Porous Materials

This text provides a reference for researchers and production engineers in industry. It covers a "hot" topic with important applications for energy saving and ecological issues. Basic knowledge of raw materials, evaluation and applications of porous materials are described along with the latest production methods of porous materials including sintering methods, sol-gel processing, and leaching. This interdisciplinary book thus provides a comprehensive and systematic coverage of porous materials. The text has been developed from short courses run at Materials Research Society meetings. This book should be of interest to university libraries, research laboratories and production engineers in industry.