Polymeric Membranes in Energy Storage and Conversion
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 288
Special Issue Editor
Interests: covalent organic frameworks (COFs); thin film nanocomposite membranes; polymeric membranes; energy storage; battery and supercapacitors; organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN); gas and pollutant separation; oil-water separation; water desalination
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for energy is continuously uprising due to excessive usage in everyday life. As a consequence of uncontrolled exploitation of energy sources, a huge scarcity of energy will occur worldwide in the upcoming future. To meet increasing demand of energy, the new technologies such as energy storage and conversion devices e.g., batteries and supercapacitors, portable power sources, fuel cells, smart materials etc. are highly promising. In this context, varieties of materials have been developed but they are still expensive and far away from complete maturity in terms of high performance. Membranes are crucial component in energy storage and conversion devices. Utilization of membranes as electrode material or solid-electrolyte facilitates transport of ions and electrons. An ideal membrane should possess high ionic conductivity, selectivity, low carbon footprint, low manufacturing cost, long-term stability, and safety. In this aspect, scientists are exploring and investigating novel structures and materials to meet the demands of membranes. Therefore, in this special issue we are aiming to broaden the design concepts, materials and novel polymers membranes application in energy storage and conversion devices. We are pleased to invite you to submit your original work in this special issue entitled Polymeric Membranes in Energy Storage and Conversion.
This Special Issue aims to compile the detailed outline of latest discoveries and leading edge approaches developed related to implications of polymer membranes in energy storage and conversion.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- New methodologies development in energy storage and conversion utilizing polymeric membranes.
- Novel computational and theoretical investigation of mechanism of ion transport pathway in energy storage and conversion using polymeric membranes.
- New materials development targeting improving energy storage and conversion performance of polymeric membranes.
- New concepts and design of polymers membranes to surpass the energy storage and conversion performance of commercial membranes.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Sushil Kumar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymeric membranes
- new polymers in membranes
- new methodologies of membrane fabrication
- energy storage
- energy conversion
- batteries and supercapacitors
- electrode materials
- electrolytes
- energy density
- discharge capacity
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