The book covers current research on topics, such as non-sparking alloys, chemical composition determination, analysis of CuAlBe alloys, and analysis of CuTi alloys as an alternative to existing non-sparking alloys. Keywords: New...

The book presents an in-depth review of biomass-derived materials for energy storage technologies. Biomass is the most renewable and abundant carbon resource and has great potential for sustainable energy production. Topics covered...

The book focuses on the direct production of hydrogen, using solar energy. Photocatalytic water-splitting by exposing semiconductors to sunlight is one of the most promising routes. The range of materials and other non-electrolytic...

Natural cork materials have many interesting applications. The present book places emphasis on such topics as cork quality, crashworthiness of agglomerated cork, architectural applications, cork stoppers, production of hollow cork...

Polymeric compounds are generally blended with inorganic/organic materials to prepare composites to tailor the desired properties for specific requirements. The present book reviews new research in the fields of composite green polymers...