Ceramics for Environmental and Energy Applications

This volume is a collection of 17 papers from six symposia held during the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PACRIM-8) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 31-June 5, 2009. These symposia include: Glasses and Ceramics for Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Treatment Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology Ceramics for Electric Energy Generation, Storage and Distribution Photocatalytic Materials: Reaction, Processing, and Applications Direct Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Materials and Applications PACRIM-8 is the eight in a series of international conferences on emerging ceramic technologies that began in 1993. PACRIM-8 was organized and sponsored by The American Ceramic Society and was endorsed by The Australian Ceramic Society, The Ceramic Society of Japan, The Chinese Ceramic Society, and The Korean Ceramic Society. A total of 862 experts, practitioners, and end users from forty-one countries attended PACRIM-8, making it one of the most successful ceramic science and engineering events in recent years.

This volume is a collection of 17 papers from six symposia heldduring the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and GlassTechnology (PACRIM-8) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May31-June 5, 2009. These symposia include:* Glasses and Ceramics for Nuclear and Hazardous WasteTreatment* Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology* Ceramics for Electric Energy Generation, Storage andDistribution* Photocatalytic Materials: Reaction, Processing, andApplications* Direct Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Materials andApplicationsPACRIM-8 is the eight in a series of international conferenceson emerging ceramic technologies that began in 1993. PACRIM-8 wasorganized and sponsored by The American Ceramic Society and wasendorsed by The Australian Ceramic Society, The Ceramic Society ofJapan, The Chinese Ceramic Society, and The Korean Ceramic Society.A total of 862 experts, practitioners, and end users from forty-onecountries attended PACRIM-8, making it one of the most successfulceramic science and engineering events in recent years.

Preface ixIntroduction xiGLASSES AND CERAMICS FOR NUCLEAR AND HAZARDOUS WASTETREATMENTDevelopment of Glass Compositions to Immobilize Alkali, AlkalineEarth, Lanthanide and Transition Metal Fission Products fromNuclear Fuel Reprocessing 3J. C. Marra and A. L. Billings, J. V. Crum, J. V. Ryan, and J.D. ViennaCastable Glass and Glass-Ceramics from DC Plasma Treatment ofAir Pollution Control Residues 11D. Amutha Rani, J. A. Roether, D.E. Deegan, C. R. Cheeseman, andA. R. BoccacciniXAFS of Pu L"i Edge in LaBS Glass 17S. V. Stefanovsky, A. G. Ptashkin, A. A. Shiryaev, J. V.Zubavitchus, A. A. Veligjanin, J. C. Marra, and M. V.ChukalinaPhase Formation Studies Using X-Ray Diffraction and InfraredSpectroscopy in the Vitrification of Savannah River Site SB4 HLWSludge Surrogate with High Iron and Aluminum Contents at High WasteLoadings 25O. I. Stefanovsky, S. V. Stefanovsky, D. Y. Suntsov, A. A.Akatov, and J. C. MarraDevelopment of Waste Forms for Radioactive Iodine 35Terry J. Garino, Tina M. Nenoff, James L. Krumhansl and David X.RademacherCaM004 in a Molybdenum Rich Borosilicate Glass-Ceramic: ASpectroscopic Study 43Clément Mendoza, Gérard Panczer, Dominique de LignyIsabelle Bardez-Giboire, Sophie Schuller, and SylvainPeugetGlass-Ceramic Stoneware as a Promising Application for WasteGlasses 57E. Bernardo, L. Esposito, E. Rambaldi, and A.TucciSOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGYLow Temperature Hydrogen Release from BorontetrahydrideSodalite and Its Reloading: Observations in ln-situ and Ex-situ TIRExperiments 65C. H. Rüscher, F. Stemme, L. Schomborg, and J.-Chr.BuhlSynthesis and Characterization in the New System Bi2(AI/Ga)40gand 180/160 Exchange Experiments 71T. Debnath, C. H. Rüscher, P. Fielitz, S. Ohmann, and G.BorchardtMicrostructure of Sm-Doped Ceria Interlayer and the Impedance ofLaSrCoFeOa/SDC/LAMOX Half Cell 79Yu-Chen Chen, Hun-Chieh Chang, Dah-Shyang Tsai, Wen-Hung Chungand Minh-Vien LeCERAMICS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, STORAGE ANDDISTRIBUTIONEnvironmental Impact Evaluation of Ceramics Using ExergyAnalysis 95Hideki Kita, Hideki Hyuga, and Naoki KondoThe Dynamic Characteristics of Ultrasonic TherapeuticTransducers Using Lead-Free Na05K05Nb03 Based Ceramics 105Ming-Ru Yang, Sheng-Yuan Chu, Cheng-Che Tsai, Cheng-Shong Hongand Chih-Lung LinDirect In-Situ Growth of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on SiliconCarbide Particles as a Precursor for Fabricating SiliconCarbide-Carbon Nanotube Composites 117Amit Datye, Kuang-Hsi Wu, George Gomes, Latha Kumari, Wenzhi Liand Hua-Tay LinPHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALSEffect of Functional Coatings on Topographical Properties ofGlass 131Minna Piispanen, Mikko Aromaa, Jyrki M. Mäkelä, andLeena HupaSkin Damage by Different Shapes of Photocatalyst Nanoparticles141Eiji Watanabe, Kaoru Nishizawa, Takeshi Miki, and HiroshiTaodaCharacterization of Crystallized Ti02 Film by Post PlasmaTreatment 149Toshiya Watanabe, Yukinobu Yokota, Naoya Yoshida, YukoShibayama, and Hisashi OhsakiDIRECT THERMAL TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSIONMATERIALSThermoelectric Properties of Oxygen Deficient La2-xSrxCu04.sCeramics 163Julio E. RodriguezAuthor Index 171