Glass-based Materials

Advances in energy, environment and health

600 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Glass-based Materials is a comprehensive guide that delves into the multifaceted world of glass and glass-ceramic materials. The purpose of this book is to provide a thorough understanding of the fundamental properties, recent advancements, and diverse applications of glass-based materials in critical areas such as energy generation, environmental sustainability, and health care. This approach ensures that readers, whether researchers, students, or industry professionals, can build a solid understanding of the subject matter and appreciate the innovative uses of glass-based materials. By presenting a blend of historical context, scientific principles, and contemporary applications, Glass-based Materials serves as an essential resource for anyone interested in the evolving role of glass materials in modern technology and their potential to address pressing global challenges.Key Features - Covers the fundamental properties of glass and glass-based materials and explores their applications in energy, environment and health - Includes the current progress and scope of glass materials, types of glasses, fabrication techniques and the physio-chemical properties of glass and glass-ceramics - Discusses applications of glass-based materials in various technologies, including solar cells, electrochemical energy storage systems, hydrogen storage, water purification, bioactive glasses and fibre-optical related applications - Includes a detailed discussion of sustainability concerns related to the manufacturing process and the technologies, including recycling at the end of the lifecycles - Guides researchers in the R&D of glass-based materials

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Industrielle Chemie und Fertigungstechnologien Industrielle Chemie und Chemietechnologie Keramik- und Glastechnologie
• ISBN: 9780750359023
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2024
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: IOP Publishing Ltd
• Herausgegeben von: Arun Thirumurugan, Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj