Overview
- Reviews the recent advances in development of functional electrospun nano fibers
- Comprehensively introduces the energy and environmental applications of electrospun nano fibers
- Provides a versatile strategy for design and development of functional nanomaterials towards energy and environmental issues
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Nanostructure Science and Technology (NST)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy Applications
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Front Matter
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Electrospun Nanofibers for Environmental Applications
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Keywords
- Electrospun Nanofibers
- Nanofibers as Filtration Materials
- Nanofibers for Energy Storage
- Nanofibers for Environmental Remediation
- Nanofibers for Enzymatic Catalysis
- Nanofibers for Fuel Cells
- Nanofibers for Lithium-ion Batteries
- Nanofibers for Photocatalysis
- Nanofibers for Sensing
- Nanofibers for Solar Cells
About this book
This book offers a comprehensive review of the latest advances in developing functional electrospun nanofibers for energy and environmental applications, which include fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, supercapacitors, energy storage materials, sensors, filtration materials, protective clothing, catalysis, structurally-colored fibers, oil spill cleanup, self-cleaning materials, adsorbents, and electromagnetic shielding.
This book is aimed at both newcomers and experienced researchers in the field of nanomaterials, especially those who are interested in addressing energy-related and environmental problems with the help of electrospun nanofibers.
Bin Ding, PhD, and Jianyong Yu, PhD, are both Professors at the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, China.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Bin Ding is currently a Professor at Donghua University, China. He received his ME degree in Polymer Engineering from Chonbuk National University in South Korea in 2003 and his PhD degree from Keio University in Japan in 2005. He worked as a visiting scientist at Keio University (2005-2007) and the University of California at Davis (2007-2008). His primary research interests focus on functional nanofibers and their applications with regard to filtration, absorbents, self-cleaning materials, sensors, oil/water separation, heat insulation, battery separator and protective clothing. His main achievements include being chief editor of a Chinese book “Electrospinning and Nanofibers,” 11 collaborative books in English, 98 peer-reviewed SCI journal papers, and 21 approved patents. He was also the guest editor of the journal “membranes” and an editorial board member of 4 international journals. The honors he has received include the award of the “Excellent Young Scientist Foundation of NSFC,” the “New Century Excellent Talent” from the Ministry of Education, the “Shanghai Dawn Scholar” and the “Outstanding Book Award of China National Textile and Apparel Council.”
Jianyong Yu, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, PhD Supervisor, Principal of National Key Discipline-Textile Science and Engineering. He obtained his BS, ME and PhD in Textile Materials at the China Textile University (1981-1991) and served as a postdoctoral fellow in Organic Materials Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology (1997-1999). His research interests mainly include textile materials, textile processing technology, textile composite materials and nanofibrous materials. His main achievements include 3 edited books, 132 peer-reviewed SCI journal papers and 74 approved patents. He has won 16 scientific and technology awards, including the “China Textile Academic Big Award,” the “Outstanding Contribution Award of National Scientific and Technology ResearchProject,” and the “National Outstanding Scholar Award.”
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy and Environmental Applications
Editors: Bin Ding, Jianyong Yu
Series Title: Nanostructure Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54160-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-54159-9Published: 28 April 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51283-8Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-54160-5Published: 10 April 2014
Series ISSN: 1571-5744
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7976
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 525
Number of Illustrations: 121 b/w illustrations, 121 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology, Energy Storage, Environmental Science and Engineering, Electrochemistry, Polymer Sciences