan, D. Enos, J. D. Almer, J. R. Johns, and D. LewisSCC Detection and Life Prediction for Nuclear Waste Management 165using PGAA and NAAZeev Shayer and Jason BrookmanAdvances in Materials Science for Environmental and Energy TechnologiesMATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTSReducing Risks in Nuclear Power Plants Operation by using 181FeCrAl Alloys as Fuel CladdingR. B. Rebak, K. A. Terrani, William Gassmann, John Williams, R. M. Fawcett, and R. E. StachowskiAnnular Accident Tolerant Fuel with Discs and Rod Inserts 195Robert D. Mariani, Pavel Medvedev, and Douglas L. PorterNANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, ELECTRONICS, AND INDUSTRYNanocarbon-Infused Metals: A New Class of Covetic Materials for 207Energy ApplicationsU. (Balu) Balachandran, B. Ma, S. E. Dorris, R. E. Koritala, and D. R. ForrestMATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 CAPTURE, CONVERSION, AND SEQUESTRATIONThe Study of Catalysts Based on Intermetallic NiAl Alloys 221Karina Belokon and Yuriy Belokon