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Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion.
In this handbook and ready reference, editors and authors from academia and industry share their in-depth knowledge of known and novel materials, devices and technologies with the reader. The result is a comprehensive overview of electrochemical energy and conversion methods, including batteries, fu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion; Contents to Volume 1; Contents to Volume 2; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; 1 Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Global Energy Status: Demands, Challenges, and Future Perspectives; 1.3 Driving Forces behind Clean and Sustainable Energy Sources; 1.3.1 Local Governmental Policies as a Potential Thrust; 1.3.2 Greenhouse Gases Emission and the Associated Climate Changes; 1.3.3 Public Awareness about Environmental Protection Rose around the World.
- 1.3.4 Population Growth and Industrialization1.3.5 Security and Safety Concerns Arising from Scarcity of Resources; 1.3.6 Platforms Advocating in Favor of Sustainable and Renewable Resources; 1.3.7 Economic Risk Generated from Price Pressure of Natural Resources; 1.3.8 Regulatory Risk from Governmental Action and Legislation; 1.3.9 Fear of Reputational Risk to Strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility; 1.3.10 Operational and Supply Chain Risks from Inefficiencies and Environmental Changes.
- 1.4 Green and Sustainable Energy Sources and Their Conversion: Hydro, Biomass, Wind, Solar, Geothermal, and Biofuel1.4.1 Solar PV Plants; 1.4.2 Wind Power; 1.4.3 Geothermal Power; 1.4.4 Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Plants; 1.4.5 Biomass; 1.4.6 Biofuel; 1.5 Electrochemistry: a Technological Overview; 1.6 Electrochemical Rechargeable Batteries and Supercapacitors (Li Ion Batteries, Lead-Acid Batteries, NiMH Batteries, Zinc-Air Batteries, Liquid Redox Batteries); 1.6.1 Lead-Acid Batteries; 1.6.2 NiMH Batteries; 1.6.3 Li-Ion Batteries; 1.6.4 Zinc-Air Batteries.
- 1.6.5 Liquid Redox Batteries1.7 Light Fuel Generation and Storage: Water Electrolysis, Chloro-Alkaline Electrolysis, Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic H2 Generation, and Electroreduction of CO2; 1.7.1 Water Electrolysis; 1.7.2 Electrochemistry of Water Splitting; 1.7.3 Chlor-Alkaline Electrolysis; 1.7.4 Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic H2 Generation; 1.7.5 Carbon Dioxide Reduction; 1.8 Fuel Cells: Fundamentals to Systems (Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells, PEM Fuel Cells, Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Molten Carbon Fuel Cells, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells); 1.8.1 Alkaline Fuel Cells.
- 1.8.2 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells1.8.3 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFCs); 1.8.4 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells; 1.8.5 High-Temperature Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells; 1.8.6 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; 1.9 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading; 2 Electrochemical Engineering Fundamentals; 2.1 Electrical Current/Voltage, Faraday's Laws, Electric Efficiency, and Mass Balance; 2.1.1 Current Efficiency; 2.1.2 Mass Balance; 2.2 Electrode Potentials and Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces; 2.2.1 Potential Difference; 2.2.2 Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces.
- 2.3 Electrode Kinetics (Charger Transfer (Butler-Volmer Equation) and Mass Transfer (Diffusion Laws)).