Materials technology for the energy and environmental nexus.

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"Version: 20230901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. A sustainable energy transition to build a safer future : an introduction / A. Arulraj, C. Rajkumar, Chan Siew Hwa and R.V. Mangalaraja -- 2. Thin-film-based functional materials for solar cell applications / Nidhi Sharma, Rishabh Anand Omar, Neetu Talreja, Divya Chauhan, R.V. Mangalaraja and Mohammad Ashfaq -- 3. An overview of noble-metal-free nanostructured electrocatalysts for overall water splitting / M. Praveen Kumar, R.V. Mangalaraja, Smagul Karazhanov, Tatianne Ferreira de Oliveira, M. Sasikumar, G. Murugadoss, Suhail Mubarak, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy and Natesan Kumaresan -- 4. The state-of-the-art of solid sorbents for carbon capture applications : opportunities and future perspectives / Venkadeshkumar Ramar, N.B. Karthik Babu and Karthikeyan Balasubramanian -- 5. MOF-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions / Sam Sankar Selvasundarasekar and Subrata Kundu -- 6. Hierarchical nanostructured functional materials for flexible supercapacitors / A. Gowrisankar, K. Sureka and T. Selvaraju -- 7. Sulfide-based 2D nanomaterials for photocatalytic activity / Mehdi Abedi, Zahra Rahiminezhad, Marzieh Mehrzadeh, Vahid Alimardani, Younes Ghasemi, Divya Chauhan, Mohammad Ashfaq, R.V. Mangalaraja and Neetu Talreja -- 8. Recent progress in transition metal nitrides for electrochemical and photocatalytic applications / Kiruthiga Ramakrishnan, Kumaramangalam Jeyalakshmi, Udayabhaskar Rednam, R.V. Mangalaraja, Prabhu Saravanan and Padmanaban Annamalai -- 9. Recent developments in metal nanoparticle-based electrochemical biosensors for medicinal applications / Victor Vinoth, Rubina Michael, Nalandhiran Pugazhenthiran, Sambandam Anandan and R.V. Mangalaraja -- 10. Two-dimensional (2D)-nanolayer based functional materials in the advanced oxidation process / Mehdi Abedi, Zahra Rahiminezhad, Marzieh Mehrzadeh, Vahid Alimardani, Younes Ghasemi, Divya Chauhan, Mohammad Ashfaq, R.V. Mangalaraja and Neetu Talreja -- 11. Nanostructured graphitic carbon nitride for remediation of environmental contaminants / Pramila Murugesan and J.A. Moses -- 12. Integrating algae in personal care product and cosmetic industrial wastewater treatment--an approach to enhance the circular economy with value-added products / Anusha Gowri, Srinivasan Ravichandran, Athithyan Gunasekaran and Preethi Selvamuthu.The 'materials nexus' represents the role or connection of materials in building the path for greener energy and sustainable environment. This two-volume set covers the state-of-the-art of materials technology for greener energy and sustainable environment, including current issues, anticipated demands, and future opportunities. Each chapter demonstrates how advanced materials can be selected and prepared for device applications, providing a vital link between the science and the engineering applications. Technologies covered include functional electrode materials in energy harvesting including solar cells, solar water oxidation, fuel cells, supercapacitors, batteries and sensors, and environmental remedial applications. This reference text is highly useful for students, researchers and companies who are searching for suitable materials for energy and environmental applications.Researchers and postgraduate students working on materials for energy and environment, including materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, energy engineering and environmental nanotechnology. The books will provide a guide for early career researchers and engineers and will act as a reference text for experimental work.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Prof. Mangalaraja R.V. is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ib?a?anez, Chile. He was previously at the University of Concepcion for 18 years, where he also worked as the Director of International Relations from 2018-2019 and as the Director for the Department of Materials Engineering from 2010-2016. Dr. Arulraj Arunachalam is an Assistant Professor in the Departamento de Electricidad at Universidad Tecnol?ogica Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile. He was previously at the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences at the Universidad Adolfo Ib?a?anez, Chile, where he worked as the FONDECYT Postdoctoral Researcher. Dr. Arulraj gained his Ph.D. in Technology (Energy) from Anna University, India. Dr. N. Pugazhenthiran is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Universidad T?ecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile. He obtained his Ph. D., in Chemistry at Madurai Kamaraj University, India in 2014. He has previously received four research grants from ANID-FONDECYT and ANID-FONDEF, the Government of Chile. Prof. Chan Siew Hwa is a President's Chair in Energy and Full Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He joined NTU in 1991 after obtaining his PhD and working as a post-doctoral researcher at Imperial College London. He leads the hydrogen and fuel cell research at Energy Research Institute at NTU. He has received several awards and is listed among the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thomson-Reuters.Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 3, 2023).

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9780750357241

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Materials science.
Sustainable development.
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Clean energy.
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edited by R.V. Mangalaraja, Arunachalam Arulraj, Nalandhiran Pugazhenthiran, Chan Siew Hwa.

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