Novel Nano-Cellulose Based Membranes and Their Derivatives: Recent Developments and Applications in Energy
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 191
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mass transfer; renewable energy; fuel cells membranes; materials for energy storage; simulation and modeling
Interests: development and characterization of cellulose derivatives based membranes in PEMFC; development of electrospinning nano-cellulose derivatives based membranes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The two major resources required to sustain human life are water and energy. With increasingly growth in world population, the demand for energy increases in parallel. Classical sources of energy cannot respond to these demands, and so the gap between demand and available energy sources is increasing with time. To bridge this gap, new regenerative energy sources have recently been developed through advanced materials and technologies. The contribution of newly developed materials to scientific research is essential, and their use continues to become more common as the demand for energy increases. The sustaining of human life recently raised many environmental concerns due to the use of novel materials, which could have a negative impact on the quality of human life. Accordingly, the development of novel materials that contribute to improving quality of life, respond to our increasing needs, and have no side effects is a necessity. Cellulose is the most abundant naturally regenerated polymer, and this polymer has contributed to the field of regenerative green energy, establishing excellent quality of life due to its green properties. Two main applications have specifically attracted researchers’ attention: cellulose-based fuel-cell polyelectrolyte membranes for energy production and cellulose-based polyelectrolyte membranes as separators in batteries for energy storage. To achieve the research objectives of each field, the development of novel cellulose derivatives in different physical forms was raised and continues to develop to this day. Nano-cellulose crystals and fibers have impressive characteristics that enable their use in both applications: energy regeneration and storage.
Our Special Issue will addres the recent developments and applications of novel nano-cellulose-based membranes and their derivatives in energy regeneration and storage. Topics for this Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- Recent techniques to develop nano-cellulose crystals and fiber membrane
- Recent techniques to develop nano-cellulose crystals and functional derivatives of fiber membrane
- Cellulose-based fuel-cell polyelectrolyte membranes for energy production.
- Cellulose-based batteries separator polyelectrolyte membranes for energy
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elsayed Aly Youssef
Dr. Randa Eslah Khalifa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nano-cellulose-crystal-based membranes
- nano-cellulose electrospun-fiber-based membranes
- polyelectrolyte cellulose-based membranes for fuel cells
- polyelectrolyte cellulose-based membranes for batteries separators
- modification and functionalization of cellulose membranes
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