Advanced Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Renewable Energy, Second Edition presents timely topics related to nanomaterials' feasible synthesis and characterization and their application in the energy fields. The book examines the broader aspects of energy use, including environmental effects of disposal of Li-ion and Na batteries and reviews the main energy sources of today and tomorrow, from fossil fuels to biomass, hydropower, storage power and solar energy. The monograph treats energy carriers globally in terms of energy storage, transmission, and distribution, addresses fuel cell-based solutions in transportation, industrial, and residential building, considers synergistic systems, and more.
This new edition also offers updated statistical data and references; a new chapter on the synchronous x-ray based analysis techniques and electron tomography, and if waste disposal of energy materials pose a risk to the microorganism in water, and land use; expanding coverage of renewable energy from the first edition; with newer color illustrations.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Biography of the editors - p. xv 8. Preface: Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future - p. xxxi 9. Part 1: Research in alternative energy - p. xlvi 10. Chapter 1. Energy-efficient building technologies - p. 3 11. Part 2: Synthesis, characterization, and toxicity of nanomaterials - p. 33 12. Chapter 2. Synthesis of nanomaterials using top-down methods - p. 37 13. Chapter 3. Synthesis of nanomaterials using bottom-up methods - p. 61 14. Chapter 4. Physics-based impedance spectroscopy characterization of operating PEM fuel cells - p. 111 15. Chapter 5. Structural engineering of metal-organic frameworks - p. 159 16. Chapter 6. Oxidative stress–mediated nanotoxicity: mechanisms, adverse effects, and oxidative potential of engineered nanomaterials - p. 179 17. Part 3: Nanomaterial applications in batteries, hydrogen production, electrocatalysis, and future outlook - p. 218 18. Chapter 7. Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting and implications regarding panel reactors for large-scale applications - p. 221 19. Chapter 8. Advanced carbon nanomaterial–based anodes for sodium-ion batteries - p. 251 20. Chapter 9. Recent advances in catalytic hydrogen generation from formic acid using carbon-based catalysts - p. 273 21. Chapter 10. Postface: a path to sustainable energy by 2030 and beyond. Role of new electrocatalysts in the development of a sustainability platform - p. 303 22. Index - p. 309
Advanced Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Renewable Energy, Second Edition presents timely topics related to nanomaterials' feasible synthesis and characterization and their application in the energy fields. The book examines the broader aspects of energy use, including environmental effects of disposal of Li-ion and Na batteries and reviews the main energy sources of today and tomorrow, from fossil fuels to biomass, hydropower, storage power and solar energy. The monograph treats energy carriers globally in terms of energy storage, transmission, and distribution, addresses fuel cell-based solutions in transportation, industrial, and residential building, considers synergistic systems, and more.
This new edition also offers updated statistical data and references; a new chapter on the synchronous x-ray based analysis techniques and electron tomography, and if waste disposal of energy materials pose a risk to the microorganism in water, and land use; expanding coverage of renewable energy from the first edition; with newer color illustrations.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Biography of the editors - p. xv 8. Preface: Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future - p. xxxi 9. Part 1: Research in alternative energy - p. xlvi 10. Chapter 1. Energy-efficient building technologies - p. 3 11. Part 2: Synthesis, characterization, and toxicity of nanomaterials - p. 33 12. Chapter 2. Synthesis of nanomaterials using top-down methods - p. 37 13. Chapter 3. Synthesis of nanomaterials using bottom-up methods - p. 61 14. Chapter 4. Physics-based impedance spectroscopy characterization of operating PEM fuel cells - p. 111 15. Chapter 5. Structural engineering of metal-organic frameworks - p. 159 16. Chapter 6. Oxidative stress–mediated nanotoxicity: mechanisms, adverse effects, and oxidative potential of engineered nanomaterials - p. 179 17. Part 3: Nanomaterial applications in batteries, hydrogen production, electrocatalysis, and future outlook - p. 218 18. Chapter 7. Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting and implications regarding panel reactors for large-scale applications - p. 221 19. Chapter 8. Advanced carbon nanomaterial–based anodes for sodium-ion batteries - p. 251 20. Chapter 9. Recent advances in catalytic hydrogen generation from formic acid using carbon-based catalysts - p. 273 21. Chapter 10. Postface: a path to sustainable energy by 2030 and beyond. Role of new electrocatalysts in the development of a sustainability platform - p. 303 22. Index - p. 309
