Ceramics for Environmental Systems

This volume contains a collection of 14 papers submitted from the below five symposia held during the 11th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications (CMCEE-11), June 14-19, 2015 in Vancouver, BC, Canada: Photocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications Advanced Functional Materials, Devices, and Systems for the Environment Geopolymers, Inorganic Polymer Ceramics and Sustainable Composites Macroporous Ceramics For Environmental and Energy Applications Advanced Sensors for Energy, Environment, and Health Applications

Table of Contents:
Preface vii PHOTOCATALYSTS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS Effect of Structural Properties on the Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 Films 3 A. K. Alves, A. C. Teloeken, F. A. Berutti, and C. P. Bergmann Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes using MWCNT-TiO2 Composites as Catalyst 13 F. A. Berutti, A. P. Garcia, A. K. Alves, S. Da Dalt, and C. P. Bergmann Synthesis of the TiO2-Long Lasting Phosphor (Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+,Dy3+) Composite and Its Photocatalytic Reaction Properties 23 Jung-Sik Kim, Hyun-Je Sung, and Sang-Chul Jung Development of Microtextured Titanium Dioxide Surface by using Microcutting Techniques 35 J. Shimizu, T. Yamamoto, L. Zhou, T. Onuki, and H. Ojima Morphology Control and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Film 43 Jinshu Wang, Hongyi Li, Junshu Wu, Qian Cai, Yilong Yang, and Bingxin Zhao ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Electrochemical Devices with Oxide Ion Electrolytes for Formation of Hydrogen and Decomposition of Carbon Dioxide from the CH4–CO2 Mixed Biogas 59 Yoshihiro Hirata, Soichiro Sameshima, and Taro Shimonosono Gastight, Closed Pore Inclusive Porous Ceramics through a Superplastically Foaming Method 69 Akira Kishimoto, Atsuki Tohji, Takashi Teranishi, and Hidetaka Hayashi Cyanosilylation of Benzaldehyde with Trimethylsilyl Cyanide Over A-Site Metal Substituted Perovskite-Type Oxide Catalyst Prepared by Thermal Decomposition of Heteronuclear Cyano Complex Precursors 81 Syuhei Yamaguchi, Hiroki Wada, Takahisa Okuwa, and Hidenori Yahiro GEOPOLYMERS, INORGANIC POLYMER CERAMICS, AND SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITES Nanoparticles Seeded Geopolymers 93 Matteo Pernechele, Tom Troczynski, and Marek Pawlik NH3BH3 and NaBH4 Enclosed in Geopolymers and Zeolites 105 C. H. Rüscher, L. Schomborg, Z. Assi, and J. C. Buhl MACROPOROUS CERAMICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS Silicon Carbide Membranes for Water Filtration Applications 121 Melanie Kuhn, Abhaya Bakshi, Eric Sheridan, Fabiano Rodrigues, Adrien Vincent, Malte Moeller, and Ronald Neufert Fabrication of Porous Ceramics with Cylindrical Pores and Incorporating Pores by Unidirectional Solidification Process 129 Shunkichi Ueno and Jun-Woo Lee ADVANCED SENSORS FOR ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH APPLICATIONS Printed Cantilevers and MOS Gas Sensors for Hazardous Gas Detection at Room Temperature 139 Hélène Debéda, Van Son Nguyen, Fernando Almazán, Maria Pina Pilar, Véronique Jubéra, and Claude Lucat Sensing Characterization of the MOS Micro Gas Sensor Array on Gas Mixture 147 Bum-Joon Kim and Jung-Sik Kim Author Index 159