George Wicks and Jack Simon are the authors of Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy II, published by Wiley.

• Preface ix Acknowledgements xiNuclearState of Nuclear Energy in the World 3Thomas L. SandersBatteries and Energy StorageCorrelation Between Microstructure and Oxygen Removal in Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cell Model Electrodes Pt(O2)/YSZ and Od(O2)/YSZ 15G. BeckElectrical and Morphological Characterization of Monocultures and Co-Cultures of Shewandella Putrefaciens and Shewanella Oneidensis in a Microbial Fuel Cell 25K.E. Larson and M.C. ShawBiomassRefractory Ceramic Lining Selection ad Troubleshooting in Thermal Biomass Operations 39Dana G. Goski, Timothy M. Green, and Dominic J. LoiaconaComparison of Two Stage Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of OFMSW 47Gayathri Ram Mohan, Patrick Dube, Alex MacFarlane, and Pratap PullammanappalliBiogasification of Marine Algae Nannochloropsis Oculata 59Samriddhi Buxy, Robert Diltz, Pratap PullammanappalliA Preliminary Study of an Innovative Biomass Waste Aerobic Degradation System for Hot Water Heating 69Haorong Li, Daihong Yu, and Yanshun YuMulti-Energy Optimization Process: Biodiesel Production through Ultrasound and MicrowavesS. Getty, M. Kropf, and B. TittmannEffects of Fuel Grade Ethanol on Pump Station and Terminal Facilities 89Greg Quickel, John Beavers, Feng Gui, and Narasi SridharDistributed Hydrogen Generation and Storage from Biomass 105Peter J. Schubert, Joseph Paganessi, Alan D. Wilks, and Maureen MurrayElectric GridGallium Nitride for Grid Applications 117Mike SoboroffGeothermalHigh-Temperature Circuit Boards for Use in Geothermal Well Monitoring Applications 125Jennifer K. Walsh, Matthew W. Hooker, Kaushik Mallick, and Mark J. LizotteSelf-Degradable Cementitious Sealing Materials in Enhanced Geothermal System 137Toshifumi Sugama, Tatiana Pyatina, and Thomas ButcherHydrogenThermodynamics and Kinetics of Complex Borohydride and Amide Hydrogen Storage Materials 157Andrew Goudy, Adeola Ibikunle, Saidi Sabitu, and Tolulope DurojaiyeMicrostructure and Corrosion Behavior of the Cu-Pd-M Ternary Alloys for Hydrogen Separation Membranes 169O.N. Dogan, M.C. Gao, and R. HuMetal-Hydrogen Systems: What changes When Systems go to the Nan-Scale? 181A. PundtMaterials Availability for Alternative Energy Preparation of Organic-Modified Ceria Nanocrystals with Hydrothermal Treatment 195Katsutoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Haneda, and Masakuni OzawaIntegration of MgO Carbonation Process to Capture CO2 from a Coal-Fired Power Plant 205Sushant KumarInvestigation on Ammonium Phosphate Mixed SIO2/Polymer Hybrid Composite Membranes 215Uma ThanganathanNanocomposites and NanomaterialsNano-Heterogeneous Structuring Effects on Thermal Power Factor and Thermal Conductivity 225Gustavo Fernandes, Do-Joong Lee, Jin Ho Kim, Seungwoo Jung, Gi-Yong Jung, Fazal Wahab, Youngok Park, Ki-Bum Kim, and Jimmy XuDevelopment of Thermoelectric Devices for Structural Composites 235Oonnittan Jacob Panachaveettil, Xinghua Si, Zabra Zamanipour, Ranji Vaidyanathan, and Daryoosh VashaeeEffect of Sn Concentration on Physical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Spray Pyrolysis on SnO2:F/Glass 245Mejda Ajili, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun TurkiEffect of Heat Treatment on the Physical Properties of In2S3 Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition 255Mouna Kilani, Cathy Gguasch, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun-TurkiEffect of Indium Concentration on the Physical Properties of In2O3 Nanomaterials Grown by Spray Pyrolysis 261Nasreddine Beji. Mejda Ajil, Zeineb Sboui, and Najoua Kamoun-TurkiOne-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Few-Walled Carbon Nanotube/MnO2 Composite for High Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors 271Yingwen Cheng, Hongbo Zhang, Songtao Lu, Shutong Zhan, Chekrapani Varanasi, and Jei LiuSolarThe Use of Inexpensive, All-Natural Organic Materials in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 285J. Whitehead, J. Tannaci and M.C. ShawDeep Level Defects in N+-CdS/P-CdTe Solar Cells 297P. Kharangarth, Z. Cheng, G. Liu, G.E. Georgiou, and K.K. Chin 297Growth Dynamics in Thin Films of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Sputtered from a Quaternary Target 303J.A. Frantz, R.Y. Bekele, J.D. Myers, V.Q. Nguyen, A Bruce, S.V. Frolov, M. Cyrus, and J.S. SangheraWindNovel Flexible Membrane for Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades-Feasibility Study 315S. Laflamme, H. Seleem, B. Vasan, R. Geiger, S. Chaudhary, M. Kollosche, K. Rajan, and G. KofodRobotic and Multiaxial Testing for the Determination of the Constitutive Characterization of Composites 325John Michopoulos, Athanasios Iliopoulos, and John HarmansonAuthort Index 339

George Wicks and Jack Simon are the authors of Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy II, published by Wiley.

• Preface ix Acknowledgements xiNuclearState of Nuclear Energy in the World 3Thomas L. SandersBatteries and Energy StorageCorrelation Between Microstructure and Oxygen Removal in Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cell Model Electrodes Pt(O2)/YSZ and Od(O2)/YSZ 15G. BeckElectrical and Morphological Characterization of Monocultures and Co-Cultures of Shewandella Putrefaciens and Shewanella Oneidensis in a Microbial Fuel Cell 25K.E. Larson and M.C. ShawBiomassRefractory Ceramic Lining Selection ad Troubleshooting in Thermal Biomass Operations 39Dana G. Goski, Timothy M. Green, and Dominic J. LoiaconaComparison of Two Stage Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of OFMSW 47Gayathri Ram Mohan, Patrick Dube, Alex MacFarlane, and Pratap PullammanappalliBiogasification of Marine Algae Nannochloropsis Oculata 59Samriddhi Buxy, Robert Diltz, Pratap PullammanappalliA Preliminary Study of an Innovative Biomass Waste Aerobic Degradation System for Hot Water Heating 69Haorong Li, Daihong Yu, and Yanshun YuMulti-Energy Optimization Process: Biodiesel Production through Ultrasound and MicrowavesS. Getty, M. Kropf, and B. TittmannEffects of Fuel Grade Ethanol on Pump Station and Terminal Facilities 89Greg Quickel, John Beavers, Feng Gui, and Narasi SridharDistributed Hydrogen Generation and Storage from Biomass 105Peter J. Schubert, Joseph Paganessi, Alan D. Wilks, and Maureen MurrayElectric GridGallium Nitride for Grid Applications 117Mike SoboroffGeothermalHigh-Temperature Circuit Boards for Use in Geothermal Well Monitoring Applications 125Jennifer K. Walsh, Matthew W. Hooker, Kaushik Mallick, and Mark J. LizotteSelf-Degradable Cementitious Sealing Materials in Enhanced Geothermal System 137Toshifumi Sugama, Tatiana Pyatina, and Thomas ButcherHydrogenThermodynamics and Kinetics of Complex Borohydride and Amide Hydrogen Storage Materials 157Andrew Goudy, Adeola Ibikunle, Saidi Sabitu, and Tolulope DurojaiyeMicrostructure and Corrosion Behavior of the Cu-Pd-M Ternary Alloys for Hydrogen Separation Membranes 169O.N. Dogan, M.C. Gao, and R. HuMetal-Hydrogen Systems: What changes When Systems go to the Nan-Scale? 181A. PundtMaterials Availability for Alternative Energy Preparation of Organic-Modified Ceria Nanocrystals with Hydrothermal Treatment 195Katsutoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Haneda, and Masakuni OzawaIntegration of MgO Carbonation Process to Capture CO2 from a Coal-Fired Power Plant 205Sushant KumarInvestigation on Ammonium Phosphate Mixed SIO2/Polymer Hybrid Composite Membranes 215Uma ThanganathanNanocomposites and NanomaterialsNano-Heterogeneous Structuring Effects on Thermal Power Factor and Thermal Conductivity 225Gustavo Fernandes, Do-Joong Lee, Jin Ho Kim, Seungwoo Jung, Gi-Yong Jung, Fazal Wahab, Youngok Park, Ki-Bum Kim, and Jimmy XuDevelopment of Thermoelectric Devices for Structural Composites 235Oonnittan Jacob Panachaveettil, Xinghua Si, Zabra Zamanipour, Ranji Vaidyanathan, and Daryoosh VashaeeEffect of Sn Concentration on Physical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Spray Pyrolysis on SnO2:F/Glass 245Mejda Ajili, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun TurkiEffect of Heat Treatment on the Physical Properties of In2S3 Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition 255Mouna Kilani, Cathy Gguasch, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun-TurkiEffect of Indium Concentration on the Physical Properties of In2O3 Nanomaterials Grown by Spray Pyrolysis 261Nasreddine Beji. Mejda Ajil, Zeineb Sboui, and Najoua Kamoun-TurkiOne-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Few-Walled Carbon Nanotube/MnO2 Composite for High Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors 271Yingwen Cheng, Hongbo Zhang, Songtao Lu, Shutong Zhan, Chekrapani Varanasi, and Jei LiuSolarThe Use of Inexpensive, All-Natural Organic Materials in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 285J. Whitehead, J. Tannaci and M.C. ShawDeep Level Defects in N+-CdS/P-CdTe Solar Cells 297P. Kharangarth, Z. Cheng, G. Liu, G.E. Georgiou, and K.K. Chin 297Growth Dynamics in Thin Films of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Sputtered from a Quaternary Target 303J.A. Frantz, R.Y. Bekele, J.D. Myers, V.Q. Nguyen, A Bruce, S.V. Frolov, M. Cyrus, and J.S. SangheraWindNovel Flexible Membrane for Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades-Feasibility Study 315S. Laflamme, H. Seleem, B. Vasan, R. Geiger, S. Chaudhary, M. Kollosche, K. Rajan, and G. KofodRobotic and Multiaxial Testing for the Determination of the Constitutive Characterization of Composites 325John Michopoulos, Athanasios Iliopoulos, and John HarmansonAuthort Index 339

George Wicks and Jack Simon are the authors of Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy II, published by Wiley.

• Preface ix Acknowledgements xiNuclearState of Nuclear Energy in the World 3Thomas L. SandersBatteries and Energy StorageCorrelation Between Microstructure and Oxygen Removal in Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cell Model Electrodes Pt(O2)/YSZ and Od(O2)/YSZ 15G. BeckElectrical and Morphological Characterization of Monocultures and Co-Cultures of Shewandella Putrefaciens and Shewanella Oneidensis in a Microbial Fuel Cell 25K.E. Larson and M.C. ShawBiomassRefractory Ceramic Lining Selection ad Troubleshooting in Thermal Biomass Operations 39Dana G. Goski, Timothy M. Green, and Dominic J. LoiaconaComparison of Two Stage Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of OFMSW 47Gayathri Ram Mohan, Patrick Dube, Alex MacFarlane, and Pratap PullammanappalliBiogasification of Marine Algae Nannochloropsis Oculata 59Samriddhi Buxy, Robert Diltz, Pratap PullammanappalliA Preliminary Study of an Innovative Biomass Waste Aerobic Degradation System for Hot Water Heating 69Haorong Li, Daihong Yu, and Yanshun YuMulti-Energy Optimization Process: Biodiesel Production through Ultrasound and MicrowavesS. Getty, M. Kropf, and B. TittmannEffects of Fuel Grade Ethanol on Pump Station and Terminal Facilities 89Greg Quickel, John Beavers, Feng Gui, and Narasi SridharDistributed Hydrogen Generation and Storage from Biomass 105Peter J. Schubert, Joseph Paganessi, Alan D. Wilks, and Maureen MurrayElectric GridGallium Nitride for Grid Applications 117Mike SoboroffGeothermalHigh-Temperature Circuit Boards for Use in Geothermal Well Monitoring Applications 125Jennifer K. Walsh, Matthew W. Hooker, Kaushik Mallick, and Mark J. LizotteSelf-Degradable Cementitious Sealing Materials in Enhanced Geothermal System 137Toshifumi Sugama, Tatiana Pyatina, and Thomas ButcherHydrogenThermodynamics and Kinetics of Complex Borohydride and Amide Hydrogen Storage Materials 157Andrew Goudy, Adeola Ibikunle, Saidi Sabitu, and Tolulope DurojaiyeMicrostructure and Corrosion Behavior of the Cu-Pd-M Ternary Alloys for Hydrogen Separation Membranes 169O.N. Dogan, M.C. Gao, and R. HuMetal-Hydrogen Systems: What changes When Systems go to the Nan-Scale? 181A. PundtMaterials Availability for Alternative Energy Preparation of Organic-Modified Ceria Nanocrystals with Hydrothermal Treatment 195Katsutoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Haneda, and Masakuni OzawaIntegration of MgO Carbonation Process to Capture CO2 from a Coal-Fired Power Plant 205Sushant KumarInvestigation on Ammonium Phosphate Mixed SIO2/Polymer Hybrid Composite Membranes 215Uma ThanganathanNanocomposites and NanomaterialsNano-Heterogeneous Structuring Effects on Thermal Power Factor and Thermal Conductivity 225Gustavo Fernandes, Do-Joong Lee, Jin Ho Kim, Seungwoo Jung, Gi-Yong Jung, Fazal Wahab, Youngok Park, Ki-Bum Kim, and Jimmy XuDevelopment of Thermoelectric Devices for Structural Composites 235Oonnittan Jacob Panachaveettil, Xinghua Si, Zabra Zamanipour, Ranji Vaidyanathan, and Daryoosh VashaeeEffect of Sn Concentration on Physical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Spray Pyrolysis on SnO2:F/Glass 245Mejda Ajili, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun TurkiEffect of Heat Treatment on the Physical Properties of In2S3 Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition 255Mouna Kilani, Cathy Gguasch, Michel Castagne, and Najoua Kamoun-TurkiEffect of Indium Concentration on the Physical Properties of In2O3 Nanomaterials Grown by Spray Pyrolysis 261Nasreddine Beji. Mejda Ajil, Zeineb Sboui, and Najoua Kamoun-TurkiOne-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Few-Walled Carbon Nanotube/MnO2 Composite for High Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors 271Yingwen Cheng, Hongbo Zhang, Songtao Lu, Shutong Zhan, Chekrapani Varanasi, and Jei LiuSolarThe Use of Inexpensive, All-Natural Organic Materials in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 285J. Whitehead, J. Tannaci and M.C. ShawDeep Level Defects in N+-CdS/P-CdTe Solar Cells 297P. Kharangarth, Z. Cheng, G. Liu, G.E. Georgiou, and K.K. Chin 297Growth Dynamics in Thin Films of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Sputtered from a Quaternary Target 303J.A. Frantz, R.Y. Bekele, J.D. Myers, V.Q. Nguyen, A Bruce, S.V. Frolov, M. Cyrus, and J.S. SangheraWindNovel Flexible Membrane for Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades-Feasibility Study 315S. Laflamme, H. Seleem, B. Vasan, R. Geiger, S. Chaudhary, M. Kollosche, K. Rajan, and G. KofodRobotic and Multiaxial Testing for the Determination of the Constitutive Characterization of Composites 325John Michopoulos, Athanasios Iliopoulos, and John HarmansonAuthort Index 339