Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion: Properties and Applications
Author(s): Vikas Mittal (Author)
Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
Publication Date: 21 Jun. 2013
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 1118344545
ISBN-13: 9781118344545
Book Description
One of the first comprehensive books to focus on the role of polymers in the burgeoning energy materials market
Polymers are increasingly finding applications in the areas of energy storage and conversion. A number of recent advances in the control of the polymer molecular structure which allows the polymer properties to be more finely tuned have led to these advances and new applications. Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion assimilates these advances in the form of a comprehensive text that includes the synthesis and properties of a large number of polymer systems for applications in areas such as lithium batteries, photovoltaics, and solar cells.
Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion:
Introduces the structure and properties of polymer hydrogel with respect to its applications for low to intermediate temperature polymer electrolyte-based fuel cells
Describes PVAc-based polymer blend electrolytes for lithium batteries
Reviews lithium polymer batteries based on ionic liquids
Proposes the concept of the solar cell with organic multiple quantum dots (MQDs)
Discusses solvent effects in polymer-based organic photovoltaic devices
Provides an overview of the properties of the polymers that factor into their use for solar power, whether for niche applications or for large-scale harvesting
Reviews the use of macroporous organic polymers as promising materials for energy gas storage
Readership Materials scientists working with energy materials, polymer engineers, chemists, and other scientists and engineers working with photovoltaics and batteries as well as in the solar and renewable energy sectors.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
One of the first comprehensive books to focus on the role of polymers in the burgeoning energy materials market
Polymers are increasingly finding applications in the areas of energy storage and conversion. A number of recent advances in the control of the polymer molecular structure which allows the polymer properties to be more finely tuned have led to these advances and new applications. Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion assimilates these advances in the form of a comprehensive text that includes the synthesis and properties of a large number of polymer systems for applications in areas such as lithium batteries, photovoltaics, and solar cells.
Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion:
Introduces the structure and properties of polymer hydrogel with respect to its applications for low to intermediate temperature polymer electrolyte-based fuel cells
Describes PVAc-based polymer blend electrolytes for lithium batteries
Reviews lithium polymer batteries based on ionic liquids
Proposes the concept of the solar cell with organic multiple quantum dots (MQDs)
Discusses solvent effects in polymer-based organic photovoltaic devices
Provides an overview of the properties of the polymers that factor into their use for solar power, whether for niche applications or for large-scale harvesting
Reviews the use of macroporous organic polymers as promising materials for energy gas storage
Readership Materials scientists working with energy materials, polymer engineers, chemists, and other scientists and engineers working with photovoltaics and batteries as well as in the solar and renewable energy sectors.
From the Back Cover
One of the first comprehensive books to focus on the role of polymers in the burgeoning energy materials market
Polymers are increasingly finding applications in the areas of energy storage and conversion. A number of recent advances in the control of the polymer molecular structure which allows the polymer properties to be more finely tuned have led to these advances and new applications. Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion assimilates these advances in the form of a comprehensive text that includes the synthesis and properties of a large number of polymer systems for applications in areas such as lithium batteries, photovoltaics, and solar cells.
Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion:
Introduces the structure and properties of polymer hydrogel with respect to its applications for low to intermediate temperature polymer electrolyte-based fuel cells
Describes PVAc-based polymer blend electrolytes for lithium batteries
Reviews lithium polymer batteries based on ionic liquids
Proposes the concept of the solar cell with organic multiple quantum dots (MQDs)
Discusses solvent effects in polymer-based organic photovoltaic devices
Provides an overview of the properties of the polymers that factor into their use for solar power, whether for niche applications or for large-scale harvesting
Reviews the use of macroporous organic polymers as promising materials for energy gas storage
Readership Materials scientists working with energy materials, polymer engineers, chemists, and other scientists and engineers working with photovoltaics and batteries as well as in the solar and renewable energy sectors.
About the Author
Vikas Mittal is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. He obtained his PhD in 2006 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He also worked as a polymer engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, compatibilization of organic and inorganic materials, polymer colloids, thermal stability studies, and anti-corrosion coatings. He has published more than fifty journal publications, authored as well as edited several books on these subjects.