Elsevier Science & Technology, 2009. — 4538 p. — ISBN10 0444520937; ISBN13 9780444520937
Publisher's Summary
"The Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources" is a truly interdisciplinary reference for those working with batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, supercapacitors, and photo-electrochemical cells. With a focus on the environmental and economic impact of electrochemical power sources, this five-volume work consolidates coverage of the field and serves as an entry point to the literature for professionals and students alike. It covers the main types of power sources, including their operating principles, systems, materials, and applications. It serves as a primary source of information for electrochemists, materials scientists, energy technologists, and engineers. It incorporates nearly 350 articles, with timely coverage of such topics as environmental and sustainability considerations.
Table of Contents
Applications – Portable: Micro Hybrid Power System: Fuel Cells/Capacitors.
Applications – Portable: Military: Batteries and Fuel Cells.
Applications – Portable: Notebooks: Batteries.
Applications – Portable: Portable Devices: Batteries.
Applications – Portable: Portable Devices: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Portable: Power Tools: Batteries.
Applications – Stationary: Energy Storage Systems: Batteries.
Applications – Stationary: Remote Area Power Supply: Batteries and Fuel Cells.
Applications – Stationary: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Stationary: Residential Energy Supply: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Stationary: Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrid.
Applications – Stationary: Uninterruptible and Back-Up Power: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Stationary: Cogeneration of Energy and Chemicals: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Auxiliary Power Units: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Aviation: Battery.
Applications – Transportation: Aviation: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Buses: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Buses: ICE/Battery Hybrids.
Applications – Transportation: Electric Vehicle: Batteries.
Applications – Transportation: Electric Vehicles: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Overview.
Applications – Transportation: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Batteries.
Applications – Transportation: Hybrid Electric Vehicle: Plug-in Hybrids.
Applications – Transportation: Light Traction: Batteries.
Applications – Transportation: Light Traction: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Rail Vehicles: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Satellites: Batteries.
Applications – Transportation: Ships: Fuel Cells.
Applications – Transportation: Solar Cars: Batteries.
Applications – Transportation: Submersibles: Batteries.
Batteries: Nomenclature.
Batteries: Capacity.
Batteries: Energy.
Batteries: Self-Discharge.
Batteries: Charging Methods.
Batteries: Fast Charging.
Batteries: Charge–Discharge Curves.
Batteries: Partial-State-of-Charge.
Batteries: Adaptive State-of-Charge Determination.
Batteries: Dynamics.
Batteries: Alternating Currents.
Batteries: Parallel and Series Connections.
Batteries: Modeling.
Batteries: Lifetime Prediction.
Batteries: Codes and Standards.
Batteries and Fuel Cells: Efficiency.
Batteries and Fuel Cells: Lifetime.
Batteries and Fuel Cells: Power.
Batteries and Fuel Cells: Techno-Economic Assessments.
Capacitors: Overview.
Capacitors: Electrostatic Solid-State Capacitors.
Capacitors: Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors.
Capacitors: Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors: Carbon Materials.
Capacitors: Electrochemical Capacitors: Ionic Liquid Electrolytes.
Capacitors: Electrochemical Hybrid Capacitors.
Capacitors: Electrochemical Metal Oxides Capacitors.
Capacitors: Electrochemical Polymer Capacitors.
Capacitors: Application.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Aluminum.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Carbon.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Iron.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Hydrogen.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Lead.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Lithium.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Manganese.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Nickel.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Oxygen.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Platinum Group Elements.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Silver.
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Applications: Zinc.
Electrochemical Theory: Thermodynamics.
Electrochemical Theory: Double Layer.
Electrochemical Theory: Kinetics.
Electrochemical Theory: Electrokinetics.
Electrochemical Theory: Electrocrystalization.
Electrochemical Theory: Hydrogen Evolution.
Electrochemical Theory: Oxygen Evolution.
Electrochemical Theory: Corrosion.
Electrochemical Theory: Non Faraday Electrochemical Modification of Catalysts Activity.
Electrodes: 3-D Electrodes Batteries.
Electrodes: Nanoelectrodes.
Electrodes: Ion-Selective Electrodes.
Electrodes: Porous Electrodes.
Electrodes: Semiconductor Electrodes.
Electrolytes: Overview.
Electrolytes: Gel.
Electrolytes: Ionic Liquids.
Electrolytes: Non-Aqueous.
Electrolytes: Polymer.
Electrolytes: Solid: Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors.
Electrolytes: Solid: Oxygen Ions.
Electrolytes: Solid: Protons.
Electrolytes: Solid: Sodium Ions.
Energy: Energy Storage.
Energy: Hydrogen Economy.
Energy: Cold Fusion – Precursor to Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions.
Energy: Cold Fusion: History.
Fuel Cells – Overview: Introduction.
Fuel Cells – Overview: Lifetime Prediction.
Fuel Cells – Overview: Modeling.
Fuel Cells – Alkaline Fuel Cells: Overview.
Fuel Cells – Alkaline Fuel Cells: Anion-Exchange Membranes.
Fuel Cells – Alkaline Fuel Cells: Cells and Stacks.
Fuel Cells – Alkaline Fuel Cells: Overview Performance and Operational Conditions.
Fuel Cells-Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Overview.
Fuel Cells-Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Direct Methanol: Overview.
Fuel Cells-Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Direct Methanol Fuel Cell: Overview Performance and Operational Conditions.
Fuel Cells-Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells-Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells: Catalysts.
Fuel Cells – Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Direct Ethylene Glycol Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: New Materials.
Fuel Cells – Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Experimental Systems.
Fuel Cells – Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: Modeling.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Overview..
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Anodes.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Cathodes.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Cells and Stacks.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Systems.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Materials and Life Considerations.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Full-Scale Prototypes.
Fuel Cells – Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Modeling.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Overview.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Anodes.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Cathodes.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Electrolytes.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Cells and Stacks.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Systems.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Performance and Operational Conditions.
Fuel Cells – Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Life-Limiting Considerations.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Anodes with Reformate.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Cathodes.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Catalysts: Life-Limiting Considerations.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Catalysts: Non Platinum.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Ambient Temperature.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Advanced Fluorinated.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Non-Fluorinated.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Composites.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Elevated Temperature.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Polybenzimidazole.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Design and Characterization.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membrane: Life-Limiting Considerations.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes: Modeling.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membranes.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Membrane–Electrode Assemblies.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Gas Diffusion Layers.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Bipolar Plates.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Cells.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Water Management.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Life-Limiting Considerations.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Modeling.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Stacks.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Systems.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Overview Performance and Operational Conditions.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Dynamic Operational Conditions.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Freeze Operational Conditions.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Impurities in Fuels and Air.
Fuel Cells – Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: High Temperature PEMFCS.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Overview.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Anodes.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Cathodes.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Membranes.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Cells and Stacks.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Cell Interconnection.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Gas Distribution.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Internal and External Reformation.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Systems.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Life-Limiting Considerations.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Modeling.
Fuel Cells – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Micro Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Direct Carbon Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Formic Acid Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Hydrogen-Bromine Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Microbial Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Micro-Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells – Exploratory Fuel Cells: Regenerative Fuel Cells.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Autothermal Reforming.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Absorption Enhanced Reforming.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Biomass: Thermochemical Processes.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Biomass: Fermentation.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Coal Gasification.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Natural Gas: Conventional Steam-Reforming.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Natural Gas: Solar-Thermal Steam Reforming.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Gas Cleaning: Barrier Filters.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Gas Cleaning: Membrane Separators.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Gas Cleaning: Pressure Swing Adsorption.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Photothermally and Thermally-Assisted Photovoltaic.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Photoelectrolysis.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Thermochemical Cycles.
Fuels – Hydrogen Production: Water Electrolysis.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Compressed.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Liquid.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Hydrides.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: High Temperature Hydrides.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Complex Hydrides.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Carbon Materials.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Glass Microspheres.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Metal-Organic Frameworks.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Zeolites.
Fuels – Hydrogen Storage: Chemical Carriers.
Fuels – Safety: Hydrogen: Overview.
Fuels – Safety: Hydrogen: Transportation.
History: Electrochemistry.
History: Primary Batteries.
History: Secondary Batteries.
History: Fuel Cells.
History: Electrochemical Capacitors.
Materials: Etching.
Materials: Nanofibers.
Materials: Sol-Gel Synthesis.