Rishi Raj & Daniel G. Bachrach 
Advances in Polymer Derived Ceramics and Composites [PDF ebook] 

Preface vii
Introduction ix
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Poly[(Silylyne)Ethynylene] and Poly[(Silylene)Ethynylene]: New
Precursors for the Efficient Synthesis of Silicon Carbide 3
Soichiro Kyushin, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa, Masafumi Kubota, Keisuke
Negishi, Kiyohito Okamura, and Kenji Suzuki
Synthesis of a Catalyst-Loaded Si C Material from Si-Based
Polymer 7
Akira Idesaki, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa
Solid-State NMR Studies on Precursor-Derived Si-B-C-N Ceramics
13
Otgontuul Tsetsgee and Klaus Müller
Intermediate-Range Order in Polymer-Route Si-C-0 Fibers by
High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction and Reverse Monte Carlo Modelling
33
Kentaro Suzuya, Shinji Kohara, Kiyohito Okamura, Hiroshi
Ichikawa, and Kenji Suzuki
Evaluation of Heat Stability of Si-O-C Fibers Derived from
Polymethylsilsesquioxane 39
Masaki Narisawa, Ryu-lchi Sumimoto, Ken-Ichiro Kita, Yayoi
Satoh, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Young-Wook Kim, Masaki Sugimoto, and
Masahito Yoshikawa
Investigation of Nano Porous Si C Based Fibers Synthesized by
Precursor Method 45
Ken’ichiro Kita, Masaki Narisawa, Atsushi Nakahira, Hiroshi
Mabuchi, Masayoshi Itoh, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito
Yoshikawa
PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS
Mullite Monoliths, Coatings and Composites from a Preceramic
Polymer Containing Alumina Nano-Sized Particles 53
E. Bernardo, G. Parcianello, P. Colombo, J. Adler, and D.
Boettge
Functionally Graded Ceramics Derived from Preceramic Polymers
61
Martin Steinau, Nahum Travitzky, Timo Zipperle, and Peter
Greil
Generation of Ceramic Layers on Transition Metals via Reaction
with Si CN-Precursors 73
C. Delpero, W. Krenkel, and G. Motz
Facile Ceramic Micro-Structure Generation Using
Electrohydrodynamic Processing and Pyrolysis 81
Z. Ahmad, M. Nangrejo, U. Farook, E.Stride, M. Edirisinghe, E.
Bernardo, and P. Colombo
Development of Si-N Based Hydrogen Separation Membrane 87
Keita Miyajima, Tomokazu Eda, Haruka Ohta, Yasunori Ando, Shigeo
Nagaya, Tomoyuki Ohba, and Yuji Iwamoto
Porous Polymer Derived Ceramics Decorated with In-Situ Grown
Nanowires 95
Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu and Paolo Colombo
Synthesis of Ceramic Nano Fiber from Precursor Polymer by Single
Particle Nano-Fabrication Technique 105
Masaki Sugimoto, Akira Idesaki, Masahito Yoshikawa, Shogo
Watanabe, and Shu Seki
Synthesis of Novel Si BNC Fiber Precursor by a One-Pot Route
111
Yun Tang, Jun Wang, Xiao-dong Li, and Yi Wang
Preparation of Si C Ceramic Fibers Containing CNT 117
Xiaodong Li, Haizhe Wang, Dafang Zhao, and Qingling Fang
Preparation and Properties of Non-Circular Cross-Section Si C
Fibers from a Preceramic Polymer 121
Wang Yingde, Liu Xuguang, Wanglei, Lan Xinyan, Xue Jingen, Jiang
Yonggang, and Zhong Wenli
Economy of Fuel Gas in a Combustion Furnace by Means of
Si-C-Zr-0 Tyranno-Fiber Mat Sheets Converting High Temperature Gas
Enthalpy into Radiant Heat Rays 127
Kenji Suzuki, Kiyotaka Ito, Matsumi Tabuchi, and Masaki
Shibuya
Author Index 137

Paolo Colombo graduated from the University of Padova, Italy, with a degree in chemical engineering. In 1991 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the Pennsylvania State University. He worked as a research associate at the University of Padova before becoming associate professor at the University of Bologna. He is currently also an adjunct professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. Paolo Colombo’s research interests include the development of advanced ceramic materials and components from preceramic polymers as well as the use of hazardous industrial and natural wastes as raw materials for glass products such as foams and fibers.