Chemical and Materials Sciences: Research Findings Vol. 8

This book covers key areas of chemical and materials sciences. The contributions by the authors include mechanical behaviour, tungsten carbide, magnesium, metal matrix composite, alumina, hydroxyapatite, simulated body fluid, biomedical applications, rice husk ash, metakaolin-derived geopolymer binders, sustainable materials, ordinary portland cement, bismuth sulfide, chemical bath deposition, optical properties, refractive index, surface morphology, grain structure, Bi₂S₃ thin film, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, annealing, particle tracking model, sulphur dioxide transport, porous media, diffusion, CO2-assisted propane dehydrogenation, zeolite catalysts, carbon deposition, catalyst regeneration, metal-zeolite interactions, propylene selectivity, chemical bonding, molecular structure, energy-decomposition, bond order, quantum chemical topology, chromium, halochromates, dichromates, oxidation kinetics, kinetic isotope effects, mechanistic evidence, protonation,  electron paramagnetic resonance, kinetic isotope, pyridinium fluorochromate, quinolinium fluorochromate. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers, and academicians in the fields of chemical and materials sciences.