Issues
Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology 2/2013
Vol. 4, No. 2
Special Issue
Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications
Guest Editor:
Alexander Michaelis
Preamble
Papers presented at the 10th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications “CMCEE” ,
20.05. - 23.05.2012, Dresden, Germany
Dear Reader,
the 10th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications “CMCEE” took place in Dresden from 20.05.2012 - 23.05.2012 and is the continuation of a series, held every three to four years for the last 32 years in Asia, Europe and America, in rotation. More than 600 experts from 50 countries attended the meeting which featured 330 high caliber oral presentations and more than 100 posters.
For advanced ceramics research the field of energy and environmental technology gains more and more importance with high potential for economical and ecological progress of human society. The symposium provided a unique platform for scientists, engineers, educators and ceramists to encourage and promote ceramic research in this field. The symposium covered the full spectrum of energy and environmental technology including regenerative and efficient energy conversion and energy harvesting, storage technology, energy effi cient production, light weight construction. A big focus lay on ceramic membrane technology for liquid and gas fi ltration. Here also recycling and substitution of scarce materials was addressed. Also transparent ceramic for optics and security applications was amongst the 13 conference sessions:
1. SOFC materials and technology
2. Energy harvesting systems
3. High-temperature ceramic fi lters and membranes
4. Advanced structural ceramics for energy and environmental technology
5. Ceramic materials and systems for energy conversion and storage
6. Bioceramics and medical applications
7. Ceramic coatings for structural, environmental and functional applications
8. Novel, green and energy effi cient processing and manufacturing technologies
9. Advanced functional ceramic materials and systems
10. Nanoscaled ceramic powders and fi bers, their properties and applications
11. Precursor derived ceramics
12. Ceramic matrix composites (CMC)
13. Transparent ceramics
On behalf of the organizing committee and my cochairs Prof. Mrityunjay Singh and Dr. Tatsuki Ohji I am pleased to present this special issue of JCST with a few very selected contributions to you. I hope you enjoy the papers and I hope to meet you in person at the latest during the next CMCEE conference that will be held in Vancouver June 14-19, 2015 (save the date).
Best regards
Alexander Michaelis
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Dresden, Germany
alexander.michaelis@ikts.fraunhofer.de
Source: 
| Influences of Cation Disorder in Commercial Spinel Powders Studied by 27Al MAS NMR on the Sintering of Transparent MgAl2O4 Ceramics A. Krell, E. Brendler Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 51-58 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00029 Keywords: Spinel (MgAl2O4), transparency, sintering, antisite defects, 27Al NMR |
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| The Effect of Different La-Containing Starting Materials on the Synthesis, Sintering, and Li+-Conductivity of Li3xLa2/3-xTiO3 A.C. Sutorik, C. Cooper, M.D. Green, J. Wolfenstine, G. Gilde Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 59-68 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00035 Keywords: Keywords: Li+-conducting ceramic, Li-air battery, ceramic electrolyte, lithium lanthanum titanate |
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| Water Uptake of Tape-Cast Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries U. Langklotz, M. Schneider, A. Michaelis Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 69-76 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00036 Keywords: Lithium ion battery, residual water, LFP, NMC, solid electrolyte interface |
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| Synthesis, Characterization and Luminescence Properties of Pr3+-Doped C12A7 and C3A E. Tõldsepp, E. Feldbach, M. Kirm Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 77-84 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00039a Keywords: Calcium aluminate, C12A7, C3A, praseodymium, VUV spectroscopy |
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| A Modelling Approach to Designing Microstructures in Thermal Barrier Coatings M. Gupta, P. Nylén, J. Wigren Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 85-92 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00044 Keywords: Thermal barrier coatings, yttria-stabilised zirconia, OOF, microstructure, thermo-mechanical properties |
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| Nanospecific Guidance in REACH: A Comparative Physical-Chemical Characterization of 15 Materials with Methodical Correlations W. Wohlleben, L. Ma-Hock, V. Boyko, G. Cox, H. Egenolf, H. Freiberger, B. Hinrichsen, S. Hirth, R. Landsiedel Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 93-104 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00045 Keywords: Suspension, size distribution, dissolution, photocatalysis, regulation |
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| Characterisation of SiCN Coatings on Substrates of Hf and Nb C. Delpero, W. Krenkel, G. Motz Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 105-112 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00041 Keywords: Precursor-derived ceramics, FGM, transition metals, composites, SiCN |
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| Polymer-Derived Ordered Mesoporous Silicon-Boron-Carbon-Nitrogen (Si/B/C/N) Ceramics S. Bernard, P. Miele Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 113-122 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2013-00001 Keywords: SiBCN, mesoporous powder, non-oxide ceramics, polymer-derived ceramics, nanostructured ceramics |
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| Nanomaterials and Ceramic Nanoparticles – Use without Side-Effects? M. Roesslein, V. Richter, P. Wick, H. F. Krug Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 123-130 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2012-00038 Keywords: Ceramic nanoparticles, health risks, toxicology, comparability, standardization |
