Polymer Electrolytes Membranes

Dear Colleagues,

Rapid industrialization and population explosion are the main reasons for the current energy crisis and resources shortage. Fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and oil are our major sources of energy. The combustion of these fuels results in the emission of greenhouse gases, and threatens human health. Fuel cells are a promising clean energy technology because they are not limited by heat-engine thermodynamics and can operate at low temperature without combustion byproducts.

Hydrogen is considered as an alternate energy carrier to generate power for domestic, industrial, and transportation sectors. Hydrogen production by water electrolysis at low temperature is most promising because of the purity of produced hydrogen (˃99.9%) and its compatible nature with all electricity sources. Polyelectrolyte membranes, namely, anion exchange membranes (AEMs) and proton exchange membranes (PEMs), are a critical component of fuel cells, water electrolysis, redox flow batteries, electrodialysis, CO₂ electroreduction, etc.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions focused on the Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for electrochemical devices and CO₂ electroreduction to produce value-added chemicals.

I look forward to considering your submissions.

Dr. Mrinmay Mandal
Prof. Dr. Chengji Zhao
Guest Editors

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