Biopolymer electrolytes : fundamentals and applications in energy storage / Y. N. Sudhakar, M. Selvakumar, D. Krishna Bhat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sudhakar, Y. N., author.

Selvakumar, M., author.

Bhat, D. Krishna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polyelectrolytes.

Biopolymers.

Electrolytes.

Electrochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2018]

Summary:

Biopolymer Electrolytes: Fundamentals and Applications in Energy Storage provides the core fundamentals and applications for polyelectrolytes and their properties with a focus on biopolymer electrolytes. Increasing global energy and environmental challenges demand clean and sustainable energy sources to support the modern society. One of the feasible technologies is to use green energy and green materials in devices. Biopolymer electrolytes are one such green material and, hence, have enormous application potential in devices such as electrochemical cells and fuel cells. Features a stable of case studies throughout the book that underscore key concepts and applications Provides the core fundamentals and applications for polyelectrolytes and their properties Weaves the subject of biopolymer electrolytes across a broad range of disciplines, including chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, environmental science, and pharmaceutical science.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

Contents:

An introduction of biopolymer electrolytes

Methods of preparation of biopolymer electrolytes

Biopolymer electrolyte for supercapacitor

Biopolymer electrolytes for solar cells and electrochemical cells

Biopolymer electrolytes for fuel cell applications

Biopolymer degradation.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780128136119

0128136111

9780128134474

012813447X