This book aims to bring together the latest advances in, and applications of, fine and specialty chemicals, environmental chemical engineering, clean production technologies, green chemical processing technology, chemicals and equipment, sensors and sensor materials, energy materials technology, materials protection technology, materials processing technology, functional materials, etc. It constitutes a useful and timely review of those topics.

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). This work aims to bring together the latest advances in, and applications of, chemical materials and equipment, sensors and sensor materials, energy materials technology, materials protection technology, materials processing technology, functional materials, etc. A useful and timely review of the subject.

Covering a wide range of topics on safety, reliability and risk management, the present publication will be of interest to academics and professionals working in a wide range of scientific, industrial and governmental sectors, including: Aeronautics and Aerospace; Chemical and Process Industry; Civil Engineering; Critical Infrastructures; Energy; Information Technology and Telecommunications; Land Transportation; Manufacturing; Maritime Transportation; Mechanical Engineering; Natural Hazards; Nuclear Industry; Offshore Industry; Policy Making and Public Planning.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2012 International Conference on Advanced Materials and its Application (AMA 2012), April 28-29, 2012, Changsha, China