Advanced Materials Research Vol 1166

This 1166th volume of the journal "Advanced Materials Research" presents the periodic edition from the series "Advanced Materials and Technologies". The collection was compiled from peer-reviewed stand-alone papers describing the results of scientific research and engineering solutions dealing with actual problems in applied materials science in mechanical engineering, electronics, pharmacology, and construction. Published articles will be helpful for engineers, students, and academic staff.

This volume of the journal "Advanced Materials Research" presents the next edition from the series "Advanced Materials and Technologies". This collection contains peer-reviewed stand-alone papers describing the results of scientific research and engineering solutions dealing with actual problems in materials science and materials synthesis and processing technologies. Published articles will be helpful and interesting for engineers in various branches of production, for students, and academic staff.

This volume of the "Advanced Materials Research" journal includes papers reflecting research results in developing new materials and investigating their properties. The covered topics comprise assessment of the algorithm of surface defect classification in silicon wafer manufacturing, designing and simulation of a color-tunable light-emitting diode with two laterally arranged single quantum wells, defect evolution in laser remelting of thermally sprayed coating, analysis of corrosion behavior of welded joint aluminum alloy in simulated marine atmosphere environment, results of an experimental study into thermal behavior of micro friction stir welded joints of aluminum and copper sheets. Some articles demonstrate the review of mechanical properties of foamed cellular concrete and fire retardant materials, the study of properties of materials that are based on the natural fiber, and analysis of technologies of surface water treatment and absorption of various pharmaceutical compounds. The papers collected in this volume will be helpful for professionals in various engineering fields, students, and academic staff.

Special topic volume with invited peer-reviewed papers only

This volume of the journal "Advanced Materials Research" is collected from peer-reviewed stand-alone papers describing the results of research and engineering solutions dealing with actual problems in the area of materials science and materials processing technologies. Published articles will be useful for professionals in the various branches of engineering and for students and academic staff concerned with the related specialties. Shape Memory Alloy, Friction Materials, Direct Metal Laser Sintering, Micro-Wire Electro-Discharge Machining, Wood, Concrete, Fibre Reinforced Concrete Materials Science.

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Materials and Engineering Technology (FAMET 2014), March 28-29, 2014, Hongkong. The 447 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Materials Engineering and Science, Chapter 2: Mechanical, Construction, Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Research, Chapter 3: Information Technologies, Control, Monitoring and Data Processing, Chapter 4: Product Design, Management and Environmental Research, Chapter 5: Bio and Medical Research.

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 4th International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials (CEAM 2014), August 9-10, 2014, Shenzhen, China. The 272 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Fine Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals, Chapter 2: Catalysts and Catalytic Reaction, Chapter 3: Energy Chemical Engineering and New Energy Development, Chapter 4: Biological Chemistry, Chemical Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Chapter 5: Waste Treatment, Clean Production, Environmental Chemicals and Environmental Protection, Chapter 6: Chemical Instrumentation, Measurement and Testing Technology, Chapter 7: Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chapter 8: Analytical Chemistry and Methodologies, Chapter 9: Food Chemistry and Food Engineering, Chapter 10: Metal Materials and Alloys, Chapter 11: Composites, Chapter 12: Polymer Materials, Chapter 13: Micro / Nano Materials and Technologies, Chapter 14: Optical/Electronic/Magnetic Materials, Chapter 15: New Functional Materials and Improved Properties Materials, Chapter 16: Surface Engineering and Coating, Chapter 17: Materials Processing Technologies and Joint, Chapter 18: Manufacturing, Machinery and Equipment Design, Applications, Chapter 19: Computer Applications and Mathematical Modeling, Chapter 20: Engineering Education.

This volume of the "Advanced Materials Research" journal contains papers reflecting research results in developing new materials and investigating their properties. The main covered topics comprise determining the suitability of natural fibers in reinforcing concrete, development of a sustainable cement product from solid waste, composite polymer counter electrodes, an effective anti-microbial coating, and new material for effective treatment of wastewater. It presents the results of a study on the prediction of the piezoelectric composites’ effective properties and the findings of the experimental investigation of sills’ effect on the hydraulic jump configurations evolving in a symmetrical trapezoidal channel. Furthermore, the articles demonstrate a novel method to classify surface defects on silicon wafers, an unconventional approach to the concrete evaluation study, and a new method to analyze the material flow and defect detection. The papers collectedin this volume will be helpful for professionals in various engineering fields, students and academic staff.