Polymer-Based Materials for Energy and Environment Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2025) | Viewed by 3672
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane; microbial fuel cell; photo/sonocatalyst–dye degradation; water filtration; batteries
Interests: polymer processing; polymer membrane; polymer electrolyte membrane; water filtration; batteries; energy storage devices
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of novel materials with superior performance and stability is essential for solving challenges associated with energy (energy scarcity) and the environment (air and water pollution). Polymer materials are an excellent option for energy and environmental applications because of numerous benefits, including their lightweight, flexibility, reliability, affordability, and ease of processing. This Special Issue focuses on polymer-based materials as membranes, separators, films, gels, and electrodes for energy and environment systems. The following topics are within, but not limited to, this Special Issue’s scope:
- Functionalized polymer-based membranes for energy applications (fuel cells, batteries);
- Polymer-based flexible electrodes for energy applications (fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors);
- Polymer-based aerogels for environment application (oil–water separation, water filtration, pollutant degradation and adsorption);
- Polymer-based composite materials for pollutant degradation (sonocatalyst and photocatalyst);
- Polymer materials for liquid and gas filtration.
Dr. Gowthami Palanisamy
Dr. Taehwan Oh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane
- separator
- film
- gels
- electrodes
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