Advanced Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Clean Energy and Environment

Advanced Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Clean Energy and Environment presents recent advancements, revolutionary breakthroughs, and unraveled challenges in the development of electrochemical materials and devices for energy and environmental applications. The book discusses the latest trends in synthesis, processing, fabrication, characterization, and properties of materials. In addition, it highlights novel sustainable materials such as natural polysaccharides, biochar, plant-waste, animal-waste, other waste materials as promising substitutes for use in next-generation electrochemical devices.The book also demonstrates crossroads research where the electrochemical removal of pollutants can be coupled with the electrical energy production, such as in biological fuel cells; desalination batteries/supercapacitors; and other integrated devices. This is a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, scientists, and professionals from a variety of sectors, including electrochemists, chemical engineers, environmental scientists, materials scientists, and energy researchers across academia and industry.- Features cross-cutting research directions critical for meeting future energy needs and a sustainable environment- Highlights hot topics on electrochemical materials and devices in a single platform for both academics and the industrial sector- Introduces specific coverage on innovative engineered prototypes, patents approved, and commercialized devices for real applications

Part 1: BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS1. Introduction to electrochemistry and its scope in energy and environment - A greener approach2. Road to Sustainable electrochemical materials for clean energy and environmentPart 2: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS3. Emerging electrodes for electrochemical devices4. New electrolytes formulation for electrochemical energy devices5. Futuristic Metal-ion Supercapacitors/batteries (Zn, Na, K, Al, Mg, Ca) beyond Li-ion configurations6. Revolutionary Hybrid Supercap-batteries- High energy and high-power energy devices7. Trending Wearable/Flexible electrochemical devices8. Current progress in Electrocatalysts for energy and environment9. Breakthroughs in Electrochemical Treatment of environment pollutants10. Critical advances in Electrochemical Sensors for environmental monitoringPart 3: CROSS-ROAD RESEARCH AND FUTURE SCOPE11. Overview on Safety assessment and Life-cycle analysis of electrochemical devices12. Highlights on Industrial case studies, patented research and commercialised electrochemical devices for clean energy and environment