Carbon Nanomaterials in Clean Energy Hydrogen Systems

• Preface.- 80th Anniversary Academician; B. Baranowski.- Geniuses of XX century: Erwin Schrödinger.- 150th anniversary of the birthday GERTS, Genrich Rudolf.-In memory of Maria Sklodowska-Curie.- On centenary of Vera Ivanovna Mikheeva.- C60 fullerene.-Saga of Hydrogen Civilization.- A Sight at the Future of a Science and Technics.- Search and Development of New Materials for Hydrogen Storage in the Connected State.- Hydrogen Technology for Porous Metals (Gasars) Production.- The forming peculiarities of C60 molecule.- The special features of formation of carbon nanostructures, their classification and site on the state diagram of carbon.- Solubility and transformation of fullerene C60 molecule- Thermally Controlled Hydrogen Storage System Using Novel Carbon Materials.- Composite Sorbents Based on Carbon Fibre "Busofit" for Hydrogen Storage and Transportation.- Physical and Chemical Bases of Metal Hydrides’ Syntheses.- Composite Electrodes Based on Platinum Nanoparticles, Carbon Nanotubes, and Nickel Micro-wire Arrays Produced by Template Synthesis Technique.- Synthesis of Carbonic-Nickel Nanostructures and their Application for Proton Pumps.- The Role of Interface in the Mechanism of Hydrogen Absorption by Metal-Polymer Composites.- Some Physical Aspects of bcc Hydrogen Storage Alloys.- Very Large Cn — Expectations and Reality.- Energetics of Metal Hydrides Formation in Electrochemical Systems.- Theory of Chemisorption of a Single Hydrogen Atom on Graphene.- Carbon-Carbon Composites for Heterogeneous Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons.- Structure and Physical Properties of Nanocarbon Containing Polymer Systems.- Simulation of Hydrogen Polycondensation by Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.- Transformation Evolution of Graphene and Nickel Nanoparticles.- Carbon Nanotubes from Graphenes in the Pores of Inorganic Membranes.- Effect of Pore Structure of Activated Carbon Fibers on H2Adsorption.- ESR Study of Hydrogen Sorption/Desorption Kinetics in Poly(Ortho-Anisidine) and POA/SWNTs Composite Films.- Production of Nickel-Carbon Fibres with the Increased Content of Highly Dispersive Metal and Nanosized Structurally-Ordered Carbon.-Creation of New Composite Materials for Hydrogen Energy Purposes.- I. New Lines of Membrane Production Technology.- Structural Researches Carbonmetallic Nanocompositions on the Basis of LaMnNi. Modification of Ultrathin a-C:H Films by Short Voltage Pulses in STM.- Influence of the Mechanical Activation on the Thermal Stability of the AlH3 in Al-C-H System.- Electrodes for Fuel Cells Based on Carbon Nanotubes and Catalysts.- The Problem of Carbon Nanotubes Using in Lithium-Ion Batteries.- Influence of Carbon Nanofibers on Cyclization and Carbonization Processes of Polyacrylonitryle.- Growth Features of Carbon Nanostructures on Co Particles Deposited on Si02 and Al2O3;.- Equipment and Technology of Nanostructured Carbon Materials Production.- On Possible Synthesis of Some Organic Microstructures in a Process of Fullerene Fabrication by Means of an Argon Arc Discharge.- Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles Produced by Arc-Discharge Evaporation of Fe-Ni-Graphite Electrodes.- Optimization of Synthesis Methods of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Using 3d Transition Metals.- Dependence of Electronic Structure Peculiarities of Carbon Nanotubes on Diameter and Presence of Defects.- Biocompatibility of Multiwall CNT and Nanocomposites on the Base of Polymers.- Studies of Electrochemical Kinetics of Hydrogen Oxidation on the Nanodispersed Diamond.- Dielectric Properties of Epoxyamine Composites Modified by Carbon Nanofibers in Microwave Range.- Electrolytic Ni-Based Composite Coatings Containing Molybdenum and Silicon for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.- Formation of Carbon Nanostructures During IR-Pyrolysis of Polyacrylonitrile in Presence of Fe and Co.- Influence of Impurities and Defects on Electronic Structure of Carbon Nanotubes.- About Quasi-Liquid Spontaneous Deformation in Iron-Hydrogen System.- Equilibrium Configuration and Electronic Structure of the C32H8 Molecule Isomers.- Proton-Conducting Membranes Based on Copolymer Composites.- Selective Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Methane Pyrolysis and Preparation Pt/C Electrocatalysts on their Basis.- Pt Nanoclusters on Carbon Nanomaterials as Hydrogenation Cataiysts.- Electrochemical Characterization of Ni-Mo and Ni-Mo+PENi Coatings as Materials for Hydrogen Evolution.- Algoritms of Parameters Estimation of Hydrogen Permeability Model.- Magnetic Properties of Gd2Fe14BHx Hydrides.- Thermodynamics of Thermolysis of Alkali Metals Boronhydrides.- Interaction Peculiarities of Hydrogen and Ni-B Galvanic Alloys.- Mechanisms of Metal Hydrides Formation in the Presence of Boron Compounds.- Some Aspects of Producing and Using Boron Compounds.- Metallographic Investigations and Hydrogenation Peculiarities of the Alloy Mg-La-Ni.- Investigation of Hydrogen-Thermal Treatment Influence on the Properties of Boron Nitride Based Materials.- Thermal Stability and H-Desorption Properties of Mg3MnNi2Hx Prepared by Reactive Mechanical Alloying of Powders Mg, Mn, Ni IN H2-Atmosphere.- Thermal Stability and Hydrogen Sorption Properties of the MgH2 Hydride Derived by the Reactive Milling of the Mg + 10% wt. Ti Mixture.- Effect of Ball Milling and Additions of Metal Hydrides and Amides on the Thermal Stability of A1H3.- Kinetics of the Orientational Long-Range Ordering of Interstitial Hydrogen Atoms in Metals Having Hexagonal Close Packed Structure.- Effect of Mn and Zr on Hydrogen Absorption in Mg-based Nanocomposites.- Levels of Ion-Implanted Deuterium Retention in Zr and in the Two-Layer Zr-Pd System.- Simulation of Phase Diagrams in LaNi5—H2(D2); System and Inversion ofIsotopic Effect.- Features of Phase Transformations in FeCH System at Hydrogen High Pressure Formation of carbon nanocrystals during crystallization of cast irons in hydrogen.- Electrochemical and Hydrogen Sorption Properties of AB5 — Type Alloys Where A — La, Ce; B — Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Cu, Cr, Al.- Peculiarities of Hydrogen Interaction with Intermetaffic Compounds AB.- Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Metal Hydride and Glass Phase.- Formation of Linear Structures in Metal-Hydrogen Interstitial Alloys.- Effect of Alloying Elements on the Formation of FeTiH4: an ab Initio Study.- "Hysteresis" in Interaction of Nanocrystalline Magnesium with Hydrogen.- Hydrogen Permeability of Metals at Presence of Internal Stresses.- Computer Models of Nanoparticles Inclusive of Hybrid Ones.- ab-initio Investigation of Hydrogen Absorption by Magnesium Nanoparticles.- Effect of Pressure on Thermodynamic Properties of Light Element Hydrides.- Conductivity of Metallic Hydrogen Under High Pressure and Temperature.- Surface-Modified AB5 Alloys with Enhanced Hydrogen Absorption Kinetics.- Deformation of Aluminium Membrane Induced by Hydrogen Transport. Influence of Metal Substitute on LaNi5 Based Alloys Electrochemical and Sorption Characteristics.- Electronic Structure of the Face-Centred Cubic MoO1.9 Phase Obtained Due to Reduction of Hydrogen Bronze H1.63MoO3.- Interaction of Pseudo Alloys Mg-REM-Ni and Composites on Their Base with Hydrogen.- Neutron Diffraction Investigation of Hexagonal and Cubic Phases of Ti-C-H System.- Influence of Vacuum Thermal Treatment on Structure of Solid Solutions TiCxHy.- Determination of Arrangement of Hydrogen Isotopes in the Solid Solution TiN0.40 H0.19D0.19 by Neutron Diffraction.- The Obtaining of Intermetallic Compounds from Hydrides of Titanium and Zirconium with Nickel and Cobalt.-Hydrogen Absorption PropertiesZrFe2 and ZrCo2 Based Alloys.- ab initio Study of the Electronic Structure and Phonon Dispersions for TiH2 and ZrH2.- Initial Stage of Formation of Ordered Nanocrystalline Structures in Films of Zirconia-Based Solid Electrolyte.- The Influence of Interstitial Impurities on Temperature Ranges of Deuterium Retention in Austenitic Stainless Steel 18Cr10NiTi.- Interaction of Hydrogen with Interstitial Impurity in Titanium Powders.-The Peculiarities of Formation of Alloys Structure in the System Ti-Zr-Hf-H.- Receiving of Compact Carbides and Carbohydrides Based on Titanium and Vanadium.- Interaction of Intermetallide TiAl with Ammonia.- Hydrogen Induced Microtwins in Cr Alloyed Ferrite.- Hydrogen Sorption in Layered Nanoporous GaSe Crystals.- Investigation of Alloys Formation from Binary Hydrides in Zr-Hf System.- New Technique for Producing the Alloys Based on Transition Metals.- Formation of Porousless Compact Produces from Hydrides of Refractory Metals.- XRD study of hydrogenated fullerites and metals from IV-V groups.- Hydrogen Solubility in Borohydrides and Metals Hydrides.- Acoustomicroscopy Analysis of Structure Parameters and Physical Characteristics of Hydrogen Containing Materials in Condense State to Detection and Study Their’s Limit States.- Investigation of the Granulometric Composition and Structure of AlN and SI3N4 Powders After Hydrogen — Thermal Treatment.- Thermal Conductivity of Hydride Powders Layers Interacted with Hydrogen.- Analysis of Restrictions Preventing Implementation of Hydride Heat Pumps.- Hydride Heat Pump Application for Additional Cottage Heating.- The Influence of Nanostructural Oxide Films on Wear-Resistance of Titanium Materials.- Ab Initio Simulations of Liquid and Amorphous SiC and SiCN.- Modelling of Diffusion TDS-Spectrum Peak of Dehydriding with Size Reduction and Heat Absorption Effects.- Physicochemical Basics of Biosystems Organization and Development.-Cladding of Iron powder with the aim of preparing of Soft Magnetic Materials with Improved Properties.- Author Index .- Subject Index .-

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