Advanced Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Clean Energy and Environment presents recent advancements, revolutionary breakthroughs, and unraveled challenges in the development of electrochemical materials and devices for energy and environmental applications. The book discusses the latest trends in synthesis, processing, fabrication, characterization, and properties of materials. In addition, it highlights novel sustainable materials such as natural polysaccharides, biochar, plant-waste, animal-waste, other waste materials as promising substitutes for use in next-generation electrochemical devices.
The book also demonstrates crossroads research where the electrochemical removal of pollutants can be coupled with the electrical energy production, such as in biological fuel cells; desalination batteries/supercapacitors; and other integrated devices. This is a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, scientists, and professionals from a variety of sectors, including electrochemists, chemical engineers, environmental scientists, materials scientists, and energy researchers across academia and industry.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to electrochemistry and its scope in energy and environment - A greener approach - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 Road to sustainable electrochemical materials for clean energy and environment - p. 35 3. Part 2: Energy and environmental applications - p. 68 4. Chapter 3 Emerging electrode materials for electrochemical devices - p. 71 5. Chapter 4 New electrolytes formulation for electrochemical energy devices - p. 105 6. Chapter 5 Unlocking futuristic metal-ion batteries: Charting the path beyond Li-ion technologies - p. 141 7. Chapter 6 Revolutionary hybrid supercapacitor-batteries—High energy and high-power energy devices - p. 189 8. Chapter 7 Advancing electrochemical devices through sustainable strategies for energy and self-sustainable sensor applications - p. 221 9. Chapter 8 Current progresses in non-noble electrocatalysts for energy and environment - p. 259 10. Chapter 9 Breakthroughs in electrochemical technologies in treating environmental pollutants: Addressing micro/nano plastics - p. 303 11. Chapter 10 Advanced electrochemical sensing platform for health and environmental monitoring - p. 325 12. Part 3: Cross-road research and future scope - p. 360 13. Chapter 11 Overview of safety assessment and life-cycle analysis of electrochemical devices - p. 363 14. Chapter 12 Highlights on industrial case studies, patented research and commercialized electrochemical devices for clean energy and environment - p. 409 15. Index - p. 445
Advanced Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Clean Energy and Environment presents recent advancements, revolutionary breakthroughs, and unraveled challenges in the development of electrochemical materials and devices for energy and environmental applications. The book discusses the latest trends in synthesis, processing, fabrication, characterization, and properties of materials. In addition, it highlights novel sustainable materials such as natural polysaccharides, biochar, plant-waste, animal-waste, other waste materials as promising substitutes for use in next-generation electrochemical devices.
The book also demonstrates crossroads research where the electrochemical removal of pollutants can be coupled with the electrical energy production, such as in biological fuel cells; desalination batteries/supercapacitors; and other integrated devices. This is a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, scientists, and professionals from a variety of sectors, including electrochemists, chemical engineers, environmental scientists, materials scientists, and energy researchers across academia and industry.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to electrochemistry and its scope in energy and environment - A greener approach - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 Road to sustainable electrochemical materials for clean energy and environment - p. 35 3. Part 2: Energy and environmental applications - p. 68 4. Chapter 3 Emerging electrode materials for electrochemical devices - p. 71 5. Chapter 4 New electrolytes formulation for electrochemical energy devices - p. 105 6. Chapter 5 Unlocking futuristic metal-ion batteries: Charting the path beyond Li-ion technologies - p. 141 7. Chapter 6 Revolutionary hybrid supercapacitor-batteries—High energy and high-power energy devices - p. 189 8. Chapter 7 Advancing electrochemical devices through sustainable strategies for energy and self-sustainable sensor applications - p. 221 9. Chapter 8 Current progresses in non-noble electrocatalysts for energy and environment - p. 259 10. Chapter 9 Breakthroughs in electrochemical technologies in treating environmental pollutants: Addressing micro/nano plastics - p. 303 11. Chapter 10 Advanced electrochemical sensing platform for health and environmental monitoring - p. 325 12. Part 3: Cross-road research and future scope - p. 360 13. Chapter 11 Overview of safety assessment and life-cycle analysis of electrochemical devices - p. 363 14. Chapter 12 Highlights on industrial case studies, patented research and commercialized electrochemical devices for clean energy and environment - p. 409 15. Index - p. 445
