SHECHTMAN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

VOLUME 7: ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL & MULTISCALE

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Chairman/ Editor Foreword........................................................................................................lxvii

Editor's Biography.....................................................................................................................lxxix

Leading Committee.................................................................................................................lxxxiii

International Committees.........................................................................................................lxxxv

Session Chairpersons..............................................................................................................lxxxvii

Sponsors/Financial Supporters................................................................................................lxxxix

Sponsors' Logos..........................................................................................................................xciii

Corporate Section.......................................................................................................................xcvii

Report ...........................................................................................................................................ciii

 

SUMMIT PLENARY

 

The Role of Science, Engineering, Management and Politics: Reflections from Dan Shechtman's

Story (Abstract only)�����������..������������������.3

Kongoli, Florian

 

The Discovery of Quasi-periodic Materials (Abstract only)...��������������5

Shechtman, Dan

 

Sustainable Mining in the 21st Century (Abstract only)�..��������������...7

Gonzalez Rocha, Oscar

 

 

Sustainable Organization of a European Research Centre���������������..9

Fransaer, Dirk

 

Mapping the Universe Using Physics and Materials Sciences (Abstract only)..������..25

Smoot, George

 

The Relevancy of Materials in Boosting Innovation: From Raw Materials to Creative

Applications (Abstract only)��������������������������.27

Martins, Rodrigo

 

University Technology Transfer - Highs and Lows�����������������..29

Fray, Derek

 

Science Has Won against Economy - Japanese Genso Senryaku (project of Strategic Advanced

Materials) for Rare Earth and Critical Metals (Abstract only)������������.....39

Halada, Kohmei

 

Push-pull Alloys and the Heritage of Dan Shechtman����������������..41

Dubois, Jean Marie

 

Developing Future Scenarios in Energy and Sustainability (Abstract only)..�������..63

Kumar, Vasant

 

Challenges ahead for Modelling and Simulation in Mechanics:

From Engineering to Medicine (Abstract only)..������������������..65

Bordas, Stephane; Aifantis, Elias

 

Sustainable Development of new Mining and Energy Projects: Northern Plan (Speech)��...67

Arcand, Pierre

 

Reflections on Sustainable Development (Speech)�.����������������..71

Halonen, Tarja

 

Environmentally Sound Copper Smelting and Refining (Abstract only)...��������..73

Buenger, Thomas

 

Sustainable Mining: Is that Really Possible? (Abstract only).......................................................75

Meech, John

 

New Developments in Sustainable Mining in Brazil (Abstract only)����������...77

Silva, Andre Carlos

 

Bottleneck and Future Issues of Steel Production in Japan��������������...79

Kitamura, Shin Ya

 

 

Next Generation Secondary Batteries (Abstract only)����������������..83

Aifantis, Katerina

 

Challenges of High Temperature Processing in Metallurgical Industries: Some Highlights

(Abstract only)�����������������������������...��85

Takano, Cyro

 

A 21st Century Challenge for Scientists and Engineers (Abstract only)���������..87

Kongoli, Florian

 

Scientific Blunders (Abstract only)..�����������������������.89

Shechtman, Dan

 

The Challenge of Publishing your Most Important Work in 21st Century (Abstract only)�....91

Schekman, Randy

 

Sustainability and the Modified Central Paradigm of Materials Science and Engineering in the

Development of New Materials�������������������������93

Pech-Canul, Martin; Kongoli, Florian

 

The Impact of Sensors for Science and Technology in the Modern Industrial Society

(Abstract only)�������������������������������.101

Mauntz, Manfred; Peuser, Jorn

 

The Role of Hydrometallurgy in Sustainable Production of Metals (Abstract only)�.���103

Forsen, Olof; Aromaa, Jari

 

Mineral Processing Overview in Brazil���������������������...105

Peres, Antonio

 

 

VOLUME 7: ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL & MULTISCALE

 

ENERGY PRODUCTION

 

Alumina Sol-Gel Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Steel P92 (Abstract only)����....119

Maria Mosquera Feijoo; Marianne Nofz; Regine Sojref; Romeo Saliwan Neumann;

Ilona Doerfel; Axel Kranzmann; Francisco Javier Perez Trujillo

 

Identifying of Critical Operating Conditions for Premature Failures of Gearbox Components Due

to Vibration Loading by Early Detection of the Associated Aging of the Lubricating Oil�.....121

Kuipers, Ulrich; Mauntz, Manfred

 

Underbalanced Drilling����������������������������131

Dehghani, Maryam; Dehghani, Fatemeh

 

Applications of Electromagnetic Measurement Methods in Oil and Gas Industry����....147

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Abdalla Ayoub, Mohammed

 

Improving Energy Efficiency by Recent Breakthroughs in the Field of Materials Science and

Engineering (Keynote) (Abstract only)���������������������...157

Jerz, Jaroslav

 

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) in Ferromagnetic Materials�������������...159

Dehghani, Maryam; Dehghani, Fatemeh

 

High-Temperature Geothermal Energy - Why No Canadian Development? (Invited)���.163

Ghomshei, Mory; Meech, John; Mak, Stephen

 

Gas to Liquids (GTL) Technology (Invited)�������������������...175

Dehghani, Maryam

 

LNG as a Fuel in Meeting the Energy Needs of Asia����������������.179

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

Production of Spray-Dried Oxygen Carrier Particles for Chemical Looping Combustion

(Keynote)���������������������������������.183

Vangeneugden, Dirk; Van Noyen, Jasper; Protasova, Lidia; Jacobs, Marijke;

Jing, Dazheng; Hallberg, Peter; Mattisson, Tobias; Lyngfelt, Anders; Snijkers, Frans

 

Production Optimization of an Oil Reservoir (Keynote)��������������....189

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Abdalla Ayoub, Mohammed

 

Microbial EOR (Abstract only)������������������������...201

Dehghani, Maryam

 

Applications of Fiber Optical Sensors in Petroleum Industry�������������203

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Dehghani, Maryam; Dehghani, Fatemeh

 

Oil Well Sand Production Control (Keynote)�������������������.207

Dehghani, Maryam

 

Determining Relative Permeability Correlation for an Oil Field������������213

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (Abstract only)����������������...217

Dehghani, Maryam

 

Effects of Microwave Radiation on Oil Recovery�����������������...219

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

 

Predicting Fluid-Flow in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs��������������...225

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Abdalla Ayoub, Mohammed; Dehghani, Maryam

 

Gas Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Abstract only)�������...235

Dehghani, Maryam

 

Technologies for Removing Sulfur from Heavy Crude Oil��������������.237

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Dehghani, Fatemeh

 

Copper and Environment (Abstract only)���������������������245

Dehghani, Maryam

 

Oil Well Stimulation by Electro Acoustic Waves (Invited)��������������247

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

Cutting-Edge Process Management for Asia's Heavy Oil��������������...253

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

Optimization of Water Injection Well Placement for Water Injection into an Oil Reservoir to

Enhance Oil Recovery����������������������������.261

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Abdalla Ayoub, Mohammed

 

Gas Lift as an Artificial Lift for Production from an Oil Field������������...277

Esmaeili, Abdollah; Abdalla Ayoub, Mohammed

 

Technologies to Make 2nd Generation Bio-Fuels (Abstract only)�����������..287

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

Microbial Reservoir Souring (Abstract only)�������������������..289

Esmaeili, Abdollah

 

Electrochemical Synthesis of PBTE Thermoelectric Materials in NaOH Solution

(Abstract only)�������������������������������.291

Shi, Zhongning

 

Energy Conversion of Porous Media Combustion into Electric Power (Abstract only)���293

Bubnovich, Valeri

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL

 

Legal Analysis of Mining and Mineral Processing Concession Contracts in the European Union

and in the Republic of Albania�������������������������297

Nuni, Ardian; Daci, Jordan

 

Design, Performance and Litigation of Mining and Mineral Processing Contracts: Case of

Albania����������������������������������.307

Daci, Jordan; Ndoj, Leandro

 

Environmental Pollution and Industrial Corrosion in Fluvial/Marine Ports: Health, Social and

Legal Aspects�������������������������������...315

Valdez, Benjamin; Schorr, Michael; Lotan, Noah; Valdez, Ernesto;

Eliezer, Amir; Bastidas, Jose

 

Altered Patterns of Genetic Structure and Diversity in Mammal Species Exposed to Mine

Tailings in Huautla, Morelos, Mexico (Abstract only)����������������321

Tovar-Sanchez, Efrain; Ortiz-Hernandez, Ma. Laura;

Sanchez-Salinas, Enrique; Mussali-Galante, Patricia

 

Development of an Arsenic Stabilization Method to Remediate Soils and Wastes and its Use to

Improve the Security of Metallurgical Waste Disposal Sites�������������..323

Gutierrez-Ruiz, Margarita; Romero, Francisco; Ceniceros, Agueda;

Martinez, Gerardo; Tavares, Tania

 

The Ethos of Science, Production and Management in the Light of Modern Environmental

Policy: The Precautionary Principle and Social and Humanitarian Expertise�������339

Konovalova, Nadezda

 

Alloy Content in Steel Scrap by Use of Random Sampling Analysis and its Impact on the

Electric Arc Furnace�����������������������������343

Jonsson, Par; Tilliander, Anders; Gauffin, Alicia

 

The Viability of the Phosphate Industry: Towards a Sustainable Mineral Mining Policy in Israel

(Abstract only)�������������������������������.355

Danon, Michael

 

Relationship between Different Types of Genotoxic Damage and Arsenic Blood Concentration

in Individuals Residing in an Arsenic Contaminated Area in Central Mexico

(Abstract only)�������������������������������.357

Mussali-Galante, Patricia; Ortiz-Hernandez, Ma. Laura;

Sanchez-Salinas, Enrique; Tovar-Sanchez, Efrain

 

Investigation on Clean Recycling of Arsenic from the High-Arsenic Dust��������359

Yi, Yu; Guo, Xueyi; Li, Dong; Shi, Jing

 

Adsorption Capacity of a Chelating Resin in the Heavy Metals Adsorption from Contaminated

Effluent����������������������������������369

Ramona, Martinez; Certucha, Teresa; Agustin, Gomez; Luis, Almazan;

Leobardo, Valenzuela; Monge, Onofre

 

 

Information Technology in Agricultural Production (Abstract only)����������.379

Jugovic, Zorka

 

Partly Dislocation of the Industrial Waste from Mitrovica Industrial Park and its Impact on the

Environment��������������������������������.381

Malollari, Ilirjan; Lajqi, Nushe; Sadiku, Milaim; Muliqi, Ismet;

Kelmendi, Mensur; Baruti, Blerim

 

Study of the Biosorption of Heavy Metals of Anthropogenic Effluents Using Escherichia

Coli�����������������������������������...387

Monge, Onofre; Certucha, Teresa; Almendariz, Francisco Javier;

Platt, Luis Carlos; Gomez, Agustin

 

 

MULTISCALE

 

Perseverance Inspired by Prof. Shechtman in 1987 Leads to Discovery of Mysterious Current

Spike and Nano-Confinement in Semiconductors (Plenary) (Abstract only)�������.401

Nowak, Roman; Chrobak, Dariusz

 

On the Two Hidden Contributions to Volume Change Implied by the Deformation of an Actual

Material and on their Distinct Physical Role (Invited)����������������403

Guzzetta, Giuseppe

 

On Materials Informatics and Knowledge Discovery: Mechanical Characterization of Vapor-

Grown Carbon Nanofiber/Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites (Invited)�����������..411

King, Roger; Abuomar, Osama; Nouranian, Sasan; Lacy, Tom

 

Phase Transitions in a Slender 3-D SMA Cylinder: A Generalization of Ericksen's Classical 1-D

Results (Invited)������������������������������...435

Dai, Hui Hui; Song, Zilong

 

Surface Effect at Nanoscale Based on Gurtin's Theory: A Critical Review of Recent Advances

(Invited) (Abstract only)���������������������������..441

Liu, Jianlin

 

The Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube Nanofluids: From the Nano to the Macro Scales

(Invited) (Abstract only)���������������������������..443

Marquis, Fernand

 

Adaptive Methods for Multiscale Fracture (Invited) (Abstract only)����������.445

Bordas, Stephane; Kerfriden, Pierre; Akbari, Ahmad; Goury, Olivier

 

On Relationship between Size Effect and Strain Rate Effect of Strength of Quasi-Brittle

Materials (Invited) (Abstract only)�����������������������..447

Qi, Chengzhi; Aifantis, Elias

A Revamped Paradigm of Composite Materials: From Ancient-To-Modern Concepts and

Applications (Invited)����������������������������.449

Pech-Canul, Martin; Aifantis, Elias

 

Sextus Empiricus and the Scientific Scepticism (Invited)��������������..459

Baloyannis, Stavros

 

Thermal Shock Investigation of Steel Work Roll in Cold Rolling Process�������...479

Mottahedi, Ali Akbar; Mottahedi, Mahdi; Kashani, Amir

 

Coarse-Graining Approaches for Complex Materials as 'Non-Simple' Continua (Invited)

(Abstract only)�������������������������������491

Trovalusci, Patrizia

 

Disclinations and Pentagonal Symmetry in Micro-And Nanocrystalline Objects (Invited)

(Abstract only)�������������������������������493

Romanov, Alexey; Kolesnikova, Anna; Dorogin, Leonid; Vikarchuk, Anatoly

 

One More Law of Thermodynamics? (Invited) (Abstract only)������������495

Berdichevsky, Victor

 

Polymer Structure and Dynamics in Polymer/Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites (Invited)

(Abstract only)�������������������������������497

Anastasiadis, Spiros H.

 

Symmetry Analysis and Invariance Relations in Mechanics of Materials (Abstract only)�..499

Ganghoffer, Jean Francois

 

Inclusion of Arbitrary Polygon with Graded Eigenstrain in an Anisotropic Piezoelectric Plane

(Invited) (Abstract only)���������������������������..501

Xu, K.y.

 

From Rebo Potentials to a Mechanical Model of Graphene under a Combination of Bending and

Stretching Loads (Abstract only)������������������������.503

Pugno, Nicola; Favata, Antonino; Podio-Guidugli, Paolo

 

On Consistency of Constitutive Prescriptions in Statistical and Continuum Mechanics

(Abstract only)�������������������������������.505

Podio-Guidugli, Paolo

 

Crystal Plasticity at the Micro-Scale: Experiments and Theory (Invited) (Abstract only)��507

Ngan, Alfonso