Springer Structural Properties of Porous Materials and Powders Used in Different Fields of Science and Technology (Engineering Materials and Processes)

This book provides a comprehensive and concise description of most important aspects of experimental and theoretical investigations of porous materials and powders, with the use and application of these materials in different fields of science, technology, national economy and environment. It allows the reader to understand the basic regularities of heat and mass transfer and adsorption occurring in qualitatively different porous materials and products, and allows the reader to optimize the functional properties of porous and powdered products and materials. Written in an straightforward and transparent manner, this book is accessible to both experts and those without specialist knowledge, and it is further elucidated by drawings, schemes and photographs. Porous materials and powders with different pore sizes are used in many areas of industry, geology, agriculture and science. These areas include (i) a variety of devices and supplies; (ii) thermal insulation and building materials; (iii) oil-bearing geological, gas-bearing and water-bearing rocks; and (iv) biological objects. Structural Properties of Porous Materials and Powders Used in Different Fields of Science and Technology is intended for a wide-ranging audience specializing in different fields of science and engineering including engineers, geologists, geophysicists, oil and gas producers, agronomists, physiologists, pharmacists, researchers, teachers and students. From the Back Cover This book provides a comprehensive and concise description of most important aspects of experimental and theoretical investigations of porous materials and powders, with the use and application of these materials in different fields of science, technology, national economy and environment. It allows the reader to understand the basic regularities of heat and mass transfer and adsorption occurring in qualitatively different porous materials and products, and allows the reader to optimize the functional properties of porous and powdered products and materials. Written in an straightforward and transparent manner, this book is accessible to both experts and those without specialist knowledge, and it is further elucidated by drawings, schemes and photographs. Porous materials and powders with different pore sizes are used in many areas of industry, geology, agriculture and science. These areas include (i) a variety of devices and supplies; (ii) thermal insulation and building materials; (iii) oil-bearing geological, gas-bearing and water-bearing rocks; and (iv) biological objects. Structural Properties of Porous Materials and Powders Used in Different Fields of Science and Technology is intended for a wide-ranging audience specializing in different fields of science and engineering including engineers, geologists, geophysicists, oil and gas producers, agronomists, physiologists, pharmacists, researchers, teachers and students. About the Author Dr.Sci. Yury M. Volfkovich at present is Principal Scientist at A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. His main areas of work during 50 years have been porosimetric methods, fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors and electrochemical water purification. During 1970 - 1995 he participated in development of the fuel cells for the Soviet and Russian space programs. During 2003-2004, he worked as guest scientist at Axion Power Int. Co. and Porotech Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) as a head of laboratories of electrochemistry and porosimetry. He has developed a new porosimetric method – Method of Standard Contact Porosimetry and corresponding Porosimeter. At present this porosimeter is producing by Porotech Ltd. He is author of the two monographs: I.G. Gurevich, Yu.M. Volfkovich, V.S. Bagotsky, "Macrokinetics of Porous Electrodes", Minsk, 1974 (in Russian) and Yu. M. Volfkovich, T.M. Sedyuk, Electrochemical capacitors. In book: Reference book on Power Sources, Moscow, 2003 (in Ru