This special issue contains selected peer-reviewed papers which were presented at the Third International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids (DSL-2007), held at the Hotel Pestana Alvor Praia, Algarve, Portugal during the 4th-6th July, 2007.

Table of Contents:
Committees Preface Phase Stability in Hydroxyapatite / Barium Titanate Piezo Bioceramics Effect of Bond Coat Diffusion on Adhesion Behaviour of Hard Alloy Powder NiCrBCSi (Fe) Coatings Thermally Sprayed on 60CrMn4 Steel A Calorimetric Study on the Precipitation of T1 Phase during the Ageing of an Al-Li-Cu-Zr Alloy Investigation of the Effects of GP Zones Formation on the Properties of AA2090 Alloy Synthesis of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Prepared by Various Surfactants and Studying their Characterizations Analysis of the Time-Dependent Heating on the Natural Convection from a Vertical Open Ended Porous Cylinder Sonochemical Synthesis of SnO/ZnO Nano-Composite: The Effects of Temperature and Sonication Power Designing Cryogenic Vapour-Cooled Current Leads Magnetically Stabilized and Fluidized Beds: Heat and Mass Transfer Analytical Solution of Unsteady Heat Diffusion within a Porous Copper Layer Deposited on Alumina Substrate and Subjected to a Moving Laser Beam Growth Kinetics of Al-Si-Fe Intermetallics during Hot Dipping of Steel Production of Electrical Steel by Hot Dipping in Aluminium Microstructure Characterization by EBSD of Hot Rolled High-Silicon Steel The Enhanced Kinetics of Precipitation Effects in Ultra Fine Grained Mg Alloys Prepared by High Pressure Torsion The Clustering of Cu Atoms in Neutron Irradiated Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels Studied by Positron Annihilation Modeling of Flow and Transport Processes Occurred in a Typical Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Limits to N-Type Doping in Ge: Formation of Donor-Vacancy Complexes Co Anomalous Growth Kinetics of the CoSi Reaction Layer in a Si/System Intrinsic Diffusivities and Modeling of the Diffusion Multiples Electro-Diffusion in Multicomponent Ion-Selective Membranes; Numerical Solution of the Coupled Nernst–Planck–Poisson Equations Experimental and Numerical Study on Vapor Condensation of Wet Flue Gas in Chimney Dynamic and Equilibrium Swelling of Biodegradable Starch-Based Superabsorbent Polymers Experimental Values of Diffusion Coefficients of Organic Compounds in Water Effect of Temperature and Volume Changes on Effective Diffusivities of Sucrose and NaCl during Osmotic Dehydration of Vegetable Tissue Numerical Study of Propane-Air Mixture Combustion in a Burner Element Concentration Dependent Diffusion in Building Materials – Application of Different Methods Anomalous Diffusion during Water Absorption in Porous Building Materials – Experimental Evidence Influence of Burner Geometry on Flame Characteristics of Propane-Air Mixture: Experimental and Numerical Studies Systematics of Grain Boundary Diffusion and Solute Segregation in Copper Poly- and Bicrystals Metal Oxides Interaction with Reducing Gas in Bubble Ore Melt About Forecasting Durability of Particles of Iron Powders and Sintered Materials Boundary Conditions in the Diffusion of Fluids in Swelling Polymers Effect of Synthesis Temperature on the Morphology of ZnO Nanoparticles Obtained via a Novel Chemical Route Investigation of Reaction Conditions on Alcohol-Thermal Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles An Investigation on the Mechanism of TiC+Al2O3 Formation in the Combustion Synthesis of the Mechanically Activated TiO2-Al-C System An Investigation on the Mechanism of TiC+Al2O3 Combustion Synthesis via Mechanical Activation of Double Phases in TiO2-Al-C System Calculations of the Effective Thermal Conductivity in a Model of Syntactic Metallic Hollow Sphere Structures Using a Lattice Monte Carlo Method Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Compact Heat Sinks Using Cellular Metals A Model of Single Molecule Magnet Behavior of the [CuIILTbIII(hfac)2]2 Cluster Oxygen Isotope Exchange between Gaseous Phase Enriched with 18O Isotope and Nanocrystal Oxides LaMnO3+d Obtained by Severe Plastic Deformation Mechanical Damping of the Snoek Peak in Tantalum – Oxygen System Structure of Nitrided Layer Formed on Austenitic Stainless Steel by a New Gas Nitriding Process Optimization of Intermittent Hot Air Drying of Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) Nitrogen Diffusion in the Nb-2.0wt%Ti Measured by Mechanical Spectroscopy Nitrogen Diffusion in the Nb-1.0wt%Zr Measured by Mechanical Spectroscopy Oxygen Diffusion in Superconducting Oxides Thermodynamical Behaviour of PdSe2 while Subjected Isothermally to High Pressure – Volumetric Level Analysis Thermodynamical Behaviour of PdSe2 while Subjected Isothermally to High Pressure - Axial Level Analysis Measurement of Aluminium Oxide-Film Thickness: Barrier Oxide Film and Oxide Porous Layer Diffusion Brazing of Single Crystalline Nickel Base Superalloys Using Boron Free Nickel Base Braze Alloys Effects of Mg Additions on Surface Morphology and Corrosion Resistance of Hot-Dipped Zn Coatings Determination of Concentration Dependent Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon in Expanded Austenite Point Defects Characterization in Quenched d-Ni2Si as Deduced from Isothermal Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements Growth Kinetics of Fe Boride Layers: Application of a Diffusion Model Application of Artificial Neural Network for Prediction of Heat Treated Sintered Steels Properties Prediction of Martensite Formation Start Temperature in Steels Using Artificial Neural Networks Austenite Formation Temperature Prediction in Steels Using an Artificial Neural Network Influence of P/M Distaloy AE Steel Porosities and Nitriding Process Parameters in Diffusion and Configuration of Nitrided Layers Through Advanced Liquid Salt Bath Nitriding Process The Effect of Microstructure Heterogeneity on Fatigue Property of Powder Metallurgy Steels Influence of the Transition to Nanoscaled State on Electrochemical Properties of LaMnO3+d Oxide Effect of Thermal Gradient on Solidification Microstructure in the Ni-Base Single Crystal Superalloy CMSX10 Microstructural Analysis of Compressive Zr62Cu17Ni13Al8 Bulk Amorphous Alloy Thermal Diffusivity of TiAlNb and AlNi Alloys - The European IMPRESS Project Long-Range Diffusion of Hydrogen in Solid-Solution PdCe Alloys as Deduced from Absorption Experiments Dominant Factor for the Occurrence of a Steam Explosion Evaluation of Transmission Conditions for Thin Reactive Heat-Conducting Interphases Finite Element Verification of Transmission Conditions for Thin Reactive Heat-Conducting Interphases Numerical Study of the Inlet Conditions Influence on Laminar Plane Wall Jets Mass Transfer Analysis during Osmotic Dehydration of Eggplant Using Binary Solutions of Sucrose and Sodium Chloride Cross Interdiffusion Coefficients in Nickel- and Iron-Based Ternary Alloys Exploration of the Transition from Harrison Type-A Kinetics to Type-B Kinetics Regimes in Grain Boundary Diffusion Visualization of the Vacancy-Wind Effect Occurring in Chemical Diffusion and Ionic Conductivity in Solids Diffusion Kinetics Analysis of Cation Diffusion in YSZ and LSGM Theoretical Studies of Diffusion Kinetics in Austenite Finite Element Modelling of Oxygen Diffusion and Segregation at Interfaces in Ag-MgO Composites: Parametric Studies Interfacial Reactions during the Dissolution of Titanium in Liquid Iron Parametric Analyses of the TROI Experimental Results by Using the TEXAS-V Code Defect-Induced Photoluminescence of Powdered Silica Glass Mass Transfer Kinetics in the Desulphurisation of Pig Iron with CaO and CaC2 Kinetic Description of the Mass Transfer in Ladle Metallurgy Operations Estimation of the Rate of Hydrogen Penetration in a Welded API 5L Steel Pipe Mössbauer Spectroscopy Studies of Grain Boundaries in Nanostructured Metals Effect of Doping, Composite Geometry and Diffusion Annealing Schedules on the Structure of Nb3Sn Layers in Nb/Cu-Sn Wires Kinetics Parameters of Atomic Migration and Diffuse Scattering of Radiations within the F.C.C.-Ni–Al Alloys Atomic-Ordering Kinetics and Diffusivities in Ni–Fe Permalloy Al-Li Surface Alloying in the Electrolytic Method Investigation of Homogenization Treatment in Al- Li- Cu- Zr Alloys Effect of Antioxidants and Atmosphere on the Phase Formation and Microstructure of In Situ MgO-Al2O3 Spinels Formation and Decomposition of Sol-Gel Synthesized Aluminum Titanate Nano Powders at the Presence of Fe2O3 Additive Effect of Colloidal Silica and Nano Boehmite Mixture on Reaction Sintering, Microstructure and Physical Properties of Tialite Nonclassical Properties of Molecular Diffusion in Liquids and Dense Gases Nanoparticle Friction Force and Effective Viscosity of Nanosuspensions Diffusion of Refractory Elements in Ni—X—Y (X, Y: Co, Re, Ru, W) Ternary Alloys Diffusion-Evaporation Studies of Binary Mixtures in Capillary Tubes Chronoamperometric Determination of Diffusion Coefficients for Borohydride Anions in Sodium Hydroxide Solutions Effect of Sodium Borohydride on the Hydrogen Diffusion in MmNi3.6Mn0.4Al0.3Co0.7 Hydride Electrode Wagnerian Scaling Diffusion Kinetics On the Features of Ultramicroelectrodes Isothermes of Surface and Grain Boundary Tension of Cu-Based Alloys with Sb, Sn, In Simplification of Ensemble Averaged Two-Phase Flow with Heat and Mass Transfer Equations for Boiling in a Channel Microstructure Evaluation of Solid-Solution in Fe-Cu Immiscible Alloy System Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles via Sol-Gel Process Using Triethanolamine as a Novel Surfactant MnO-C Interaction – Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibria Ternary Interdiffusion in L12-Ni3Al with Ir Alloying Addition Evaluation of the Coverage Pattern on the Fracture Surface of Bi-Embrittled Cu Grain Boundaries by Means of Auger Electron Spectroscopy The Influence of Quenching Baths on Grain Boundary Wetting Transition in Sn–25 at% In alloy Effect of Si on High-Temperature Oxidation of Steel during Hot Rolling High-Temperature Oxidation of Fe- Si Alloys in the Temperature Range 900-1250°C Diffusion of 8Li Short-Lived Radiotracer in Li Ionic Conductors of NaTl-Type Intermetallic Compounds Thermal-Mechanical Responses of Ti-6Al-4V during Orthogonal Cutting Process Mass Transfer Coefficients during Steel Decarburization in a RH Degasser Effect of the SiO2/Si Interface on Self-Diffusion in SiO2 Upon Oxidation Modelling of Stable Fission Gases Diffusion in UO2 Nuclear Fuel Computational Study of Heat Transfer in Honeycomb Structures Accounting for Gaseous Pore Filler Study of Distribution of Impurity Atoms in Metallurgical Macrodefects Evolution of the Enriched Layer at the Oxide/Metal Interface during Oxidation of Recycled Steels with Copper and Copper+Nickel Residuals The Influence of Deep Cryogenic Treatment after Supersaturation of Al 4.7% Cu Alloy on Transformation during Ageing. Studies of Dilatometry, DSC, Hardness and XRD The Influence of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Transformation during Tempering of Quenched D2 Steel. Studies oF XRD, Structures, DSC, Dilatometry, Hardness and Impact Energy Coupled FEM-BEM Approach for Axisymetrical Heat Transfer Problems Diffusion of Refractory Elements in Ternary Iron Alloys Investigation of Sulfur Transition through Metal-Slag Phase Boundary in Natural Moving Conditions Special Session: Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media Diffusion of Water in Chestnut Fruits during Drying and Rehydration Processes at Different Temperatures Drying of a Low Porosity Product (Carrot) as Affected by Power Ultrasound Reduction of Solids in Leachate Streams by Membrane Bioreactors: Mass Transfer Topics and Fouling Problems Comparison between Maxwell-Stefan and Nernst-Planck Equations to Describe Ion Exchange in Microporous Materials Numerical Modelling of the Heat and Mass Transfer in a Channel with Hygroscopic Walls A New Approach to Measure Diffusion Coefficients at Different Temperatures – A Simple Experiment Experimental Study of Free Convection from a Vertical Flat Plate in Porous Media Liquid Chromatographic Method for Quantifying Atrazine Extracted by Supercritical Extraction Heat and Mass Transfer Porous Medium Saturated with Compressible Fluid with Boundary Domain Integral Method Development of Porous Ceramics for Gas Burners Modeling of Transport Phenomena in a Fuel Cell Anode