ZIRCONIUM -- ZIRCONIUM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PREPARATION OF ZIRCONIUM OXIDE THIN FILM BY PLASMA COATING METHOD AND ITS HYDROPHOBIC NATURE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DUAL FREQUENCY PLASMA SPUTTERING METHOD FOR ZIRCONIUM OXIDE THIN FILM -- 2.1. XRD Pattern and XPS Analysis of the Prepared ZrO2 Thin Film -- 2.2. Water Contact Angle of the Prepared ZrO2 Thin Film -- 3. EFFECT OF ION BOMBARDMENT ON ZIRCONIUM OXIDE THIN FILM BY DUAL FREQUENCY PLASMA SPUTTERING -- 3.1. Ion flux -- 3.2. Deposition Rate of the Prepared ZrO2 Thin Films -- 3.3. Hardness of the Prepared ZrO2 Thin Films -- 3.4. Water Contact Angle of the Prepared ZrO2 Thin Films -- 4. IMPROVEMENT OF A DUAL FREQUENCY SPUTTERING DEVICE FOR HIGHER DEPOSITION RATES OF PROTECTIVE ZIRCONIUM OXIDE FILMS -- 4.1. Influence of Geometry -- 4.2. Influence of RF Power and O2 Gas Mixture Ratio -- 4.3. Transparency of the Deposited Zirconium Oxide Thin Films -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CELLULOSE FIBERS COATED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE: CHARACTERISTICS, TECHNOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CELLULOSE FIBERS FROM SUGARCANE BAGASSE -- ZIRCONIUM OXIDE -- NANOCOMPOSITES CELLULOSE FIBERS COATED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE -- CHARACTERISTICS OF CELLULOSE FIBERS COATED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES -- TECHNOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE OF CELLULOSE FIBERS COATED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES -- REFERENCES -- ZIRCONIUM AND POTASSIUM PROMOTED COBALT MOLYBDENUM CARBIDE AS AN ACTIVE WATER-GAS SHIFT CATALYST -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- Catalysts Preparation -- Activity Measurement -- Characterization -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Highly Active Como Catalysts by Addition of Alkalis, Lanthanide and Zirconium -- Alkalis and Lanthanide Metal-Added Alumina/CoMo Carburided Catalysts -- Zirconium and Potassium Promoted Alumina/CoMo Carburized Catalysts.

Surface Properties and XRD Patterns of Various CoMo Carbides -- STEM Image -- The Effect of Potassium and Zirconium Addition Based on H218O-Adsorbed TPD -- Surface Species of Promoted Como Catalysts Based on XPS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MODIFICATION EFFECTS ON ELECTRICAL AND DIFFUSIVE PARAMETERS FOR DIFFERENT ZIRCONIUM-BASED PERMSELECTIVE SYSTEMS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 2.1. Materials -- 2.2. Concentration Potential and Impedance Spectroscopy Measurements -- 2.3. Streaming Potential Measurements -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ZIRCONIA AND ALLUMINA BIOCERAMIC BIOCOMPATIBILITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ALUMINA -- ZIRCONIA -- BIOMEDICAL USE OF ZIRCONIA -- ZIRCONIA TOUGHENED ALUMINA -- BIOCOMPATIBILITY -- IN VITRO TESTS -- IN VIVO TESTS -- CARCINOGENICITY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF ZIRCONIA NANOCRYSTALLINE CERAMICS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Advanced Forming Technology -- 1.2. Ceramic Nanocomposites -- 1.3. Near-Net Shaping Process of Nanoceramics -- 1.4. Tribological Properties of Nanoceramics -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY -- 2.1. Powder Preparation and Characterization -- 2.2. Pellet Characterization -- 2.3. Performance Test -- 3. PREPARATIONS OF Y-TZP NANOCERAMICS BY GELCASTING-PRESSING METHOD [6] -- 4. EFFECT OF DOPANT ON DENSIFICATION OF Y-TZP NANOCERAMICS [15-17] -- 5. NEAR-NET PROCESS OF THE Y-TZP BASED NANOCERAMICS [19,21] -- 6. TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF Y-TZP BASED NANOCERAMICS -- 6.1. Influence of Grain Size on Tribological Properties -- 6.2. Influence of the Additive on Tribological Properties -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.