New Promising Electrochemical Systems for Rechargeable Batteries
New Promising Electrochemical Systems for Rechargeable Batteries

Author: V. Barsukov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1996-02-29

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780792339489

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Electricity is the most important secondary energy source, the present production rate, mainly from thermal electric power stations, being of the order of 1.3 TW. However, the total capacity of primary and rechargeable batteries currently in use is the same as the output of the world's power stations. But present battery systems will not meet future needs for the economical storage of large amounts of electrical energy for vehicles, public transport, road levelling, solar energy utilisation, civil video and audio, terrestrial and space communications, etc. Current accumulators based on aqueous acid or alkali systems do not have sufficient output and, moreover, the materials employed (Pb, Cd, Ni) are environmental pollutants that require safe recycling. Further, stocks of these strategic metals are being rapidly depleted. This book discusses actual field results with novel systems, such as rechargeable lithium batteries, zinc/air cells, metal-free accumulators, graphite/carbon devices and others, including fuel cells. The book stresses that a universal electrochemical system is not feasible: the choice of any system must depend on the concrete field of application and must be taken in consideration of a large number of technical, economic and environmental circumstances.

Developing Basic Space Science World-Wide
Developing Basic Space Science World-Wide

Author: Willem Wamsteker

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-28

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 140202519X

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? J. Andersen Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy Physics and Geophysics Astronomical Observatory Copenhagen [email protected] The development of astronomy worldwide begins at the roots: Already from childhood, humans of all nations and civilizations seem to share an innate fascination with the sky. Yet, people in different regions of the world have vastly different possibilities for pursuing this interest. In wealthy, industrialised societies the way is open to a school or higher education in science, possibly leading to a career in astronomy or basic or applied space science for the benefit of the country as well as the individual. In other regions, neither the financial nor the trained human resources are sufficient to offer that avenue to the future of the young generation, or those intellectual resources to the development of their country. This book addresses ways and means by which these obstacles can be, if not fully overcome, then at least significantly reduced.

Plasma Polymerization
Plasma Polymerization

Author: H K Yasuda

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 0323139450

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Plasma Polymerization aims to bridge the conceptual gap between the academic and practical approaches to plasma polymerization and highlights the significance of plasma polymerization in materials science and technology. The major topics covered are gas-phase kinetics, ionization of gases, fundamentals of polymerization, mechanism of polymer formation in plasma, competitive aspects of polymer formation and ablation, mechanism of polymer deposition, operational factors of plasma polymerization, and electrical properties of plasma polymers. This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins with a brief overview of plasma polymerization and its growing importance for the formation of entirely new kinds of materials. The discussion then shifts to a comparison between plasma-state polymerization and plasma-induced polymerization, between plasma polymerization and graft polymerization, and between plasma polymerization and radiation polymerization. The reader is also introduced to fundamental aspects of gas-phase reactions, paying particular attention to the classical kinetic theory of gas, as well as the mechanisms of formation of polymeric materials in plasma, competitive ablation and polymer formation in plasma, and polymer deposition in plasma polymerization. The operational parameters of plasma polymerization are described and a chapter devoted to the electrical properties of plasma-polymerized thin organic films concludes the book. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of material science.

Handbook of Metathesis, 3 Volume Set
Handbook of Metathesis, 3 Volume Set

Author: Robert H. Grubbs

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 1639

ISBN-13: 3527334246

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Covering the complete breadth of the olefin metathesis reaction. The second edition of the ultimate reference in this field is completely updated and features more than 80% new content, with the focus on new developments in the field, especially in industrial applications. No other book covers the topic in such a comprehensive manner and in such high quality, and this new edition retains the three-volume format: Catalyst Development, Applications in Organic Synthesis and Polymer Synthesis. Edited by a Nobel laureate in the field, and with a list of contributors that reads like a "Who's-Who" of metathesis, this is an indispensable one-stop reference for organic, polymer and industrial chemists, as well as chemists working with organometallics. Individual volumes also available separately to purchase Volume 1: Catalyst Development - http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-3527339485.html Volume 2: Applications in Organic Synthesis - http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-3527339493.html Volume 3: Polymer Synthesis - http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-3527339507.html

Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers II
Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers II

Author: Patty Wisian-Neilson

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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Reviews recent advances in inorganic and organometallic polymers, including new polymerization processes, new polymer systems and many specialty applications. Discusses thermal, electrical, optical, surface, and biological properties of many systems and presents applications as resist materials, gas permeable membranes, high temperture thermosets, corrosion resistant coatings, and ceramic precursors. Reviews new synthetic routes to and modification of polyphosphazenes, polysilanes, and sol-gel hybrids. Reports on novel inorganic polymers consisting of sulfur-nitrogen, metallocene-silane, and boron-carbon backbones. Examines structure-property relationships of many systems including polyphosphazenes and heterometallic oxopolymers such as the aluminoxanes.

Polyimides
Polyimides

Author: M.I. Bessonov

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-01-11

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781461576365

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Organotransition-Metal Chemistry
Organotransition-Metal Chemistry

Author: Yoshio Ishii

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1468421425

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Synthesis of Organotransition Metals.- Metallocarboranes: Past, Present, and Future.- Novel Rhodium and Palladium Complexes with Benzoyl and Thiobenzoyl Isocyanates as Ligands.- Polycyanovinyl Transition Metal Derivatives.- A New Preparation of Organocopper(I)-Isonitrile Complexes and Their Reactions.- An Unusual Behavior of?-Vinyl Alcohol Complexes of Transition Metals.- The Mode of Formation of Transition Metal to Carbon Bonds by Oxidative Addition.- Organoactinides: Coordination Patterns and Chemical Reactivity.- Recent Developments in Chemistry of Organolanthanides and Organoactinides.- C.