Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy and Environmental Applications [Hardcover]

This book offers a comprehensive review of the latest advances in developing functional electrospun nanofibers for energy and environmental applications, which include fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, supercapacitors, energy storage materials, sensors, filtration materials, protective clothing, catalysis, structurally-colored fibers, oil spill cleanup, self-cleaning materials, adsorbents, and electromagnetic shielding.

This book is aimed at both newcomers and experienced researchers in the field of nanomaterials, especially those who are interested in addressing energy-related and environmental problems with the help of electrospun nanofibers.

Bin Ding, PhD, and Jianyong Yu, PhD, are both Professors at the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, China.

Part I Introduction.- Electrospun nanofibers: Solving global issues.- Part II Electrospun nanofibers for energy applications.- Electrospun Nanofibers for Design and Fabrication of Electrocatalysts and Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel cells.- Applications of Electrospinning in Design and Fabrication of Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries.- Electrospun Fibrous Membranes as Separators of Lithium-Ion Batteries.- Electrospun oxide nanofibers for dye-sensitized solar cells.- Application of Electrospun Nanofibers in Organic Photovoltaics.- Application of Nanofibers in Super Capacitors.- Applications of Bulk and Nanostructured Polyaniline in Hydrogen Storage.- Electrospinning of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage.- Electrospun Nanofibrous Sorbents and Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Capture.- Part III Electrospun nanofibers for environmental applications.- Electrospun Nanofiber-based Sensors.- Electrospun Nanofibers for Air Filtration.- Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Liquid Filtration.- Protective Clothing Based on Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes.- Electrospun Nanofiber-basedl³¼