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Emergency Preparedness For Libraries
by Julie TodaroDespite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries know how to prepare for, endure, and survive any type of disaster. This completely updated second edition of Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures.
Emergency Response Management of Offshore Oil Spills: Guidelines for Emergency Responders
by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff Anton DavletshinEMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGEMENT OF OFFSHORE Examines the Deepwater Horizon disaster and offers processes for safety and environmental protection Though renewable energy is a growing piece of the energy “pie,” fossil fuels still dominate our energy supplies and will continue to do so for decades. This makes offshore drilling, especially in places like the Gulf of Mexico and North Sea, extremely important for the future of the world’s energy supply. Unfortunately, the world has been witnessing, over and over again, accidents, deadly explosions, spills, and environmental disasters that could have been avoided with proper safety and environmental processes put in place. The Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history and an ecological nightmare of epic proportions. Emergency Response Management of Offshore Oil Spills aids in the response of this and future disasters by providing this handy reference volume for engineers, managers, and other emergency responders. This timely publication outlines the toxic nature of crude oil, covering properties of crude oil, chemical composition, toxicity to humans and marine life, and investigates the impact of oil spills from historical case studies. The current arsenals available to address oil spills, such as dispersants, absorbing booms, skimming, and other methods, are also discussed. Technologies that are rapidly being developed to address the Gulf Oil Spill are considered, along with extensive information on chemical protective clothing, air monitoring, respiratory protection, management of waste, and much more. The book concludes with a chapter discussing responsible care and takes a critical look at the reasons why the Deepwater Horizon rig catastrophe happened and examines the follow-up that ensued after the incident. Emergency Response Management of Offshore Oil Spills provides: Examples of 26 major oil spills ranked from largest to smallest, describing each incident and the amount of oil spilledRecommendations and guidance on proper air monitoring methods Suggestions related to protective garments such as respirators Comparative product information on chemical dispersants, shoreline bleaching and cleaning chemicals Detailed toxicity data for humans and marine life Discussions in the areas of deficiencies in responding to spills and why the oil industry needs to be more responsive to developing technologies Hazardous materials protocols, including OSHA- and EPA- recommended safe work practices for dealing with hazardous materials
Emergent (A Beta Novel)
by Rachel CohnA clone revolution is brewing.Zhara, the First. Elysia, her clone. On the surface, they are identical. But looks can be deceiving. When Zhara plays, she plays to win. She thought she had escaped the horrors of Doctor Lusardi's cloning compound. But the nightmare is just beginning. Elysia has taken everything from Zhara--a softer, prettier version of herself and an inescapable reminder of all she's failed at in her life. Now the man Zhara loves has replaced her with Elysia. Zhara will get her clone out of the way, no matter the cost. Elysia has finally learned the truth: she has a soul. Her First is alive. She knows it hurts Zhara to see her with Alexander, but she can't give him up. The genetically-perfected Aquine has chosen as her as his life mate, and their days together are limited. Elysia can't remain in the Rave Caves off the shores of Denesme forever. Revolution is brewing on the island paradise. Hundreds of soulless clones remain imprisoned like Elysia once was, slaves to the whims of their owners--wealthy human inhabitants of the island. As a group of clones and humans, led by Alexander, plot an insurrection that will turn Denesme's world upside down, Elysia knows her place is fighting by his side. Terrible sacrifices must be made to defeat Denesme's twisted regime. But even the greatest losses cannot prepare Elysia for the ticking time bomb built into her own programming...
The Emergent Agriculture
by Gary Kleppel John IkerdLong embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year, exacerbating climate change and threatening the very earth and water on which we depend. However, this dominant system, from which Americans obtain most of their food, is being slowly supplanted by a new paradigm.The Emergent Agriculture is a collection of fourteen thematic essays on sustainability viewed through the lens of farming. Arguing that industrial food production is incompatible with the realities of nature, science, and ethics, this lyrical narrative makes the case for a locally based food system which is: Stable in the face of economic uncertainty Resilient in the face of environmental variability Grounded in stewardship of the land, on attaching value to food and the craft involved in producing it, and on respecting the dignity of farmers, consumer,s and livestockA revolution in food production is underway. Written from the vantage point of an ecologist who is also a farmer, The Emergent Agriculture is essential reading for anyone interested in food security and the potential for growing local economies. Food for thought about the future of food.Gary Kleppel is a professor of biology at the SUNY Albany, where he focuses on sustainable agriculture, conservation-based grazing, and the ecology of human-dominated landscapes. He and his wife Pam are owners of Longfield Farm, where they produce grass-fed lamb, wool, free range chickens and eggs, and artisanal breads.
Emergent Behavior Detection and Task Coordination for Multiagent Systems: A Distributed Estimation and Control Approach (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #397)
by Jing WangThis book addresses problems in the modeling, detection, and control of emergent behaviors and task coordination in multiagent systems. It presents a unified solution to such problems in terms of distributed estimation, distributed control, and optimization of interaction topologies and dynamics.Four aspects of the technical solutions in the book are presented: First, the impact of interaction dynamics on the convergence conditions related to interaction topologies is discussed, utilizing a discontinuous cooperative control algorithm of updated design. Second, distributed least-squares and Kalman filtering algorithms for agents with limited interactions are elaborated upon. Third, a general framework of distributed nonlinear control is established, and distributed adaptive control for nonlinear systems with more general uncertainties is presented. Based on the proposed framework, a distributed nonlinear controller is designed to deal with task coordination of robotic systems with nonholonomic constraints. Finally, the problem of optimal multiagent task coordination is addressed and solutions based on approximate dynamic programming and approximate distributed gradient estimation are presented.Emergent Behavior Detection and Task Coordination for Multiagent Systems is of interest to practicing engineers in areas such as robotics and cyber-physical systems, researchers in the field of systems, controls, and robotics, and senior undergraduate and graduate students.
Emergent Behavior in Complex Systems Engineering: A Modeling and Simulation Approach (Stevens Institute Series on Complex Systems and Enterprises)
by Saurabh Mittal Saikou Diallo Andreas TolkA comprehensive text that reviews the methods and technologies that explore emergent behavior in complex systems engineering in multidisciplinary fields In Emergent Behavior in Complex Systems Engineering, the authors present the theoretical considerations and the tools required to enable the study of emergent behaviors in manmade systems. Information Technology is key to today’s modern world. Scientific theories introduced in the last five decades can now be realized with the latest computational infrastructure. Modeling and simulation, along with Big Data technologies are at the forefront of such exploration and investigation. The text offers a number of simulation-based methods, technologies, and approaches that are designed to encourage the reader to incorporate simulation technologies to further their understanding of emergent behavior in complex systems. The authors present a resource for those designing, developing, managing, operating, and maintaining systems, including system of systems. The guide is designed to help better detect, analyse, understand, and manage the emergent behaviour inherent in complex systems engineering in order to reap the benefits of innovations and avoid the dangers of unforeseen consequences. This vital resource: Presents coverage of a wide range of simulation technologies Explores the subject of emergence through the lens of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Offers contributions from authors at the forefront of various related disciplines such as philosophy, science, engineering, sociology, and economics Contains information on the next generation of complex systems engineering Written for researchers, lecturers, and students, Emergent Behavior in Complex Systems Engineering provides an overview of the current discussions on complexity and emergence, and shows how systems engineering methods in general and simulation methods in particular can help in gaining new insights in complex systems engineering.
Emergent Behavior in System of Systems Engineering: Real-World Applications
by Larry B. Rainey O. Thomas Holland"This book compiles real-world case studies on discovering, understanding and engineering emergent behaviors in a computational environment across multiple application domains such as wargaming, biology, IoT, disaster management and space architecting. All the application domains are described through an undercurrent of System of Systems (SoS) engineering in conjunction with theoretical foundations required for engineering a Modeling and Simulation SoS capable of displaying valid emergent behavior. An excellent read and state-of-the-art in M&S of emergent behavior in complex systems!" --Dr. Saurabh Mittal, Department Chief Scientist, The MITRE Corporation This book is the of its kind to address real-world applications of the phenomenon of emergent behavior in real-world system of systems. It launches from the foundation of theory and basic understanding of the subject of emergent behavior as found in system of systems applications. It includes real-world examples where emergent behavior is manifested. Each chapter addresses the following major points, which are exploratory in nature: the physical results of the presence of emergent behavior; the implications for the existence of emergent behavior; the manifestation of emergent behavior; and methods to either control emergent behavior assuming its effects are negative in nature, or capitalize on emergent behavior given its effects are positive in nature.
Emergent Complexity from Nonlinearity, in Physics, Engineering and the Life Sciences
by Giorgio Mantica Ruedi Stoop Sebastiano StramagliaThis book collects contributions to the XXIII international conference "Nonlinear dynamics of electronic systems". Topics range from non-linearity in electronic circuits to synchronisation effects in complex networks to biological systems, neural dynamics and the complex organisation of the brain. Resting on a solid mathematical basis, these investigations address highly interdisciplinary problems in physics, engineering, biology and biochemistry.
Emergent Computer Literacy: A Developmental Perspective (Routledge Research in Education)
by Helen Mele RobinsonThe United States is currently grappling with how to prepare our students to be computer literate citizens in the competitive technological world we live in. Understanding how children develop computer knowledge, and the ways that adults are able to guide their computer learning experiences, is a vital task facing parents and educators. This groundbreaking book is an attempt to fill a gap in current understanding of how we become computer literate and proposes a theory of how computer literacy skills emerge in computer users.
Emergent Converging Technologies and Biomedical Systems: Select Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, ETBS 2023 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1116)
by Shruti Jain Nikhil Marriwala Pushpendra Singh C. C. Tripathi Dinesh KumarThe book contains proceedings of the International Conference on Emergent Converging Technologies and Biomedical Systems ETBS 2023. It includes papers on wireless multimedia networks, green wireless networks, electric vehicles, biomedical signal processing, and instrumentation, wearable sensors for health care monitoring, biomedical imaging, and bio-materials, modeling, and simulation in medicine biomedical, and health informatics. The book serves as a useful guide for educators, researchers, and developers working in the areas of signal processing, imaging, computing, instrumentation, artificial intelligence, and their related applications. This book also provides support and aid to the researchers involved in designing the latest advancements in healthcare technologies.
Emergent Converging Technologies and Biomedical Systems: Select Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference, ETBS 2022 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1040)
by Shruti Jain Nikhil Marriwala C. C. Tripathi Dinesh KumarThe book contains proceedings of the International Conference on Emergent Converging Technologies and Biomedical Systems ETBS 2022. It includes papers on wireless multimedia networks, green wireless networks, electric vehicles, biomedical signal processing and instrumentation, wearable sensors for health care monitoring, biomedical imaging, & bio-materials, modeling and simulation in medicine biomedical, and health informatics. The book will serve as a useful guide for educators, researchers, and developers working in the area of signal processing, imaging, computing, instrumentation, artificial intelligence, and their related applications. This book will also provide support and aid to the researchers involved in designing the latest advancements in healthcare technologies.
Emergent Converging Technologies and Biomedical Systems: Select Proceedings of ETBS 2021 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #841)
by N. Marriwala C. C. Tripathi Shruti Jain Shivakumar MathapathiThe book contains peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Emergent Converging Technologies and Biomedical Systems 2021. It includes papers on wireless multimedia networks, green wireless networks, electric vehicles, biomedical signal processing and instrumentation, wearable sensors for health care monitoring, biomedical imaging, & bio-materials, modeling and simulation in medicine biomedical and health informatics. The book will serve as a useful guide for educators, researchers, and developers working in the area of signal processing, imaging, computing, instrumentation, artificial intelligence, and their related applications. This book will also provide support and aid to the researchers involved in designing the latest advancements in healthcare technologies.
Emergent Micro- and Nanomaterials for Optical, Infrared, and Terahertz Applications (Emerging Materials and Technologies)
by Song Sun Wei Tan Su-Huai WeiDriven by continuing pursuits in device miniaturization and performance improvement, emergent micro- and nanomaterials hold the keys to enabling next-generation technologies in optical, infrared, and terahertz applications, owing to their unique properties and strong responses in these frequency bands. Development of these fascinating materials has triggered a number of opportunities in the applied sciences, and some have even made their impact in the market. Emergent Micro- and Nanomaterials for Optical, Infrared, and Terahertz Applications reviews state-of-the-art developments in various emergent materials and their implementation in applications such as sensors, waveplates, communications, and light sources, among others. The book discusses the similarities, advantages, and limitations and offers a comparative of each material. This volume: Covers all emergent materials (natural and artificial) that are promising for optical, infrared, and terahertz applications Comparatively analyzes these materials, elucidating their unique advantages, limitations, and application scopes Provides an up-to-date record on achievements and progress in cutting-edge optical, infrared, and terahertz applications Offers a comprehensive overview to connect multidisciplinary fields, such as materials, physics, and optics, to serve as a basis for future progress This book is a valuable reference for engineers, researchers, and students in the areas of materials and optics, as well as physics, and will benefit both junior- and senior-level researchers.
Emergent Pollutants in Freshwater Plankton Communities: Ecological Effects and Sustainable Mitigation Strategies
by Osikemekha Anthony Anani Maulin P. ShahEmergent Pollutants in Freshwater Plankton Communities introduces the environmental and health monitoring techniques for emergent pollutants and their influences on the community structure of lentic freshwater plankton. It highlights the challenges posed by the improper treatment or disposal of industrial pharmaceutical wastes, which could cause numerous related environmental and health risks. It also suggests possible sustainable mitigation techniques for the treatment of emerging pollutants. Further, it addresses the issues of regulatory and monitoring frameworks, and reviews laws governing the management and disposal of wastes. This book will help students, researchers, and professionals address the underlying issues of waste water pollutants from various industries and ideally provide methods to achieve a sustainable and pollutant-free environment for the present and future generations. Presents detailed information regarding emergent pollutant effects on freshwater organisms, as well as mitigation and remediation techniques. Discusses foundational information regarding issues of wastes water pollutants from pharmaceuticals, personal care products/cosmetics, and other various industries. Examines several sustainable mitigation techniques for the treatment of waste pollutants. Addresses the issues of regulatory and monitoring frameworks and reviews laws governing the disposal and management of waste.
Emergent Science: Teaching science from birth to 8
by Jane JohnstonEmergent Science is essential reading for anyone involved in supporting scientific learning and development with young children aged between birth and 8. Drawing on theory, the book helps to develop the essential skills needed to understand and support science in this age range. The book is organised into three parts: development, contexts and pedagogy, exploring the underpinning theory alongside practical ideas to help trainees, teachers and childcare practitioners to create high-quality science experiences for the children they teach. The text includes guidance on developing professional, study and research skills to graduate and postgraduate level, as well as all the information needed to develop scientific skills, attitudes, understanding and language through concrete, social experiences for young children. Features include: Reflective tasks-at three levels of professional development;- early career/student, developing career/teacher and later career/leader. Case studies that exemplify good practice and practical ideas. Tools for learning - explain how science professionals can develop their professional, study skills and research skills to Masters level
Emergent States in Photoinduced Charge-Density-Wave Transitions (Springer Theses)
by Alfred ZongThis book advances understanding of light-induced phase transitions and nonequilibrium orders that occur in a broken-symmetry system. Upon excitation with an intense laser pulse, materials can undergo a nonthermal transition through pathways different from those in equilibrium. The mechanism underlying these photoinduced phase transitions has long been researched, but many details in this ultrafast, non-adiabatic regime still remain to be clarified. The work in this book reveals new insights into this phenomena via investigation of photoinduced melting and recovery of charge density waves (CDWs). Using several time-resolved diffraction and spectroscopic techniques, the author shows that the light-induced melting of a CDW is characterized by dynamical slowing-down, while the restoration of the symmetry-breaking order features two distinct timescales: A fast recovery of the CDW amplitude is followed by a slower re-establishment of phase coherence, the latter of which is dictated by the presence of topological defects in the CDW. Furthermore, after the suppression of the original CDW by photoexcitation, a different, competing CDW transiently emerges, illustrating how a hidden order in equilibrium can be unleashed by a laser pulse. These insights into CDW systems may be carried over to other broken-symmetry states, such as superconductivity and magnetic ordering, bringing us one step closer towards manipulating phases of matter using a laser pulse.
Emergent Superconductivity in Low Dimensions (Springer Theses)
by Diane AnsermetThis book explores the relationship between electronic correlations, dimensionality, inhomogeneities, and superconductivity in low-dimensional systems by studying single crystals of the quasi-one-dimensional Na2–δMo6Se6, composed of MoSe filaments weakly coupled by Na atoms and subject to intrinsic disorder (δ > 0). It shows that the Na2-δMo6Se6 displays strong electronic correlations in its normal state, whereas a superconducting ground state emerges from Anderson localized electrons. Two novel behaviors of the superconducting state are observed: first, a disorder induced enhancement of the superconducting transition temperature; second, a reentrant phase coherence with increasing temperature, magnetic field, and current. It also analyzes the intrinsic properties of Na2-δMo6Se6 are analyzed to offer a thorough understanding of these phenomena. The emergence of superconductivity in such low-dimensional systems provides a fruitful playground to explore electronic order and correlations.
Emerging and Eco-Friendly Approaches for Waste Management
by Pankaj Chowdhary Ram Naresh BharagavaRapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment. With the growth in the number of industries, the waste generated is also growing exponentially. The various chemical processes operating in the manufacturing industry generate a large number of by-products, which are largely harmful and toxic pollutants and are generally discharged into the natural water bodies. Once the pollutants enter the environment, they are taken up by different life forms, and because of bio-magnification, they affect the entire food chain and have severe adverse effects on all life forms, including on human health. Although, various physico-chemical and biological approaches are available for the removal of toxic pollutants, unfortunately these are often ineffective and traditional clean up practices are inefficient. Biological approaches utilizing microorganisms (bacterial/fungi/algae), green plants or their enzymes to degrade or detoxify environmental pollutants such as endocrine disruptors, toxic metals, pesticides, dyes, petroleum hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds, offer eco- friendly approaches. Such eco-friendly approaches are often more effective than traditional practices, and are safe for both industry workers as well as environment. This book provides a comprehensive overview of various toxic environmental pollutants from a variety natural and anthropogenic sources, their toxicological effects on the environment, humans, animals and plants as well as their biodegradation and bioremediation using emerging and eco-friendly approaches (e.g. Anammox technology, advanced oxidation processes, membrane bioreactors, membrane processes, GMOs), microbial degradation (e.g. bacteria, fungi, algae), phytoremediation, biotechnology and nanobiotechnology. Offering fundamental and advanced information on environmental problems, challenges and bioremediation approaches used for the remediation of contaminated sites, it is a valuable resource for students, scientists and researchers engaged in microbiology, biotechnology and environmental sciences.
Emerging and Priority Pollutants in Rivers
by Helena Guasch Antoni Ginebreda Anita GeiszingerThe enduring changes in the aquatic environment and the increasing influx of contaminants call for novel conceptual and methodological approaches to relating chemical pollution and ecological alterations in ecosystems. This volume highlights the latest advances concerning the sampling, analyses, occurrence, bioavailability, and effects of emerging and priority pollutants in European rivers, the current status of the River Management Plans in Europe, and the applicability of the newly developed techniques for water monitoring purposes. The topics are discussed in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive, evaluating their shortcomings and providing a basis for doing away with them. Linking scientific research and river management practices, this book is an invaluable source of information for environmental chemists, aquatic scientists, ecologists and water managers.
Emerging Applications of 3D Printing During CoVID 19 Pandemic (Lecture Notes in Bioengineering)
by Kamalpreet Sandhu Sunpreet Singh Chander Prakash Neeta Raj Sharma Karupppasamy SubburajThis book presents various practical breakthroughs of 3D printing (3DP) technologies in developing different types of tool and gadgets to be used against COVID-19 pandemic. It presents multidisciplinary aspects of 3DP technology in social, medical, administration, and scientific areas. This book presents state-of-the-art applications of 3DP technology in the development of PPE, ventilators, respiratory equipments, and customized drugs. It provides a comprehensive collection of the technical notes, research designs, literature prospective, and clinical applications of 3DP technologies to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. This book will be beneficial for the medical professionals, pharmacists, manufacturing enterprises, and young scholars in understanding the real potential of 3DP technologies in aiding humans-based activities against the COVID-19 crisis. Having interdisciplinary applications in applied science, this book will also be useful for wide range of academicians, research scholars and industry stakeholders.
Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene (Emerging Materials and Technologies)
by Bhanu Pratap Singh Kiran M SubhedarThis book comprehensively reviews recent and emerging applications of carbon nanotubes and graphene materials in a wide range of sectors. Detailed applications include structural materials, ballistic materials, energy storage and conversion, batteries, supercapacitors, smart sensors, environmental protection, nanoelectronics, optoelectronic and photovoltaics, thermoelectric, and conducting wires. It further covers human and structural health monitoring, and thermal management applications. Key selling features: Exclusively takes an application-oriented approach to cover emerging areas in carbon nanotubes and graphene Covers fundamental and applied knowledge related to carbon nanomaterials Includes advanced applications like human and structural health monitoring, smart sensors, ballistic protection and so forth Discusses novel applications such as thermoelectrics along with environmental protection related application Explores aspects of energy storage, generation and conversion including batteries, supercapacitors, and photovoltaics This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in electrical, nanomaterials, chemistry, and other related areas.
Emerging Applications of Control and Systems Theory: A Festschrift In Honor Of Mathukumalli Vidyasagar (Lecture Notes In Control And Information Sciences - Proceedings Ser.)
by Roberto Tempo Stephen Yurkovich Pradeep MisraThis book celebrates Professor Mathukumalli Vidyasagar’s outstanding achievements in systems, control, robotics, statistical learning, computational biology, and allied areas. The contributions in the book summarize the content of invited lectures given at the workshop “Emerging Applications of Control and Systems Theory” (EACST17) held at the University of Texas at Dallas in late September 2017 in honor of Professor Vidyasagar’s seventieth birthday. These contributions are the work of twenty-eight distinguished speakers from eight countries and are related to Professor Vidyasagar’s areas of research. This Festschrift volume will remain as a permanent scientific record of this event.
Emerging Applications of Low Dimensional Magnets (Series in Materials Science and Engineering)
by Ram K. Gupta Sanjay Mishra Tuan Anh NguyenLow-dimensional magnetic materials find their wide applications in many areas, including spintronics, memory devices, catalysis, biomedical, sensors, electromagnetic shielding, aerospace, and energy. This book provides a comprehensive discussion on magnetic nanomaterials for emerging applications. Fundamentals along with applications of low-dimensional magnetic materials in spintronics, catalysis, memory, biomedicals, toxic waste removal, aerospace, telecommunications, batteries, supercapacitors, flexible electronics, and many more are covered in detail to provide a full spectrum of their advanced applications. This book offers fresh aspects of nanomagnetic materials and innovative directions to scientists, researchers, and students. It will be of particular interest to materials scientists, engineers, physicists, chemists, and researchers in electronic and spintronic industries, and is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate studies.
Emerging Applications of Novel Nanoparticles (Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology #37)
by Suneev Anil Bansal Virat Khanna Nilanthy Balakrishnan Pallav GuptaThis book is a comprehensive and modern guide on emerging nanoparticles and their diverse applications in engineering, medicine, food safety, transportation, energy, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. Written by leading researchers from all over the world, it is designed to cover the full range of nanoparticles as well as provide in-depth detail regarding their development, characterization, processing, and synthesis. The book is divided into two sections: the first covers the development of advanced nanoparticles and the second is dedicated to their variety of cutting-edge applications. The authors also cover the unique properties and green synthesis of nanoparticles as well as their use as nanobiosensors, nanopesticide, nanofertilizer, and as energy storage and conversion devices, just to name a few. This book provides readers with insight onto the broad scope of computational, theoretical, and experimental research on novel nanoparticles and their applications. It is ideal for both young and experienced researchers and industry professionals in the field of nanotechnology.
Emerging Battery Technologies to Boost the Clean Energy Transition: Cost, Sustainability, and Performance Analysis (The Materials Research Society Series)
by Stefano Passerini Linda Barelli Manuel Baumann Jens F. Peters Marcel WeilThis open access book provides a totally new perspective on the rapidly developing sector of electrochemical energy storage, putting a spotlight on their sustainability under consideration of the latest developments and emerging future technologies. A number of selected, high-level authors from different disciplines discuss the potential contribution of batteries to a cleaner society, the need for new battery concepts, necessary new chemistries and their sustainability. These include not only analyses of the most relevant technological developments in the field, but also the latest state of knowledge in terms of their applicative functionalities in transport and stationary applications within the clean energy transition framework, their potential environmental impacts, resource demands and social impacts, and the corresponding methodological advances. All these aspects are analyzed on micro-level (i.e., for the specific technology), but also on macro-scale i.e., from a systemic perspective, providing a glimpse on how emerging battery systems might cover future energy storage demand. By taking a prospective and interdisciplinary viewpoint, this book will be of interest for a broad field of readers interested in electrochemistry, engineering with particular focus on electric grids and on-board systems and energy system analysis, but also those worried about the sustainability and societal challenges related with the energy transition(s).