Energy Storage and Conversion: Next-Generation Battery Technology
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2025 | Viewed by 163
Special Issue Editors
Interests: reaction kinetics; wastewater treatment; process engineering; chemical reaction engineering; separation technology; chemical processes; leaching
Interests: clean technology; hazardous waste management; separation technology; wastewater treatment; electrochemical metallurgy
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Interests: lithium-ion battery; sodium-ion battery; anode materials; interfacial chemistry; mineral material; metal sulfide minerals; mineral modification
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition toward sustainable energy systems urgently requires groundbreaking advancements in energy storage and conversion technologies. Next-generation battery technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and emerging electrochemical energy storage systems, play a crucial role in facilitating renewable energy integration, the electrification of transportation, and industrial decarbonization. However, significant challenges remain in achieving these applications. Enhancing battery energy density, cycle life, and environmental compatibility necessitates innovation in battery materials, reaction kinetics, interfacial chemistry, and sustainable manufacturing processes. Meanwhile, the development of clean technologies to promote resource recovery, material recycling, and environmentally friendly manufacturing is essential for ensuring the sustainability of battery systems throughout their entire life cycle, from raw material extraction to recycling.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research exploring the advancement of next-generation battery technologies through experimental, computational, and interdisciplinary approaches. Studies focusing on novel modeling frameworks, material innovations, system optimization, and sustainable practices are particularly encouraged. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced battery materials;
- Battery resource recovery and recycling;
- Battery interfacial chemistry and reaction mechanisms;
- Novel electrolytes and electrode design;
- High-efficiency energy storage and conversion technologies;
- Green manufacturing and environmentally friendly battery processes.
Dr. Tianyu Zhao
Dr. Wenjuan Zhang
Dr. Wenqing Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- next-generation battery materials
- sustainable resource recovery and recycling
- electrochemical interface engineering
- advanced electrode architecture and design
- innovative electrolyte systems
- high-efficiency energy storage and conversion
- sustainable and green manufacturing processes
- environmental impact and life cycle assessment
- battery reaction kinetics and mechanistic insights
- novel electrochemical systems for energy applications
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