Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 753 p.)
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ill. (chiefly col.)
ISBN:
9781139190640
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1139190644
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9781139185738
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113918573X
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9781139182133
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1139182137
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9780511718786
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0511718780
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1139188046
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9781139189347
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9781139188043
Content:
14. Nuclear nonproliferation; 15. Nuclear waste management and disposal; 16. Material requirements for controlled nuclear fusion; Part III. Renewable Energy Sources: 17. Solar energy overview; 18. Direct solar energy conversion with photovoltaic devices; 19. Materials science and technology: new approaches to high efficiency photovoltaic conversion; 20. Concentrating and multijunction photovoltaics; 21. Concentrating solar thermal power; 22. Solar thermoelectrics: direct solar thermal energy conversion; 23. Off-grid solar in the developing world; 24. Principles of photosynthesis
Content:
25. Harnessing microbial metabolism for biofuels and biomaterials; 26. Aqueous processing of cellulosic biomass for biological and chemical conversion to ethanol and other fuels; 27. Artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion; 28. Engineered natural photosynthesis; 29. Geothermal and ocean energy; 30. Wind energy; Part IV. Transportation: 31. Road transportation vehicles; 32. Transportation: aviation; 33. Future of shipping; 34. Fully autonomous vehicles: a far-reaching perspective on potential materials and design implications
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Part V. Energy Efficiency: 35. Lighting/appliances; 36. Increasing building energy efficiency through advances in materials; 37. Insulation science; 38. Industrial energy efficiency; 39. Green processing: catalysis; 40. Material availability and recycling: identifying risks and evaluating responses; 41. Life-cycle assessment (LCA); Part VI. Energy Storage and the Role of High Penetration Renewables and Grid Stabilization: 42. Toward stronger, smarter, and more secure electric power grids: advances and challenges in distributed sensing, modeling, simulation, and control; 43. Consequences of high penetration renewables; 44. Materials challenges facing electrochemical energy storage: batteries and capacitors; 45. Mechanical energy storage: pumped hydro, CAES, flywheels; 46. Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells; 47. Solar fuels; 48. Solar thermal routes to fuel; 49. Photoelectrochemistry; 50. Summary; Appendix A: thermodynamics; Appendix B: electrochemistry
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"How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Learn the fundamental physical, chemical and materials science at the heart of: [bullet] Renewable/non-renewable energy sources [bullet] Future transportation systems [bullet] Energy efficiency [bullet] Energy storage Whether you are a student taking an energy course or a newcomer to the field, this book will help you understand critical relationships between the environment, energy and sustainability. Leading experts provide comprehensive coverage of each topic, bringing together diverse subject matter by integrating theory with engaging insights. Each chapter includes helpful features to aid understanding, including a historical overview to provide context, suggested further reading and questions for discussion. Every subject is beautifully illustrated and brought to life with full color images and color-coded sections for easy browsing, making this a complete educational package. Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability will enable today's scientists and educate future generations"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes index. - Description based on print version record
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Cover; Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; PART 1 Energy and the environment: the global landscape ; 1 A primer on climate change; 2 The global energy landscape and energy security; 4 Energy cost of materials: materials for thin-film photovoltaics as an example; 5 Economics of materials; 6 Global energy flows; 7 Global materials flows; 8 Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration; PART 2 Nonrenewable energy sources ; 9 Petroleum and natural gas; 10 Advancing coal conversion technologies: materials challenges
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11 Oil shale and tar sands12 Unconventional energy sources: gas hydrates; 13 Nuclear energy: current and future schemes; 14 Nuclear non-proliferation; 15 Nuclear-waste management and disposal; 16 Material requirements for controlled nuclear fusion; 17 Solar energy overview; 18 Direct solar energy conversion with photovoltaic devices; 19 Future concepts for photovoltaic energy conversion; 20 Concentrating and multijunction photovoltaics; 21 Concentrating solar thermal power; 22 Solar thermoelectrics: direct solar thermal energy conversion; 23 Off-grid solar in the developing world
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24 Principles of photosynthesis25 Biofuels and biomaterials from microbes; 26 Biofuels from cellulosic biomass via aqueous processing; 27 Artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conver; 28 Engineering natural photosynthesis; 29 Geothermal and ocean energy; 30 Wind energy; 31 Transportation: motor vehicles; 32 Transportation: aviation; 33 Transportation: shipping; 34 Transportation: fully autonomous vehicles; PART 5 Energy efficiency ; 36 Energy efficient buildings; 37 Insulation science; 38 Industrial energy efficiency: a case study; 39 Green processing: catalysis
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40 Materials availability and recycling41 Life-cycle assessment; PART 6 Energy storage, high-penetration renewables, and grid stablization ; 42 Toward the smart grid: the US as a case study; 43 Consequences of high-penetration renewables ; 44 Electrochemical energy storage: batteries and capacitors; 45 Mechanical energy storage: pumped hydro, CAES, flywheels; 49: Photoelectrochemistry and hybrid solar conversion; Outline placeholder
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Part 1. Energy and the environment : the global landscape. A primer on climate change / Melinda Marquis, Pieter TansGlobal energy landscape and energy security / V. S. Arunachalam, Anshu Bharadwaj -- Sustainability and energy conversions / Franklin M. Orr, Jr., Sally M. Benson -- Energy cost of materials : materials for thin-film photovoltaics as an example / Ajay K. Gupta, Charles A. S. Hall -- Economics of materials / Lester B. Lave, Frank R. Field III -- Global energy flows / Richard Sassoon -- Global materials flows / Fridolin Krausmann -- Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration / Sally M. Benson -- Part 2. Non-renewable energy sources. Petroleum and natural gas / Russell R. Chianelli, Xiomara C. Kretschmer, Stephen A. Holditch -- Advancing coal conversion technologies : materials challenges / Bryan D. Morreale, Cynthia A. Powell, David R. Luebke -- Oil shale and tar sands / James W. Bunger -- Unconventional energy sources : gas hydrates / Carolyn A. Koh, E. Dendy Sloan, Amadeu K. Sum -- Nuclear energy : current and future schemes / Christopher R. Stanek, Robin W. Grimes, Cetin Unal -- Nuclear nonproliferation / Siegfried S. Hecker, Matthias Englert, Michael C. Miller -- Nuclear waste management and disposal / Rodney C. Ewing, William J. Weber -- Material requirements for controlled nuclear fusion / Nathaniel J. Fisch, J. Luc Peterson, Adam Cohen -- Part 3. Renewable energy sources. Solar energy overview / Miguel A. Contreras, Satyen Deb -- Direct solar energy conversion with photovoltaic devices / David S. Ginley, Reuben Collins, David Cahen -- Future concepts for photovoltaic energy conversion / Jean-Franc̦ois Guillemoles -- Concentrating and multijunction photovoltaics / Daniel J. Friedman -- Concentrating solar thermal power / Abraham Kribus -- Solar thermoelectrics : direct solar thermal energy conversion / Terry M. Tritt, Xinfeng Tang, Qingjie Zhang ...[et al.] -- Off-grid solar in the developing world / Tiffany Tong, Wali Akande, Winston O. Soboyejo -- Principles of photosynthesis / Johannes Messinger, Dmitriy Shevela -- Biofuels and biomaterials from microbes / Trent R. Northen -- Biofuels from cellulosic biomass via aqueous processing / Jian Shi, Qing Qing, Taiying Zhang ...[et al.] -- Artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion / Boris Rybtchinski, Michael R. Wasielewski -- Engineering natural photosynthesis / Huub J. M. de Groot -- Geothermal and ocean energy / Jiabin Han, J. William Carey, Bruce A. Robinson -- Wind energy / Michael Robinson, Neil Kelley, Patrick Moriarity -- Part 4. Transportation. Transportation : motor vehicles / Jerry Gibbs, Ahmad A. Pesaran, Philip S. Sklad -- Transportation : aviation / Robin G. Bennett, Linda A. Caldwell Stancin, William L. Carberry ...[et al.] -- Transportation: shipping / David S. Ginley -- Transportation : fully autonomous vehicles / Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Mark W. Verbrugge -- Part 5. Energy efficiency. Lighting / Dandan Zhu, Colin J. Humphreys -- Energy efficient buildings / Ron Judkoff -- Insulation science / Leon R. Glicksman, Ellann Cohen -- Industrial energy efficiency : a case study -- Green processing : catalysis / Ronny Neumann -- Material availability and recycling / Randolph Kirchain, Elsa Alonso -- Life-cycle assessment / Corrie E. Clark -- Part 6. Energy storage, high penetration renewables, and grid stabilization. Toward the smart grid : the US as a case study / S. Massoud Amin, Anthony M. Giacomoni -- Consequences of high penetration renewables / Paul Denholm -- Electrochemical energy storage : batteries and capacitors / M. Stanley Whittingham -- Mechanical energy storage : pumped hydro, CAES, flywheels / Troy McBride, Benjamin Bollinger, Dax Kepshire -- Fuel cells / Shyam Kocha, Bryan Pivovar, Thomas Gennett -- Solar fuels / Christian Jooss, Helmut Tributsch -- Solar thermal routes to fuel / Michael Epstein -- Photoelectrochemistry and hybrid solar conversion / Stuart Licht.
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Systemvoraussetzungen: Internet-Zugriff, Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107000230
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107000230
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
Keywords:
Erneuerbare Energien
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Energietechnik
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Energieeffizienz
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Werkstoff
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511718786
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511718786
