Books in the Energy and Environment Series series

This book describes the diverse range of materials and fabrication methods now available to take photovoltaic systems into the third generation and exceed the Shockley-Quieisser limit.

This book summarises the significant progress made in organic thermoelectric materials, focusing on effective routes to minimize thermal conductivity and maximize power factor.

This book describes the critical areas of research and development towards viable integrated solar fuels systems, the current state of the art of these efforts and outlines future research needs.

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary picture of how lignocellulosic biorefineries could potentially employ lignin valorization technologies.

Providing a comprehensive overview, this book is ideal for researchers and industrial chemists working in environmental science, electrochemistry and chemical engineering.

Edited by pioneers in this exciting field, and featuring contributions from leading researchers, this book discusses the principles and applications of XFELs.

Authoritative account of recent developments in thermoelectric materials and devices for power energy harvesting applications, ideal for researchers and industrialists in materials science.

Provides a balanced overview of experimental and theoretical aspects of organic materials and mixed halide perovskites for industrialists and researchers in energy technologies and materials.

Catalysts for Alcohol-fuelled Direct Oxidation Fuel Cells will present a state-of-the-art review on recent advances in nanocatalysts and electrocatalysis in DOFCs.

Combining basic concepts with the synthesis of new catalysts, reactor and reaction engineering, this book is a comprehensive resource for researchers.

This comprehensive overview of current activities and development horizons provided by the impressive collection of internationally renowned authors represents a unique reflection of current thinking regarding water splitting by light.

Written by experts, this book presents the latest knowledge and chemical prospects in developing hydrogen as a solar fuel.

This book presents an overview of the SOFC technology with a focus on the recent developments in new technologies and new ideas for addressing the key issues of SOFC development.

This book covers biomass modification to facilitate the industrial degradation processing and other characteristics of feedstocks and new technologies for the conversion of lignocelluloses into biofuels and other products.

A general yet substantial review of the application of catalysis to biofuels production, covering the full spectrum of biomass catalysis.

This book reviews the state-of-the-art in fuel cells (low and high temperature) across all the types applied in the field today and assesses current trends in development.

This book aims to provide an overview of the design, limitations and challenges of heterogeneous catalysts for energy applications.

This book provides the latest global perspective on the role and value of CCS in delivering temperature targets and reducing the impact of global warming.

This book is a comprehensive reference for energy crops from the plant perspective with expert authors for each crop. Of particular importance are the chapters covering the sustainability aspects (social, economic and environmental), including food security.

This up-to-date overview on the conversion of thermochemical biomass to fuels and chemicals is written by experts in the field.