Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry explores how nanotechnology and nanomaterials are used to enhance the performance of materials and devices for automotive application by fabricating nano-alloys, nanocomposites, nano coatings, nanodevices, nanocatalysts and nanosensors. Consisting of 36 chapters in 6 parts, this new volume in the Micro and Nano Technologies series is for materials scientists, nanotechnologists and automotive engineers working with nanotechnology and nanomaterials for automotive applications. Nanotechnology is seen as one of the core technologies for the future automotive industry to sustain competitiveness. The benefits that nanotechnology brings to the automotive sector include stronger and lighter materials for increased safety and reduced fuel consumption, improved engine performance and fuel consumption for gasoline powered vehicles due to nanocatalysts, fuel additives and lubricants, and more. Review Describes how nanotechnology and nanomaterials are used to enhance the performance of materials, devices and engines for automotive applications From the Back Cover <p>Nanotechnology is seen as one of the core technologies for the future automotive industry to sustain competitiveness.  The benefits that nanotechnology brings to the automotive sector include stronger and lighter materials for increased safety and reduced fuel consumption; improved engine performance and fuel consumption for gasoline powered vehicles due to nanocatalysts, fuel additives and lubricants; reduced environmental impact from hydrogen and fuel cell-powered cars; improved and miniaturized electronic systems; smart materials for self-repair; longer service life, and lower component failure rates.</p> <p><i>Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry</i> explores how nanotechnology and nanomaterials are used to enhance the performance of materials and devices for automotive application, by fabricating nano-alloys, nanocomposites, nano coatings, nanodevices, nanocatalysts, and nanosensors.  Consisting of 36 chapters in 6 parts, this new volume of the Micro and Nano Technologies Series is for materials scientists, nanotechnologists, and automotive engineers working with nanotechnology and nanomaterials for automotive applications.</p> About the Author Huaihe Song is a Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. He has 28 years of experience in the field of carbon materials research. His research area is in the preparation of advanced carbon materials and their applications, including pitch-based carbon materials (mesophase pitch and mesocarbon microbeads), carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon-encapsulated metal nanomaterials, and onion-like carbons), carbon-based materials for energy storage (lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors), and mesoporous carbons (ordered mesoporous carbons and carbon aerogels). Dr. Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Principal Research Scientist, at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He completed his BSc in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and the University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate & Research Scientist at Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology). Dr. Nguyen is Editor-In-Chief of the Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience and Founding Co-Editor-In-Chief of Current Nanotoxicity and Prevention. He has edited 32 books in the area of nanotechnology. Dr Ghulam Yasin is an Academic Researcher at