Nano Tools and Devices for Enhanced Renewable Energy

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-821709-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 620 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1270 g

Nano Tools and Devices for Enhanced Renewable Energy addresses key challenges faced in major energy sectors as the world strives for more affordable and renewable energy sources. The book collates and discusses the latest innovations in nanotechnology for energy applications, providing a comprehensive single resource for those interested in renewable energy. Chapters cover a range of nano tools and devices, as well as renewable energy types and sources, from energy storage to geothermal energy.  Materials scientists, engineers and environmental scientists interested in the application and evaluation of innovative nano tools and devices in renewable energy technologies will find this book very valuable.

Nanotechnology can help to reduce energy consumption and lessen toxicity burdens on the environment. Despite the rapid growth of development and use of nanotechnology in the modern world, there are still challenges faced by researchers and development groups in industry and academia. This book helps solve the problems of reduced accessibility of relevant research, presenting important information on adverse impacts on the environment, human health, safety and sustainability.

Zielgruppe

Materials scientists, engineers, environmental scientists and those working in renewable energy initiatives in academia and R&D.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Devasahayam, Sheila

Mustansar Hussain, Chaudhery

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Biomaterialien, Nanomaterialien, Kohlenstoff
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION 1 - Modern perspective of renewable energy with Nano tools & devices

1. High-performance polymer applications for renewable energy

2. Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes for energy devices

3. Nanodispersed polymer gels used as electrolytes in lithium-ion Batteries

SECTION 2 - Nano tools & devices-synthesis, fabrication & characterization

4. Surface modification of all-inorganic lead halide perovskite Nanocrystals

5. Nanomaterials in renewable energy: UV-Visible spectroscopy characterization and applications

6. Describing nanoclusters as the way forward for hydrogen economy using Pd nanoclusters as a base

SECTION 3 - Nano energy generation tools & devices

7. Triboelectric nanogenerators for scavenging biomechanical energy: fabrication process to its self-powered applications

8. Nanogenerators: a new paradigm in blue energy harvesting

9. Nanostructures as a tool for energy generation

SECTION 4 - Nano energy storage tools & devices

10. Electrospun PVDF-based composite nanofabrics: an emerging trend toward energy harvesting

11. Polymer and polymer-based nanocomposite materials for Energy

12. Solid-state hydrogen storage as a future renewable energy Technology

SECTION 5 - Nanotools and devices in wind power energy

13. Micro- and nanodevices for wind energy harvesting

SECTION 6 Nano tools & devices in solar power energy

14. Perovskite solar cells as modern nano tools and devices in solar power energy

15. Nanotools and devices in solar power energy

16. Nanocrystalline oxides as alternative materials for spectrally selective solar absorber coatings

17. Solar power energy derived from nanotools and devices

SECTION 7 - Nanotools and devices in geothermal energy

18. Nanotools and nanodevices in geothermal energy

SECTION 8 - Green energy & sustainable future

19. Nanotechnology for green energy and sustainable future

20. Comparison of energy consumption between the old and modern houses in Sydney

21. Application of nanoscience in alternative energies

SECTION 9 - Economics & commercialization nano tools & devices

22. Eco-friendly cost-effective energy-storage device for the benefit of society

Über Autor(innen)

Mustansar Hussain, Chaudhery
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 150 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.

Devasahayam, Sheila
Dr. Devasahayam is a senior research fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Australia, currently focusing on carbon dioxide reduction through advanced energy conversion and utilization technologies and energy and emission reductions towards sustainable processing of materials. She has already edited Sustainability in Mineral and Energy Sectors, CRC Press 2017. She has authored many peer-reviewed papers in related areas.