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Jashanpreet Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. His areas of research are composites, ceramics, tribology and coatings, numerical simulation, and materials characterization.

Satish Kumar is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur. His research interests are composites, ceramics, coatings, numerical modelling, rheology, and materials characterization.

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Zirconia: Properties, Synthesis, and Applications is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the research in the field of zirconia-based materials. As Zirconia displays a unique combination of mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties, this book focuses on the growing number of applications of zirconia-based materials, including their usage in biomedical, energy, and environmental applications. In addition to zirconia’s properties, synthesis, and applications, a brief historical introduction is provided, along with future guidance. This book will be of interest to a broad audience, including students, academics, and industrial researchers working in materials science, chemistry, and physics.

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Section 1: Zirconia: Synthesis and properties

1. Zirconia and zirconia-based materials: A brief introduction
2. Properties of zirconia-based materials
3. Radioprotective properties of zirconia

4. Synthesis of zirconia-based materials

   Section 2: Applications of zirconia and zirconia-based materials

5. Catalytic applications of zirconia
6. Photocatalytic application of zirconia-based materials
7. Superhydrophobic-superoleophilic fabrics applications of zirconia-based materials
8. Zirconia-based coatings
9. Zirconia-based solid oxide fuel cells
10. Zirconium-based materials for energy storage and fuel recovery
11. Zirconium-based materials in electronics
12. Zirconia nanoparticles for electrochemical sensors.
13. Optical applications of zirconia.
14. Biosensors based on zirconia
15. Biological, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of zirconia
16. Environmental applications of zirconia
17. Case study on advancement in catalytic and photocatalytic applications of zirconia-based materials
18. Case study on novel superhydrophobic and superoleophilic materials and coatings of zirconia-based materials
19. Case study on zirconia-based solid oxide fuel cells
20. Case study on zirconia-based sensors used in biomedical and electrochemical applications

21. Case study on zirconia based pharmaceutical implants

    Section 3: Future of zirconia

22. Effectiveness of zirconia as compared to other metal oxides
23. Challenges, economical aspects, and future perspectives of zirconia