Metals as Clean Fuels explores the innovative use of metals as a sustainable energy source. It presents a scalable selective leaching method to activate metal fuels by increasing their surface-to-volume ratio, significantly enhancing their reactivity with water for hydrogen and heat generation. This approach positions metal fuels as a superior alternative to fossil fuels, offering higher energy density and the crucial benefit of generating energy without CO2 emissions. Additionally, the book addresses key questions and working principles in its initial chapters before delving into the energy densities of various metals, from zinc to aluminum.
Chapters 8 and 9 focus on novel sustainable fabrication methods for metal/metal nanocomposites, while Chapter 10 introduces an advanced methodology for analyzing porous material systems. This monograph is a pioneering work in discussing nanostructured metals as clean fuels, with the potential to drive significant advancements in energy applications and material science research.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Acta Materialia Book Series - p. ii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. About the authors - p. ix 8. Preface - p. xi 9. Acknowledgments - p. xv 10. Chapter One. How metal fuels work - p. 1 11. Chapter Two. Activation of metal fuels - p. 13 12. Chapter Three. Fundamentals of dealloying - p. 25 13. Chapter Four. Monolithic bulk nanoporous zinc by free corrosion dealloying - p. 53 14. Chapter Five. Rapid synthesis of nanoporous zinc in powder form by free corrosion dealloying - p. 73 15. Chapter Six. Monolithic bulk nanoporous aluminum by air-free electrolytic dealloying with recovery of sacrificial materials - p. 89 16. Chapter Seven. Rapid synthesis of nanoporous aluminum powder by air-free electrolytic dealloying with recovery of sacrificial materials - p. 109 17. Chapter Eight. Nanoporous tri-layer of similar elements by etching without sacrificing materials through the Kirkendall effect - p. 135 18. Chapter Nine. Nanoporous tri-layer of dissimilar elements by etching without sacrificing materials through the Kirkendall effect - p. 161 19. Chapter Ten. Porous structures and their geometric and topological characteristics - p. 181 20. 10.1 Overview - p. 181 21. 10.2 Structural analysis - p. 182 22. 10.3 Integral geometry: Theory - p. 186 23. 10.4 Integral geometry in practice - p. 198 24. 10.5 Topology of periodic porous structures - p. 205 25. 10.6 Topology of aperiodic porous structures - p. 210 26. 10.7 Conclusions - p. 219 27. Appendix 10.A: Noise and artifacts - p. 220 28. Appendix 10.B: Algorithm - p. 224 29. Appendix 10.C: Programming example (Fortran 90) - p. 226 30. Index - p. 237
Metals as Clean Fuels explores the innovative use of metals as a sustainable energy source. It presents a scalable selective leaching method to activate metal fuels by increasing their surface-to-volume ratio, significantly enhancing their reactivity with water for hydrogen and heat generation. This approach positions metal fuels as a superior alternative to fossil fuels, offering higher energy density and the crucial benefit of generating energy without CO2 emissions. Additionally, the book addresses key questions and working principles in its initial chapters before delving into the energy densities of various metals, from zinc to aluminum.
Chapters 8 and 9 focus on novel sustainable fabrication methods for metal/metal nanocomposites, while Chapter 10 introduces an advanced methodology for analyzing porous material systems. This monograph is a pioneering work in discussing nanostructured metals as clean fuels, with the potential to drive significant advancements in energy applications and material science research.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Acta Materialia Book Series - p. ii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. About the authors - p. ix 8. Preface - p. xi 9. Acknowledgments - p. xv 10. Chapter One. How metal fuels work - p. 1 11. Chapter Two. Activation of metal fuels - p. 13 12. Chapter Three. Fundamentals of dealloying - p. 25 13. Chapter Four. Monolithic bulk nanoporous zinc by free corrosion dealloying - p. 53 14. Chapter Five. Rapid synthesis of nanoporous zinc in powder form by free corrosion dealloying - p. 73 15. Chapter Six. Monolithic bulk nanoporous aluminum by air-free electrolytic dealloying with recovery of sacrificial materials - p. 89 16. Chapter Seven. Rapid synthesis of nanoporous aluminum powder by air-free electrolytic dealloying with recovery of sacrificial materials - p. 109 17. Chapter Eight. Nanoporous tri-layer of similar elements by etching without sacrificing materials through the Kirkendall effect - p. 135 18. Chapter Nine. Nanoporous tri-layer of dissimilar elements by etching without sacrificing materials through the Kirkendall effect - p. 161 19. Chapter Ten. Porous structures and their geometric and topological characteristics - p. 181 20. 10.1 Overview - p. 181 21. 10.2 Structural analysis - p. 182 22. 10.3 Integral geometry: Theory - p. 186 23. 10.4 Integral geometry in practice - p. 198 24. 10.5 Topology of periodic porous structures - p. 205 25. 10.6 Topology of aperiodic porous structures - p. 210 26. 10.7 Conclusions - p. 219 27. Appendix 10.A: Noise and artifacts - p. 220 28. Appendix 10.B: Algorithm - p. 224 29. Appendix 10.C: Programming example (Fortran 90) - p. 226 30. Index - p. 237
