Specialized Collections

The presented collection “Fuel Cells” consists of some selected proceedings papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. within the 2017 – 2019 period. It includes a wide range of engineering solutions and results from scientific research activities in the fuel cells area.

The second volume of the topic series “Superalloys” contains articles published by Trans Tech Publications from 2018 up to 2019. This collection presents a wide range of scientific research results and engineering solutions in the field of alloy developments and performance, physical and mechanical properties, and processing technologies of various types of superalloys. We hope this collection will be beneficial and interesting to a broad audience of researchers and engineers from the area of materials science and engineering.

The first issue of the topic series “Superalloys” contains articles published by Trans Tech Publications in 2017 year. The volume entitled as "Ni-Based Superalloys" provides the readers with a wide range of scientific research results and engineering solutions in the field of development, a study of properties and processing technologies of nickel-based superalloys. We hope this collection will be useful and interesting to a broad audience of researchers and engineers from the area of machinery.

The topic collection “Membranes and Membrane Technologies II” of the latest scientific researches published by Trans Tech Publications from 2018 up to 2019 covers a wide range of engineering solutions in the field of properties research, development and production of various types of membranes, and their use in the technologies for the treatment of the drink water and wastewater, gas separation, etc. We hope this collection will be useful and interesting to a broad audience of researchers and engineers.

The topic collection “Membranes and Membrane Technologies” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2012 up to 2017 and it covers a wide range of engineering solutions in the field of properties research, development, and production of various types of membranes and their use in the technologies for the treatment of the drink water and wastewater, gas separation, bioindustry, etc. We hope this collection will be useful and interesting to a broad audience of researchers and engineers.

Presented for your attention the special collection “Biomimetic Approaches in Engineering Practice” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2016 and covers a wide range of engineering solutions in the fields of mechanical engineering, materials science, mechatronics, robotics, and architecture, where the principles of bionics were used in the design and research process.

The conventional and unconventional materials, modern engineering methods and technologies employed in the restoration and reconstruction of architectural heritage are the topics of the aggregated edition “Restoration of Architectural Heritage". The book contains the scientific articles selected from the materials published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 to 2016 inclusive. We hope this collection will be useful for many readers whose activity refers to the architectural heritage preservation sphere.

Supercapacitors are widely used in tiny (MEMS) high-tech devices, as well as in advanced energy systems. Practical use of ultracapacitors opens up new horizons in the technology of accumulation, storing and delivery of electrical energy. Modern materials and technologies which are used to create supercapacitors are results of the advanced achievements in the field of fundamental and applied physics and materials science.

The special collection “Supercapacitors” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2015 and covers a wide range of advanced achievements in the field of applied research of materials and technologies for manufacturing of supercapacitors and some of their application in different branches of engineering practice.

Chapter 1: Materials and Technologies for Creating of Supercapacitors
Chapter 2: Modeling and Measurements of Properties of Supercapacitors
Chapter 3: Some Examples of Practical Application of Supercapacitors

The phenomenon of superconductivity in materials offers great opportunities for fundamental and applied sciences. Application of superconducting material in measuring devices, medical diagnostics, in space and energy industries and transport, is only a short list of possible use of the phenomenon of superconductivity in everyday human activity.

The special collection “Superconductors and Superconductivity” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2015 and covers a wide range of advanced achievements in the field of applied research and applied application of superconductors in different branches of engineering.

Compiled scientific papers are presented in two chapters:
Chapter 1: Superconductors: Properties and Production Technologies
Chapter 2: Practice of Using Superconductors and Superconductivity

As a direct development of nanotechnologies, graphene is the first known crystal that has genuine two-dimensional structure (2D). The diversity of properties of graphene has predetermined a wide range of applications of its use in many areas of scientific and practical activities.

The collection “Graphene” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2015 and covers the technology of graphene formation, as well as the application of this unique material to a wide range of technological developments.

The papers are presented in nine chapters:
Chapter 1: Technologies of Graphene Formation;
Chapter 2: Research and Analysis Properties and Quality of Graphene;
Chapter 3: Composites and Polymers Based on Graphene;
Chapter 4: Research and Development of Films, Fibers, Surface and Coating with Use of Graphene;
Chapter 5: Application of Graphene in Photocatalytic Processes and Environmental Engineering;
Chapter 6: Graphene in Biomedical Engineering;
Chapter 7: Using Graphene in Electronics and Photovoltaics;
Chapter 8: Application of Graphene for Sensors and NEMS;
Chapter 9: Using of Graphene in Energy Storage, Fuel Cells and Supercapacitors.