Energy-Conversion Membranes: From Materials to Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 291
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced materials; electrocatalysis; electrochemical energy technologies; materials synthesis and characterization
Interests: electrocatalysis; fuel cells; modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy demand continues to rise globally, but the majority of energy currently produced is created via the burning of fossil fuels, which will become less accessible in the near future. Making the transition to sustainable energy systems, such as sunlight, wind, water, and biomass in order to establish clean energy systems, is of high interest in the current development of sustainable energy. However, the high price and low efficiency of energy conversion limit the development of clean energy. In addressing these challenges, advanced and efficient energy conversion membrane materials are required.
Membrane technology is a promising alternative to energy conversion as it has a lower impact on the environment; because of this, interest in it has been growing rapidly. Membranes have the potential to play a significant role in the transition to a world that is more energy sustainable. Membranes have a wide range of potential uses from the perspective of energy conversion, including their use as electrolytes in membrane-based fuel cells, as separators in lithium batteries, in the production of blue energy through reverse electrodialysis, or in the conversion of thermoelectric and electrokinetic energy, etc. Although membrane technologies are currently widely used in industries, some are still in the early stage of development. Making advances in membrane science and technology is a great task and challenge for us.
This Special Issue welcomes research contributions in various aspects related to the design and application of membrane materials and their application in energy conversion.
Dr. Jingjie Ge
Dr. Xiaoqian Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy conversion
- membrane technology
- ion exchange membranes
- hydrogen energy
- electrochemistry
- electrolysis
- flow batteries
- fuel cells
- electrodialysis
- ion selectivity
- separators
