Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Energy Technologies II: (Ceramic Transactions Series)

These proceedings contains a collection of 24 papers from five 2012 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T’12) symposia. Green Technologies for Materials Manufacturing and Processing III Materials Development for Nuclear Applications and Extreme Environments Materials Issues in Nuclear Waste Management in the 21st Century Energy Conversion – Photovoltaic, Concentrating Solar Power, and Thermoelectric Energy Storage: Materials, Systems and Applications

Table of Contents:
Preface ix MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP Boron and Lead Based Chemically Bonded Phosphates Ceramics for Nuclear Waste and Radiation Shielding Applications 3 Henry A. Colorado, Jason Pleitt, Jenn-M. Yang, and Carlos H. Castano Advanced Ceramic Wasteforms for the Immobilisation of Radwastes 11 M.C. Stennett, L.D. Casey, C.L. Corkhill, C.L Freeman, A.S. Gandy, P.G. Heath, I.J. Pinnock, D.P. Reid, and N.C. Hyatt Migration of Iodine Solidified in Ettringite into Compacted Bentonite 23 Kazuya Idemitsu, Yoshihiko Matsuki, Masanao Kishimoto, Yaohiro Inagaki, Tatsumi Arima, Yoshiko Haruguchi, Yu Yamashita, and Michitaka Sasoh Radioactive Demonstrations of Fluidized Bed Steam Reforming (FBSR) with Hanford Low Activity Wastes 35 C. M. Jantzen, C. L Crawford, P. R. Burket, C. J. Bannochie, W. G. Daniel, C. A. Nash, A. D. Cozzi, and C. C. Herman Advances in JHCM HLW Vitrification Technology at VSL through Scaled Melter Testing 47 Keith S. Matlack and Ian L. Pegg Impact of Particle Agglomeration on Accumulation Rates in the Glass Discharge Riser of HLW Melter 59 J. Matyäs, D. P. Jansik, A. T. Owen, CA. Rodriguez, J. B. Lang, and A. A. Kruger Systematic Development of Alkaline-Earth Borosilicate Glasses for Caesium Loaded Ion Exchange Resin Vitrification 69 O. J. McGann, P. A. Bingham, and N. C. Hyatt Effect of Temperature on the Crevice Corrosion Susceptibility of Passivating Nickel Based Alloys 81 Edgar C. Hornus, C. Mabel Giordano, Martin A. Rodriguez, Ricardo M. Carranza, and Raul B. Rebak Determining the Thermal Conductivity of a Melter Feed 91 Jarrett Rice, Richard Pokorny, Michael Schweiger, and Pavel Hrma Electrochemical Properties of Lanthanum Chloride-Containing Molten LiCI-KCI for Nuclear Waste Separation Studies 103 S. O. Martin, J. C. Sager, K. Sridharan, M. Mohammadian, and T. R. Allen Radionuclide Behaviour and Geochemistry in Boom Clay within the Framework of Geological Disposal of High-Level Waste 113 S. Salah, C. Bruggeman, N. Maes, D., Liu P., L. Wang, and P. Van Iseghem GREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING Reclaiming Fibrous Material in Manufacturing Processes 129 Kevin D. Baker Directional Drivers of Sustainable Manufacturing: The Impact of Sustainable Building Codes and Standards on the Manufacturers of Materials 135 Amy A. Costello and Marsha S. Bischel Developing Thermal Processes with Energy Efficiency in Mind 147 Brian Fuller, Bruce Dover, and Tom Mroz Joining of Silicon Nitride Ceramics by Local Heating Technique—Strength and Microstructure 155 Mikinori Hotta, Naoki Kondo, Hideki Kita, and Tatsuki Ohji Development of Thermal Spraying and Patterning Techniques by using Thixotropic Slurries Including Metals and Ceramics Particles 163 Soshu Kirihara, Yusuke Itakura, Satoko Tasaki, and Yusuke Itakura Novel Joining Method for Alumina by Surface Modification and Reduction Reaction 169 Ken'ichiro Kita and Naoki Kondo Ionic Liquids used as Cleaning Solvent Replacements 181 Melissa Klingenberg, Janelle Yerty, Elizabeth Berman, and Natasha Voevodin Evaluation of PYCAL 94 as an Environmentally Friendly Plasticizer for Polyvinyl Butyral for use in Tape Casting 191 Richard E. Mistier, Ernest Bianchi, and William McNamee MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS Conduction Plane Geometry Factors for the ß''-Alumina Structure 201 Emma Kennedy and Dunbar P. Birnie, III Phase Change Materials and Their Impact on the Thermal Performance of Buildings 209 Marsha S. Bischel and William H. Frantz Hydrogen-Exposed Welded Specimens in Bending and Rotational Bending Fatigue 221 Patrick Ferro, Reza Miresmaeili, Rana Mitra, Jason Ross, Will Tiedemann, Casey Hebert, Taylor Goade, Duncan Howard, and Keith Davidson 3-D Tin-Carbon Fiber Paper Electrodes for Electrochemically Converting C02 to Formate/Formic Acid 231 Shan Guan, Arun Agarwal, Edward Rode, Davion Hill, and Narasi Sridhar Analysis of the Theory of Frequent Charge Collapses in a 25500KVA Hermetic Calcium Carbide Furnace 245 Hui Sun, Jian-Iiang Zhang, Zheng-jian Liu, Ye-xiao Chen, Ke-xin Jiao, Feng-guang Li Corrosion Behavior of AISI 304L Stainless Steel for Applications in Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Equipment 257 Negin Jahangiri, A. G. Raraz, J. E. Indacochea, and S. McDeavitt Author Index 267