Atomically dispersed metallic materials (ADMMs) are the most advanced materials used in energy conversion and storage devices to improve their performance for portable electronics, electric vehicles, and stationary power stations. Atomically Dispersed Metallic Materials for Electrochemical Energy Technologies aims to facilitate research and development of ADMMs for applications in electrochemical energy devices. It provides a comprehensive description of the science and technology of ADMMs, incl...
Massanalyse (Sammlung Goeschen, 221/221a) (Sammlung Goeschen, #8221)
by Gerhart Heinz Jander Knoll
Electrochemistry of Metal Complexes
Electrochemistry has been undergoing noteworthy transformations in the last few decades. Such evolution is due to a number of possibility and applications of its methods in the industry, medicine and in the field of analysis. The book focus on the recent trends and achievements connected to electrochemical processes involving metal complexes.The first part of the book deals with important aspects of electroplating, including a discussion of co-deposition of metals and formation of alloys. All th...
Over-consumption of fossil fuels has caused deficiency of limited resources and environmental pollution. Hence, deployment and utilization of renewable energy become an urgent need. The development of next-generation rechargeable batteries that store more energy and last longer has been significantly driven by the utilization of renewable energy.This book starts with principles and fundamentals of lithium rechargeable batteries, followed by their designs and assembly. The book then focuses on th...
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics For Engineers
by Signe Kjelstrup, Dick Bedeaux, Eivind Johannessen, and Joachim Gross
Kjelstrup, Bedeaux, Johannessen, and Gross describe what non-equilibrium thermodynamics is in a simple and practical way and how it can add to engineering design. They explain how to describe proper equations of transport that are more precise than those used so far, and how to use them to understand the waste of energy resources in central process units in the industry. The authors introduce the entropy balance as an additional equation to use in engineering; to create consistent thermodynamic...
Switchable Bioelectronics
This book reviews the rapidly emerging field of switchable interfaces and its implications for bioelectronics. The authors piece together early breakthroughs and key developments and highlight the future of switchable bioelectronics by focusing on bioelectrochemical processes based on mimicking and controlling biological environments with external stimuli as well as responsive systems for drug delivery. All chapters in the book strive to answer the fundamental question: How do living systems pro...
Carbon Materials: Science And Applications (Engineering Materials For Technological Needs, #3)
by Deborah D. L. Chung
'The field of carbon materials is huge and often difficult to comprehend, but this book is easy to read and methodically covers the subject, including presenting materials properties and performance data with clear illustrations and graphs. References include relevant older and up-to-date sources of information. The book is tutorial style in nature and is an excellent resource for senior undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, and anyone who wants to learn more about carbon and incorpora...
Modern Battery Engineering: A Comprehensive Introduction
'This is a book primarily for engineers and materials scientists either researching or developing Li-ion energy storage batteries who want to understand some of the critical aspects of Li-ion battery technology and gain knowledge about the latest engineering designs and latest materials being used in Li-ion batteries. Good technical depth, many tables of data, and many illustrations combined with references at the end of each chapter for further in-depth study make this book worth reading to gai...
Smart and Flexible Energy Devices
The scientific community and industry have seen tremendous progress in efficient energy production and storage in the last few years. With the advancement in technology, new devices require high-performance, stretchable, bendable, and twistable energy sources, which can be integrated into next-generation wearable, compact, and portable electronics for medical, military, and civilian applications. Smart and Flexible Energy Devices examines the materials, basic working principles, and state-of-th...
Nanogenerators
This book provides an in-depth review of the history, fundamental theory, design strategies, and applications of nanogenerators. Working principles, device mechanisms, material characteristics, types of nanogenerators, and their different uses are fully explored. Top researchers in the field of sustainable technology from different backgrounds and fields contribute their expertise to deliver a must-have practical resource for students, academic researchers, and industry professionals. FEATURES...
Copper Bioinorganic Chemistry: From Health To Bioinspired Catalysis
Bioinorganic chemistry is an interdisciplinary research field which centers on metals in biology. Over the past few decades, advances in chemistry, biology as well as in spectroscopic methods have shed light on the role of copper in human pathologies and allowed the growing discovery of copper-containing biological systems. Following this trend, much effort is being constantly chanelled towards understanding these fundamental biological processes or enzymes. In addition, chemists are developing...
The second edition of this practical text offers a broad introduction to the engineering principles of chemical energy conversion. Eugene L. Keating, Ph.D., P.E., a recognized authority within academia, government, and industry, examines combustion science and technology using fundamental principles. Thermochemical engineering data and design formulations of basic performance relationships appear in dual SI and English engineering dimensions and units, helping you save time and avoid conversion...
Electronic Structure and Magnetism of Inorganic Compounds (Specialist Periodical Reports)
Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage of progress in the major areas of chemical research. Written by experts in their specialist fields the series creates a unique service for the active research chemist, supplying regular critical in-depth accounts of progress in particular areas of chemistry. For over 80 years the Royal Society of Chemistry and its predecessor, the Chemical Society, have been publishing reports charting developments in chemistry, which...
Electrochemistry can be an elegant and essential support to synthetic inorganic chemistry. However, it is often perceived as a difficult technique. This book aims to introduce inorganic chemists to electrochemical investigations in as straightforward a way as possible. First, the reader is introduced to the theory of electron transfer processes, how they can be studied by various electrochemical techniques, and the practical procedures required. The book then goes on to look extensively, and wit...
Electrochemistry and Clean Energy (Special Publications)
Electrochemistry and Clean Energy looks at key areas of this increasingly important topic. It covers fuel cells (for generating energy from hydrocarbons more cleanly and efficiently), solar cells (for creating electricity without any pollution), rechargeable batteries (that are long lasting, non-bulky and fast charging, for zero emission vehicles), and the photocatalytic detoxification of water (to degrade complex organic pollutant molecules). It places the emphasis on the chemistry of these tec...
Electro-catalysis At Chemically Modified Solid Surfaces (Catalytic Science, #16)
by Jacques Simonet
This book documents Professor Jacques Simonet's contribution to building new electrode materials and their related catalytic reactions. Research includes synthesis of new alloys of palladium, discovery of new composite electrodes (including gold- and silver-graphene) and the creation of new materials through judicious cathodic or anodic doping. Additionally, studies demonstrate the malleability and reactivity of previously unused precious and semi-precious metals for the creation of 2D and 3D ca...
Handbook of Electrolyte Solutions Parts A and B (Physical Sciences Data)
by V M M Lobo
The development of science and technology demands precise data concerning the fundamental thermodynamic and transport properties of ionic solutions. Many fields, such as corrosion, pollution, food technology, biochemical phenomena, rates of reactions, etc., which involve such solutions, have been moving towards a more scientific treatment. Accordingly, the relevant fundamental parameters need to be known over a wider scale. Whereas some recent fields of science have information concentrated...
This book continues the series Electroanalytical Chemistry: A Series of Advances, designed to provide authoritative reviews on recent developments and applications of well-established techniques in the field of electroanalytical chemistry. Electroanalytical techniques are used in a wide range of studies, including electro-organic synthesis, fuel cell studies, and radical ion formation. Each chapter in this volume provides comprehensive coverage of a subject area, including detailed descriptio...
All-in-one learning resource on the topic of cyclic voltammetry, the most widely used technique in electrochemistry Cyclic voltammetry is used in both academia and industry for investigating many different systems, such as chemical reactions, properties of biomolecules, thin films, and nanomaterials. This book contains the basics of cyclic voltammetry for the newcomers in the field. Written by a a well-known and respected electrochemist who is also an experienced author, sample topics covered...
Ionic Liquids
Chapter One examines the effect of water addition on some physicochemical properties of deep eutectic solvents through experimentation. Chapter Two deliberates on ionic liquids electrochemical behaviour for corrosion inhibition of different metals. Chapter Three presents the process and mechanism of electrochemical synthesis of DMC in ionic liquids. Chapter Four provides an overview of the applications of ionic liquids on the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Chapter Five studies the biocatalyst...
Electrochemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions. In a world short of energy sources yet long on energy use, electrochemistry is a critical component of the mix necessary to keep the world economies growing. Electrochemistry is involved with such important applications as batteries, fuel cells, corrosion studies, hydrogen energy conversion, bioelectricity. Research on electrolytes, cells, and el...