Engineering Materials & Tribology XXII -- Preface and the Organizers -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Coatings and Surface Engineering -- Abrasive Wear Resistance of HVOF Sprayed and PTA-Welded Hardmetal Hard Phase Reinforced Metal-Matrix Based Coatings -- Comparative Analysis of Residual Stresses Determined by Various Methods in Brush-Plated Hard Gold and Silver Coatings -- Effect of Hot Dip Galvanizing on the Mechanical Properties of High Strength Steels -- Effect of Oxidation on Sliding Wear Behavior of NiCrSiB-TiB2 Plasma Sprayed Coatings -- Effect of ZrB2, CrB2 and TiB2 Additives on the Tribological Characteristics of NiAl-Based Gas-Thermal Coatings -- Influence of Laser Ablation Texturing on the 40NiCrMo6 Steel Surface Layer -- Influence of Laser Hardening to the Sliding Wear Resistance of the PVD (Al,Ti)N-G and nACo® Coatings -- The Microstructure of 100CrMnSi6-4 Steel after Laser Hardening -- The Scuffing Resistance of WC/C Coated Spiral Bevel Gears -- The Surface Stereometry and Microstructure of Steel 100CrMnSi6-4 after Ablation Laser Texturing -- Chapter 2: Material Mechanics and Tribology -- Characterization of Impact Abrasive Wear Produced by Different Rocks -- Contact Fatigue Life Investigations and Wear Mechanisms of Different Case Hardened and Nidrided Steels -- Deformation-Burst Schemes of 3-Piece Aerosol Containers -- Determining the Number of Peaks of Rough Surfaces Necessary for Wear Calculation -- Erosion Wear of Reactive Sintered WC-TiC-Co Cermets -- Evolution of TiN Coating Surface Roughness during Physical Vapor Deposition on High Speed Steel Substrate -- Influence of Alkali and Acidic Treatment on Sorption Properties of Latvian Illite Clays -- Influence of Coal on the Wear Behavior of Steels in 3-Body Conditions -- Influence of Material Internal Stresses to the Coefficient of Friction.

The Formation of Microstructure in High Strength Concrete Containing Micro and Nanosilica -- Tribological Testing and Modeling of Elastomeric Materials -- Chapter 3: Functional Materials -- Bi2WO6 Nanoparticles Prepared by Combustion Synthesis with Different Fuels and their Photocatalytic Activity -- Chemical and Physical Processes in the Synthesis of Romancement from Clay and Dolomite -- Effect of Grain Growth Inhibitors VC/Cr3C2 on WC-ZrO2-Ni Composite Mechanics -- Effect of Siliceous Pozzolanic Additives on the Hydration Process of Cement -- Elastic Properties and Phase Transition of Polyoxymethylene and Ethylene-Octene Copolymer Composites -- Extractive-Pyrolytic Method for Au/MeOx Nanocomposites Production -- Ferromagnetic Sorbents for Collection and Utilization of Oil Products -- Investigation of Morphology Changes on Nanocrystalline Diamond Film Surfaces during Reciprocating Sliding against Si3N4 Balls -- Multi-Component Composites Based on Polypropylene, Ethylene-Octene Copolymer and Zinc Oxide -- New Thermoshrinkable Materials of Radiation Modified Polypropylene-Elastomer Composites with Cross-Linking Agents -- Selective Oxidation of Glycerol to Glyceraldehyde over Novel Monometallic Platinum Catalysts -- The Influence of Different Molten Salt Systems on Zinc and Bismuth Tungstate Formation -- Woven Textile Moisture Sensor for Enuresis Alarm Treatment -- Chapter 4: Structural Materials -- Anisotropy of Compressive Strength in Porous Alumina Ceramics -- High Efficiency Ecological Concrete -- Properties of High Performance Concrete Containing Waste Glass Micro-Filler -- Reactive Spark Plasma Sintering of B-C-Ti-N Powders -- The Effect of Activator on the Properties of Low-Calcium Alkali-Activated Mortars -- Chapter 5: Biomaterials Engineering and Application -- Bioactivity of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds in Simulated Body Fluids.

Biodegradable Flax Fiber Reinforced Eco-Composites -- Calcium Phosphate Bone Cements Reinforced with Biodegradable Polymer Fibres for Drug Delivery -- Determination of Resistance to Wear of Particulate Composite -- Effect of Mg Content on Thermal Stability of β-Tricalcium Phosphate Ceramics -- Effects of Surface Modification of Titania on In Vitro Apatite-Forming Ability -- Evaluation of Silver Ion Bioavailability from Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite -- Fast Setting Pre-Mixed Calcium Phosphate Bone Cements Based on α-Tricalcium Phosphate -- Influence of Bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens on the Properties of Latvian Clay -- Nanostructured Calcium Phosphates for Biomedical Applications -- Scale-Up of Wet Precipitation Calcium Phosphate Synthesis -- Chapter 6: Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications -- Alkaline Activated Material for pH Control in Biotechnologies -- An Assessment of the PCM/Timber Composite in Buildings -- Application of Ion Exchange Resins in the Separation of Valuable Compounds from Wood Pyrolysis Liquids -- Composite Material for Effective Cheese Whey Anaerobic Digestion -- Effect of Shaping Method and Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Thermoelectric Properties of Titanium Dioxide -- Effect of the Acid Hydrolysis Temperature on the Conversion of Birch Wood Hemicelluloses into Furfural -- Effect of Thermal Treatment on Thermoelectric Properties of Extruded TiO2 Ceramics -- Electrochemical Studies of Nonstoichiometric TiO2-x Ceramic -- Processing and Mechanical Properties of ZrC-ZrO2 Composites -- Structure and Magnetic Properties of NdFeB Powder Prepared by Hydrogen Decrepitation and High-Energy Ball Milling -- Chapter 7: Powder Synthesis and Processing -- Application of Pulse Electromagnetic Field for Metal Coatings Manufacturing -- Heat Treatment of Ultrafine Grained High-Strength Aluminum Alloy.

Three-Body Abrasive Wear of Reactive Sintered WC-Co Hardmetals with Grain Growth Inhibitors -- Chapter 8: Materials Characterization -- Development and Research of Thermal Insulation Materials from Natural Fibres -- High Temperature Cyclic Impact/Abrasion Testing of Boiler Steels -- Influence of Metal Oxides Additives on the Porous Mullite Ceramics -- Investigation of Hydration Features of the Special Concrete with Aggregates of Various Metal Particles -- Modifiers Influence on Fibers Containing Polylactic Acid Biocomposites Exploitation Properties -- Portland Cement Based Lightweight Multifunctional Matrix with Different Kind of Additives Containing SiO2 -- Studies of TiO2 Ceramics Structure after Thermal Treatment at Different Conditions -- The Use of Sapropel in Development of Effective Thermal Insulating Materials -- Chapter 9: Hybrid Materials -- Polypropylene Composites Compounded with Natural Fibers Waste -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.