Innovative Materials for Energy and Sustainability

This book presents recent advances in the development and application of innovative materials for sustainable energy and environmental solutions. It explores the synthesis, characterization, and performance of nanomaterials, semiconductors, and functional composites in technologies such as solar cells, microbial fuel cells, and photocatalytic systems. Special attention is given to environmentally focused applications, including biomass conversion, pyrite beneficiation, and antimicrobial coatings. By bridging materials science with energy and environmental engineering, the book offers researchers and practitioners valuable insights into emerging strategies for clean energy generation and ecological remediation.

Provides strategic roadmaps for key technologies in sustainable energy and environmental remediation Bridges interdisciplinary fields to foster innovative, real-world solutions Highlights cutting-edge applications of functional materials in clean energy systems and ecological technologies

Autorentext

Professor Dr. Carlton A. Taft is a full professor at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He works in multidisciplinary areas with focus on theoretical-computational simulation, physical/chemical/biological/engineering applications in Molecular and Material Sciences.

Doctor Sergio R. de Lazaro is an adjunct professor of chemistry and materials science at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UFPG). His research interests are in the field of computational chemistry, quantum chemistry, surface, morphology, magnetic oxides, ferroelectric, dielectric, superconductors, density functional theory (DFT), and applications of novel advanced materials from a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches.

Inhalt

1. A Comprehensive Look at MoS2 Nanostructures: From Synthesis to Tailored Functionality.- 2. Overview: Multidisciplinary Applications of Quantum Dots in Energy, Biomedicine and other Advanced Technologies.- 3. Physics of some selected non-Perovskite ABO3 compounds.- 4. Industrial process simulators applied to the study of biomass conversion.- 5. DFT simulations on reactivity, solvent, and nitrogenous base pair interactivity of the Ru-(II)-6-p-cymen-trifluorbenzilfosfone complex.- 6. Synthesis and Application of Silver Nanoparticles in the Development of Paints with Antimicrobial Properties.- 7. Sustainable Alternatives for the Beneficiation of Pyrite from Coal Mining Waste Envisioning Future Technological Applications.