Overview
Boasting chapters written by leading international experts, Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells provides an overview of the progress that has been made so far in the material and catalyst development for fuel cells. The book covers the most recent developments detailing all aspects of synthesis, characterization, and performance. It offers an overview on the principles, classifications, and types of fuels used in fuel cells, and discusses the critical properties, design, and advances made in various sealing materials. It provides an extensive review on the design, configuration, fabrication, modeling, materials, and stack performance of μ-SOFC technology, and addresses the advancement and challenges in the synthesis, characterization, and fundamental understanding of the catalytic activity of nitrogen-carbon, carbon, and noncarbon-based electro catalysts for PEM fuel cells. The authors explore the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique, summarize the advancements in the fundamental understanding of the most successful Nafion membranes, and focus on the development of alternative and composite membranes for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs). They also review current challenges and consider future development in the industry. Includes 17 chapters, 262 figures, and close to 2000 references Provides an extensive review of the carbon, nitrogen-carbon, and noncarbon-based electro catalysts for fuel cells Presents an update on the latest materials development in conventional fuel cells and emerging fuel cells This text is a single-source reference on the latest advances in the nano-structured materials and electro catalysts for fuel cells, the most efficient and emerging energy conversion technologies for the twenty-first century. It serves as a valuable resource for students, materials engineers, and researchers interested in fuel cell technology.
Full Product Details
Author: San Ping Jiang (Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia) ,
Pei Kang Shen (Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: CRC Press
Weight: 0.902kg
ISBN: 9781138076570
ISBN 10: 1138076570
Pages: 600
Publication Date: 09 March 2018
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The demand for energy in the development of industry is growing. Therefore, there is an increasingly urgent need to develop new materials and devices for energy conversion. The role of fuel cells in the modern day technology is clear. The present book reports the progress in the development of fuel cells, including both fundamental and applied aspects of materials that are needed for high-performance fuel cells. -J Nowotny Solar Energy Technologies, University of Western Sydney, Australia
The demand for energy in the development of industry is growing. Therefore, there is an increasingly urgent need to develop new materials and devices for energy conversion. The role of fuel cells in the modern day technology is clear. The present book reports the progress in the development of fuel cells, including both fundamental and applied aspects of materials that are needed for high-performance fuel cells. -J NowotnySolar Energy Technologies, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Author Information
Dr. San Ping Jiang is a professor at the department of chemical engineering and deputy director of the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University, Australia, and adjunct professor of the University of Sunshine Coast University, Australia. Dr. Jiang received his BEng from South China University of Technology in 1982 and his PhD from The City University, London in 1988. His research interests encompass fuel cells and water electrolysis, solid state ionics, electrocatalysis, and nanostructured functional materials. Dr. Jiang has published 250 journal papers. Dr. Pei Kang Shen is a professor and director at the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory in Sun Yatsen University, China. He obtained his BSc degree in electrochemistry at Xiamen University in 1982, and his PhD in chemistry at Essex University in 1992. He is the author of over 200 publications in qualified journals or specialized books, of 40 patents, and of more than 100 meeting presentations. His research interests include fuel cells and batteries, electrochemistry of nanomaterials and of nanocomposite functional materials, and electrochemical engineering.
