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In the International Year of Chemistry, prominent scientists
highlight the major advances in the fight against the largest
problems faced by humanity from the point of view of chemistry,
showing how their science is essential to ensuring our long-term
survival. Following the UN Millennium Development Goals, the
authors examine the ten most critical areas, including energy,
climate, food, water and health. All of them are opinion leaders in
their fields, or high-ranking decision makers in national and
international institutions.
Intended to provide an intellectual basis for the future
development of chemistry, this book is aimed at a wide readership
including students, professionals, engineers, scientists,
environmentalists and anyone interested in a more sustainable
future.
With the daunting energy challenges faced by Mankind in the 21st
century, revolutionary new technologies will be the key to a clean,
secure and sustainable energy future. Nanostructures often have
surprising and very useful capabilities and are thus paving the way
for new methodologies in almost every kind of industry.This
exceptional monograph provides an overview of the subject, and
presents the current state of the art with regard to different
aspects of sustainable production, efficient storage and low-impact
use of energy.Comprised of eighteen chapters, the book is divided
in three thematic parts: Part I Sustainable Energy Production
covers the main developments of nanotechnology in clean energy
production and conversion, including photovoltaics, hydrogen
production, thermal-electrical energy conversion and fuel
cells.Part II Efficient Energy Storage is concerned with the
potential use of nanomaterials in more efficient energy storage
systems such as advanced batteries, supercapacitors and hydrogen
storage.Part III Energy Sustainability shows how nanotechnology
helps to use energy more efficiently, and the mitigation of impacts
to the environment, with special emphasis on energy savings through
green nanofabrication, advanced catalysis, nanostructured
light-emitting and eletrochromic devices and CO2 capture by
nanoporous materials .An essential addition to any bookshelf, it
will be invaluable to a variety of research fields including
materials science, chemical engineering, solid state, surface,
industrial, and physical chemistry, as this is a subject that is
very interdisciplinary.
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