1st Edition

Electrochemically Enabled Sustainability Devices, Materials and Mechanisms for Energy Conversion

Edited By Kwong-Yu Chan, Chi-Ying Vanessa Li Copyright 2014
520 Pages 32 Color & 279 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

519 Pages 32 Color & 279 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

519 Pages
by CRC Press

Electrochemically Enabled Sustainability: Devices, Materials and Mechanisms for Energy Conversion covers topics related to current research in electrochemical power sources, highlighting some of the latest concepts in electrochemical conversion for sustainability. The book examines the most recent and innovative technologies employed in battery and fuel cell technology. It introduces the... Read more

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Microbial Fuel Cells and Other Bio-Electrochemical Conversion Devices
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Lithium Batteries: Status and Future
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Hollow Mesoporous Carbon with Hierarchical Nanoarchitecture in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
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Layer-Structured Cathode Materials for Energy Storage
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First-Principles Approach for Cathode Design and Characterisation
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Advanced Batteries and Improvements in Electrode Materials
Ashok Kumar Shukla, Vedam Ganesh Kumar and Musuwathi Krishnamoorthy Ravikumar

Lead–Carbon Hybrid Ultracapacitors and Their Applications
Ashok Kumar Shukla, Anjan Banerjee and Musuwathi Krishnamoorthy Ravikumar

Vanadium Flow Batteries: From Materials to Large-Scale Prototypes
Huamin Zhang

Physical Properties of Negative Half-Cell Electrolytes in the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery
Asem Mousa and Maria Skyllas-Kazacos

pH Differential Power Sources with Electrochemical Neutralisation
Huanqiao Li, Chi-Ying Vanessa Li, Guo-Ming Weng and Kwong-Yu Chan

Biography

Kwong-Yu Chan, Ph.D., joined the Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong in 1988 and was promoted to full professor in 2002. Professor Chan has fundamental and applied research activities in molecular simulation, fuel cells, materials, and electrochemical applications. He has published over 150 papers and is a top 1 percent cited scientist, according to ISI’s Essential Science Indicators. Professor Chan has five inventions on the topics of fuel cells, ozone generation, and batteries.

Chi-Ying Vanessa Li, Ph.D., joined the Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, as a postdoctoral fellow in 2009. Dr. Li’s current work focuses on electrochemistry and catalysis. Her research interests include anode materials on lithium batteries, flow batteries, and MOFs (metal-organic frameworks) for catalytic applications. She has published over 20 articles in various peer-reviewed journals.