Electrode Materials Synthesis and Uses in Chemical Engineering

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 1048

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Interests: liquid fuel cells (LFCs); water electrolysis; biodiesel production; nanoparticles and multilayers assembly; water treatment; catalysis

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Dear Colleagues,

The field of chemical science and engineering is currently full of new materials and novel preparation processes with a wide range of applications. The nanotechnology revolution has facilitated the fast technological transfer of newly developed materials with attractive physical and chemical properties into real applications in electronics, water treatment, electrocatalysis, energy storage and conversion. In particular, catalysis by such attractive materials has found diverse applications in chemical science and engineering because of their fascinating properties that allow their use as catalytic mediators.

This Special Issue on “Electrode Materials Synthesis and Uses in Chemical Engineering” seeks high-quality works focusing on the latest novel preparation processes and characterization techniques of electrode materials and their applications in chemical science and engineering. Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Electrode materials preparation processes;
  • Electrode materials characterization techniques;
  • Electrode assembly;
  • Electrode materials’ applications in chemical science and engineering;
  • Catalysis;
  • Electrocatalysis. 

Dr. Islam Mahmoud Al-Akraa
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Keywords

  • electrode materials preparation and characterization
  • electronic materials, water treatment, catalysis
  • electrocatalysis, energy storage and conversion
  • water splitting
  • biofuels
  • hydrogen production
  • fuel cells

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Design of Continuous Kneading System for Active Anode Material Fabrication Using Retrofitted Assembly of Co-Rotating Screw Extruder
by Gang-Ho Lee, Hyenoseok Yi, Hye-Ryeong Cho, Yu-Jin Kim, Sei-Min Park, Seong-Jin Yoon, Dong-Jin Seo, Kyeongseok Oh, Jeong-Mi Yeon, Sun-Yong Choi, Seong-Ho Yoon and Joo-Il Park
Processes 2023, 11(9), 2660; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11092660 - 05 Sep 2023
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As the demand for artificial graphite for lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode materials is on the rise, technologies for optimizing the manufacturing processes and reducing the production costs of artificial graphite are crucial. At the same time, globally, regulations on the generation of harmful [...] Read more.
As the demand for artificial graphite for lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode materials is on the rise, technologies for optimizing the manufacturing processes and reducing the production costs of artificial graphite are crucial. At the same time, globally, regulations on the generation of harmful volatile substances during the artificial graphite production process are also becoming increasingly stringent. In this study, we focused on a continuous kneading process that minimizes the emission of volatile substances during the manufacturing of artificial graphite. To this end, a carbonized material was first prepared from a mixture of needle coke and binder pitch and processed at 3200 °C using two types of co-rotating twin-screw extruder-based continuous kneading equipment to ultimately obtain artificial graphite. The physical properties of the carbonized as well as graphitized materials were analyzed, which revealed the superior performance of the LIB anode material, namely a discharge capacity of greater than or equal to 350 mAh/g, and an initial efficiency of 91% or higher. Thus, a continuous kneading manufacturing process that emits less harmful volatile substances and provides artificial graphite with sufficient battery performance was demonstrated. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrode Materials Synthesis and Uses in Chemical Engineering)
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