Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy provides a comprehensive accounting on the fundamentals, current developments, challenges and future prospects of emerging materials for the development of sustainable energy. Each chapter addresses a distinct and important area within the energy field and includes comprehensive data to support the materials being presented. Sections cover Batteries, Capacitors and Supercapacitors, Fuel cells, Thermoelectrics, Novel illumination sources and techniques, Photovoltaics & Solar cells, Alternative energy sources, hydrogen as an energy source, including hydrogen production and fuel generation, the use of Biofuels and Carbon dioxide.
The book concludes with three chapters related to advanced materials under development for energy conservation and environmental protection, including theories, methodologies and simulations established for advanced materials.
1. Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 10. List of Tables - p. Page xii 11. Chapter 1 : Recent advances of nanomaterials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries: opportunities and challenges - p. Page xii 12. Chapter 2 : Functional materials for solid-state battery applications - p. Page 38 13. Chapter 3 : Supercapacitors: basics and progress - p. Page 54 14. Chapter 4 : Electrochemical capacitors: basic concepts and emerging nanomaterials for electrodes - p. Page 76 15. Chapter 5 : Nanoporous silicon materials for solar energy by electrochemical approach - p. Page 112 16. Chapter 6 : Mixed transition metal oxides for electrochemical energy storage - p. Page 124 17. Chapter 7 : Bi- and trimetallic MOFs and their MOF-derived nanocarbons in electrocatalytic water splitting processes - p. Page 138 18. Chapter 8 : Photovoltaic devices: dye sensitized and perovskite solar cells - p. Page 167 19. Chapter 9 : Photovoltaics: background and novel carbon-based materials for third-generation solar cells - p. Page 190 20. Chapter 10 : Photochromic molecules and materials: design and development - p. Page 224 21. Chapter 11 : Designing heterostructures for production of solar fuels - p. Page 253 22. Chapter 12 : Evacuated solar energy collector - p. Page 272 23. Chapter 13 : Nanostructured semiconductors for hydrogen production through photocatalyatic water splitting - p. Page 298 24. Chapter 14 : Doped mixed phase transition metal oxides for photocatalysis - p. Page 329 25. Chapter 15 : Graphitic carbon nitride as a metal free photocatalyst for solar water splitting - p. Page 342 26. Chapter 16 : Lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks as a promising visible light photocatalyst for hydrogen production - p. Page 373 27. Chapter 17 : Biofuels - p. Page 393 28. Chapter 18 : Trends in valorization of biomass to biofuels: biobutanol - p. Page 413 29. Chapter 19 : Bioethanol as an alternative energy resource for a sustainability: an approach - p. Page 430 30. Chapter 20 : Biodiesel production from various nonedible plant seeds via transesterification process as an alternate feedstock - p. Page 447 31. Chapter 21 : Microalgae as a source of sustainable energy resource for biofuels: a review - p. Page 464 32. Chapter 22 : Mesoporous polymers for the catalytic conversion of biomass platform molecules to value-added chemicals - p. Page 489 33. Chapter 23 : Sustainable biohydrogen production: technoeconomic analysis - p. Page 524 34. Chapter 24 : Catalytic hydrogen generation from biomass and its derivatives - p. Page 541 35. Chapter 25 : Carbon dioxide sequestration, conversion and utilization - p. Page 564 36. Chapter 26 : Carbon capture using NaCl (halite) - p. Page 586 37. Chapter 27 : Carbon capture using halite, seawater, and saline water - p. Page 615 38. Chapter 28 : Recent developments in techniques and technologies for analytical, spectroscopic, structural, and morphological characterization of modern materials of advanced applications - p. Page 666 39. Chapter 29 : Recent trends and future potential of sustainable energy efficient materials for commercial buildings - p. Page 718 40. Chapter 30 : Materials for energy-efficient systems and environmental remediation - p. Page 738 41. Chapter 31 : Chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals—optoelectronic applications - p. Page 769 42. Chapter 32 : Elemental semiconductor nanocrystals - p. Page 812 43. Chapter 33 : Metal oxide nanocrystals—applications - p. Page 841 44. Chapter 34 : Special modifying inorganic physical vapor deposition coatings and surface systems for sustainable energy products* - p. Page 872 45. Chapter 35 : Growth of 2D boron materials - p. Page 912 46. Chapter 36 : Surface modification of metal-organic frameworks and their applications for the gas adsorption - p. Page 957 47. Index - p. Page 983
Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy provides a comprehensive accounting on the fundamentals, current developments, challenges and future prospects of emerging materials for the development of sustainable energy. Each chapter addresses a distinct and important area within the energy field and includes comprehensive data to support the materials being presented. Sections cover Batteries, Capacitors and Supercapacitors, Fuel cells, Thermoelectrics, Novel illumination sources and techniques, Photovoltaics & Solar cells, Alternative energy sources, hydrogen as an energy source, including hydrogen production and fuel generation, the use of Biofuels and Carbon dioxide.
The book concludes with three chapters related to advanced materials under development for energy conservation and environmental protection, including theories, methodologies and simulations established for advanced materials.
1. Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 10. List of Tables - p. Page xii 11. Chapter 1 : Recent advances of nanomaterials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries: opportunities and challenges - p. Page xii 12. Chapter 2 : Functional materials for solid-state battery applications - p. Page 38 13. Chapter 3 : Supercapacitors: basics and progress - p. Page 54 14. Chapter 4 : Electrochemical capacitors: basic concepts and emerging nanomaterials for electrodes - p. Page 76 15. Chapter 5 : Nanoporous silicon materials for solar energy by electrochemical approach - p. Page 112 16. Chapter 6 : Mixed transition metal oxides for electrochemical energy storage - p. Page 124 17. Chapter 7 : Bi- and trimetallic MOFs and their MOF-derived nanocarbons in electrocatalytic water splitting processes - p. Page 138 18. Chapter 8 : Photovoltaic devices: dye sensitized and perovskite solar cells - p. Page 167 19. Chapter 9 : Photovoltaics: background and novel carbon-based materials for third-generation solar cells - p. Page 190 20. Chapter 10 : Photochromic molecules and materials: design and development - p. Page 224 21. Chapter 11 : Designing heterostructures for production of solar fuels - p. Page 253 22. Chapter 12 : Evacuated solar energy collector - p. Page 272 23. Chapter 13 : Nanostructured semiconductors for hydrogen production through photocatalyatic water splitting - p. Page 298 24. Chapter 14 : Doped mixed phase transition metal oxides for photocatalysis - p. Page 329 25. Chapter 15 : Graphitic carbon nitride as a metal free photocatalyst for solar water splitting - p. Page 342 26. Chapter 16 : Lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks as a promising visible light photocatalyst for hydrogen production - p. Page 373 27. Chapter 17 : Biofuels - p. Page 393 28. Chapter 18 : Trends in valorization of biomass to biofuels: biobutanol - p. Page 413 29. Chapter 19 : Bioethanol as an alternative energy resource for a sustainability: an approach - p. Page 430 30. Chapter 20 : Biodiesel production from various nonedible plant seeds via transesterification process as an alternate feedstock - p. Page 447 31. Chapter 21 : Microalgae as a source of sustainable energy resource for biofuels: a review - p. Page 464 32. Chapter 22 : Mesoporous polymers for the catalytic conversion of biomass platform molecules to value-added chemicals - p. Page 489 33. Chapter 23 : Sustainable biohydrogen production: technoeconomic analysis - p. Page 524 34. Chapter 24 : Catalytic hydrogen generation from biomass and its derivatives - p. Page 541 35. Chapter 25 : Carbon dioxide sequestration, conversion and utilization - p. Page 564 36. Chapter 26 : Carbon capture using NaCl (halite) - p. Page 586 37. Chapter 27 : Carbon capture using halite, seawater, and saline water - p. Page 615 38. Chapter 28 : Recent developments in techniques and technologies for analytical, spectroscopic, structural, and morphological characterization of modern materials of advanced applications - p. Page 666 39. Chapter 29 : Recent trends and future potential of sustainable energy efficient materials for commercial buildings - p. Page 718 40. Chapter 30 : Materials for energy-efficient systems and environmental remediation - p. Page 738 41. Chapter 31 : Chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals—optoelectronic applications - p. Page 769 42. Chapter 32 : Elemental semiconductor nanocrystals - p. Page 812 43. Chapter 33 : Metal oxide nanocrystals—applications - p. Page 841 44. Chapter 34 : Special modifying inorganic physical vapor deposition coatings and surface systems for sustainable energy products* - p. Page 872 45. Chapter 35 : Growth of 2D boron materials - p. Page 912 46. Chapter 36 : Surface modification of metal-organic frameworks and their applications for the gas adsorption - p. Page 957 47. Index - p. Page 983
