Polymer Blend Nanocomposites for Energy Storage Applications presents the latest developments in polymer blend-based nanocomposites for applications in energy storage, covering theoretical concepts, preparation methods, characterization techniques, properties and performance. The book begins by introducing polymer blend-based nanocomposites, preparation methods, mechanisms, requirements, theory, modeling, and simulation, with subsequent sections covering the use of specific base materials, including elastomers, thermoplastics, thermoset polymers, and biodegradable polymers. Final sections covers polymer blend nanocomposites with different fillers, both for conducting polymers and non-conducting polymers.
Devices discussed include capacitors, supercapacitors, batteries, fuel cells, and solar cells. Finally, other key aspects are considered, including the conversion from laboratory to industry and recycling and lifecycle assessment of polymer blend nanocomposites used in energy devices.
- Focuses on nanocomposites based on polymer blends, both conducting and nonconducting
- Guides the reader to applications in capacitors, supercapacitors, batteries, fuel cells, and solar cells, among others
- Considers translation from lab to industry, recycling, and lifecycle assessment
Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citations
Dr. Ajitha A. R. specializesin polymer science, nanomaterials, and composite materials. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry and completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Sabu Thomas. Her doctoral research focused on developing polymer composites for EMI shielding applications. She holds two Indian patents for her innovative work.
Prof. Maciej Jaroszewski is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST), Deputy Head of the Department, and Head of the High Voltage Laboratory. He was previously Assistant Professor at the Institute of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals (WUST), from 1997.
In 2019, Prof. Jaroszewski obtained an additional scientific degree, a “PhD of technical sciences with habilitation” (DSc). He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of the Polish Committee for Standardization (PKN), and has been member or chairman of numerous program committees and scientific conferences in Poland and elsewhere. Prof. Jaroszewski is the author of over 100 scientific publications, the editor of 5 book monographs, and a reviewer of several scientific journals.
