Anisa Raditya Nurohmah, Shofirul Sholikhatun Nisa, Khikmah Nur Rikhy Stulasti, Cornelius Satria Yudha, Windhu Griyasti Suci, Kiwi Aliwarga, Hendri Widiyandari, Agus Purwanto
{"title":"Sodium-ion battery from sea salt: a review","authors":"Anisa Raditya Nurohmah, Shofirul Sholikhatun Nisa, Khikmah Nur Rikhy Stulasti, Cornelius Satria Yudha, Windhu Griyasti Suci, Kiwi Aliwarga, Hendri Widiyandari, Agus Purwanto","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00208-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00208-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The electrical energy storage is important right now, because it is influenced by increasing human energy needs, and the battery is a storage energy that is being developed simultaneously. Furthermore, it is planned to switch the lithium-ion batteries with the sodium-ion batteries and the abundance of the sodium element and its economical price compared to lithium is the main point. The main components anode and cathode have significant effect on the sodium battery performance. This review briefly describes the components of the sodium battery, including the anode, cathode, electrolyte, binder, and separator, and the sources of sodium raw material is the most important in material synthesis or installation. Sea salt or NaCl has potential ability as a raw material for sodium battery cathodes, and the usage of sea salt in the cathode synthesis process reduces production costs, because the salt is very abundant and environmentally friendly as well. When a cathode using a source of Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, which was synthesized independently from NaCl can save about 16.66% after being calculated and anode with sodium metal when synthesized independently with NaCl can save about 98% after being calculated, because sodium metal is classified as expensive matter.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 1","pages":"71 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00208-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4706500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Ledesma-García, M. P. Gurrola, D. L. Trejo-Arroyo, J. A. Rodríguez-Morales, A. Gutiérrez, R. A. Escalona-Villalpando, L. G. Arriaga
{"title":"Development of bioanode for versatile applications: microfuel cell system in the presence of alcohol and glucose","authors":"J. Ledesma-García, M. P. Gurrola, D. L. Trejo-Arroyo, J. A. Rodríguez-Morales, A. Gutiérrez, R. A. Escalona-Villalpando, L. G. Arriaga","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00207-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00207-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of this work is to develop a bioanode using the enzymes of glucose oxidase (GOx) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) as catalysts to oxidised glucose and alcohol present in different beverages. The study was carried out using the covalent bonding method for both enzymes via the functionalization of carbon nanofibers for the formation of carboxyl groups that can form bonds with the amine groups of the enzyme, as well as using tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) with Nafion. The optimum operation parameters of both enzymes (pH and temperature) were determined for the later evaluation in a microfluidic fuel cell. In addition, using the scanning electrochemical microscopy technique, a local study of enzymatic processes is used to demonstrate that the enzymes immobilized on the same electrode remain active. The evaluation of the microfluidic fuel cell was carried out using different solutions, 0.01 M glucose, 0.01 M ethanol and a mixture of 0.01 M glucose and 0.01 M ethanol, all in phosphate buffer solutions at pH 7, where it was possible to obtain a maximum performance of 5.07 ± 0.1 mW cm<sup>−2</sup>, and there was a significant increase in current density compared to non-composite solutions (glucose or ethanol). In addition, different alcoholic beverages were used to evaluate the versatility and adaptability of the bi-enzymatic anode electrode with the perspective use in Lab-on-a-Chip systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"155 - 167"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00207-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4851582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asad A. Naqvi, Awan Zahoor, Asif Ahmed Shaikh, Faaz Ahmed Butt, Faizan Raza, Inam Ul Ahad
{"title":"Aprotic lithium air batteries with oxygen-selective membranes","authors":"Asad A. Naqvi, Awan Zahoor, Asif Ahmed Shaikh, Faaz Ahmed Butt, Faizan Raza, Inam Ul Ahad","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00205-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00205-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rechargeable batteries have gained a lot of interests due to rising trend of electric vehicles to control greenhouse gases emissions. Among all type of rechargeable batteries, lithium air battery (LAB) provides an optimal solution, owing to its high specific energy of 11,140 Wh/kg comparable to that of gasoline 12,700 Wh/kg. However, LABs are not widely commercialized yet due to the reactivity of the lithium anode with the components of ambient air such as moisture and carbon dioxide. To address this challenge, it is important to understand the effects of moisture on the electrochemical performance of LAB. In this review, the effects of ambient air on the electrochemical performance of LAB have been discussed. The literature on the deterioration in the battery capacity and cyclability due to operation in ambient environment and degradation of lithium anode due to exothermic reaction between lithium and water is reviewed and explained. The effects of using oxygen-selective membrane (OSM) to block moisture and <span>({mathrm{CO}}_{2})</span> contamination has also been discussed, along with suitable materials that can act as OSM. It is concluded that the utilization of OSM can not only make the safer operation of LAB in ambient air but could also enhance the electrochemical performance of LAB. Future direction of the research work required to address the associated challenges is also provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 1","pages":"33 - 46"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-021-00205-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4931959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel Abicho, Bekele Hailegnaw, Getachew Adam Workneh, Teketel Yohannes
{"title":"Role of additives and surface passivation on the performance of perovskite solar cells","authors":"Samuel Abicho, Bekele Hailegnaw, Getachew Adam Workneh, Teketel Yohannes","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00206-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00206-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Outstanding improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) over 25% in a very short period and promising research developments to reach the theoretical PCE limit of single junction solar cells, 33%, enables organic–inorganic perovskite solar cells (OIPSCs) to gain much attention in the scientific and industrial community. The simplicity of production of OIPSCs from precursor solution either on rigid or flexible substrates makes them even more attractive for low-cost roll-to-roll production processes. Though OIPSCs show as such higher PCE with simple solution processing methods, there are still unresolved issues, while attempts are made to commercialize these solar cells. Among the major problems is the instability of the photoactive layer of OIPSCs at the interface of the charge transport layers and /or electrodes during prolonged exposure to moisture, heat and radiation. To achieve matched PCE and stability, several techniques such as molecular and interfacial engineering of components in OIPSCs have been applied. Moreover, in recent times, engineering on additives, solvents, surface passivation, and structural tuning have been developed to reduce defects and large grain boundaries from the surface and/or interface of organic–inorganic perovskite films. Under this review, we have shown recently developed additives and passivation strategies, which are strongly focused to enhance PCE and long-term stability simultaneously.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 1","pages":"47 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-021-00206-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5034403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Passive solar house prototype design with a new bio-based material for a semi-arid climate","authors":"Cherif Boulebbina, Ghazali Mebarki, Samir Rahal","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00203-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00203-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, a passive solar house prototype was built using Trombe wall and was tested in the semi-arid region of Batna, in eastern Algeria. Traditional local materials (stone and adobe) were used for the construction of the thermal storage wall. A new local bio-based material made from date palm trunks was used for the insulation of the passive house prototype. For a better understanding of passive house heating and for a comparative study, a numerical simulation, using Fluent, was carried out. The aim of this study was to supply recommendations for improving the passive systems and to participate to the energy consumption control in the building sector. The results show that the experimental and numerical simulation results are in good agreement. The optimal orientation of the solar passive house has been determined, which is at 160° southeast. The use of local and bio-based materials has proven its effectiveness in the construction of the passive house. The thermal behavior of date palm wood has been found to be close to those of insulation materials commonly used in buildings. That means it has the same thermal insulation ability (thermal conductivity). On the other hand, the results show that the thermal efficiency of the passive solar heating system, with an adobe wall is significantly higher (50%) than that with a stone wall (30.7%).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 1","pages":"1 - 15"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-021-00203-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4814654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joyce S. B. Figueiredo, Bruno T. S. Alves, Vitória A. Freire, José J. N. Alves, Bianca V. S. Barbosa
{"title":"Preparation, characterization and evaluation of x-MoO3/Al-SBA-15 catalysts for biodiesel production","authors":"Joyce S. B. Figueiredo, Bruno T. S. Alves, Vitória A. Freire, José J. N. Alves, Bianca V. S. Barbosa","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00204-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00204-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Biodiesel is an alternative source of renewable energy that can be produced by a transesterification of vegetable oils. Mesoporous molecular sieves, such as SBA-15, due to high surface area and thermal stability are promising precursors for heterogeneous catalysts in the transesterification reaction. In this work, Al-SBA-15 precursor was obtained by direct hydrothermal synthesis, impregnated with different MoO<sub>3</sub> contents (5, 10 and 15 wt%) by the pore saturation method, and evaluated as heterogeneous catalyst in the production of biodiesel from a transesterification of soybean oil with methanol. Al-SBA-15 precursor as well as MoO<sub>3</sub>/Al-SBA-15 catalyst were characterized for its structural characteristic by X-ray diffraction, textural characteristic by N<sub>2</sub> adsorption analysis, and thermal stability by thermogravimetric analysis. An experimental planning 2<sup>2</sup> + 3 CtPt was used to evaluate the influence of MoO<sub>3</sub> content and reaction time on biodiesel yield from soybean oil and methanol. The biodiesel content in the final product was obtained by gas chromatography. An average biodiesel yield of 96% was obtained with the catalyst 10%MoO<sub>3</sub>/Al-SBA-15 under the following reaction conditions: 20:1 methanol/soybean oil molar ratio, and 3 wt% of catalyst loading at 150 °C in 3 h. After five consecutive reaction cycles, the biodiesel yield decreased by about 34%. The density and acidity of the biodiesel produced are within the specified values for commercialization according to international standards.</p>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 1","pages":"17 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-021-00204-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4603949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert Aniagyei, Caroline Kwawu, Ralph Kwakye, Boniface Yeboah Antwi, Jonathan Osei-Owusu
{"title":"Oxygen (O2) reduction reaction on Ba-doped LaMnO3 cathodes in solid oxide fuel cells: a density functional theory study","authors":"Albert Aniagyei, Caroline Kwawu, Ralph Kwakye, Boniface Yeboah Antwi, Jonathan Osei-Owusu","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00200-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00200-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The oxygen adsorption and subsequent reduction on the {100} and {110} surfaces of 25% Ba-doped LaMnO<sub>3</sub> (LBM25) have been studied at the density functional theory (DFT) with Hubbard correction and the results compared with adsorption on 25% Ca-doped LaMnO<sub>3</sub> (LCM25) and Sr-doped LaMnO<sub>3</sub> (LSM25). The trend in the reduction energies at the Mn cation sites are predicted to be in the order LSM25 < LBM25 < LCM25. In addition, the trend in dissociation energies for the most exothermic dissociated precursors follow the order LBM25 < LSM25 < LCM25. The adsorption energies (− 2.14 to − 2.41 eV) calculated for the molecular O<sub>2</sub> precursors at the Mn cation sites of LCM25, LSM25 and LBM25 are thermodynamically stable, when compared directly with the adsorption energies (<i>E</i><sub><i>ads</i></sub> = − 0.56 to − 1.67 eV) reported for the stable molecular O<sub>2</sub> precursors on the Pt, Ni, Pd, Cu and Ir {111} surfaces. The predicted Gibbs energies as a function of temperature (<i>T</i> = 500–1100 °C) and pressures (<i>p</i> = 0.2 atm) for the adsorption and dissociation on the surfaces were negative, an indication of the feasibility of oxygen reduction reaction on the {100} and {110} surfaces at typical operating temperatures reported in this work.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"10 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-021-00200-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4588507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashokrao B. Patil, Balaso D. Jadhav, Poonam V. Bhoir
{"title":"Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production over Ce/ZnO from aqueous methanol solution","authors":"Ashokrao B. Patil, Balaso D. Jadhav, Poonam V. Bhoir","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00199-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00199-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ce/ZnO crystallites along with bare ZnO were prepared by solution free mechanochemical method and characterized with powder XRD, SEM, EDX, XPS, UV–Visible and Photoluminescence (PL) spectra. The visible light photocatalytic performance of these materials was investigated for H<sub>2</sub> evolution with the aqueous 10vol% methanol solution under one sun conditions using solar simulator. X-ray diffraction data suggests the hexagonal wurtzite structure for Ce/ZnO crystallites and the incorporation of Ce<sup>4+</sup> ion in ZnO is supported by the shifting of XRD peaks to lower Bragg angles that indicate lattice expansion. With the increase of Ce content in ZnO, the crystallite size of Ce/ZnO decreases and the specific surface area increases. UV–Visible spectra propose the decrease in optical band gap of Ce incorporated ZnO with the increase of Ce content up to 3 mol. %. The XPS analysis supports the incorporation of Ce<sup>4+</sup> in Ce/ZnO. The PL spectra propose that, with the insertion of Ce ions into ZnO, intensity of UV emission band decreases that reflects the low recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers, which is responsible for higher photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> production. The extent of hydrogen production is affected by calcination temperature of Ce/ZnO. 2 mol. % Ce incorporated ZnO calcined at 600 °C produces43 μmolh<sup>−1</sup> g<sup>−1</sup> of hydrogen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"10 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-021-00199-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4711497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of activated carbon derived from chicken feather for Li-ion batteries through chemical and physical activation process","authors":"Erna Hastuti, Achmad Subhan, Devi Puspitasari","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00198-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-021-00198-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of activated carbon from biomass as an electrode for lithium-ion batteries is promising because of the low cost, natural abundance, and environmentally friendly. Chicken feather is a biomass that has the potential to be a source of activated carbon, because it contains keratin. The activation process affects the quality of activated carbon, thereby increasing battery performance. In this study, chicken feather waste was chemically activated using KOH and combined with physical activation at temperature variations of 750, 850 and 950 °C. The activation process significantly influenced electrochemical properties because of the difference in their microstructure. The activated carbon pyrolyzed at 850 °C (CFCA-850) shows the highest discharge capacity of 285.78 mAhg<sup>−1</sup>, good cycling stability and rate performance due to its higher interlayer spacing and large surface area. Furthermore, electronic conductivity and ion increase, thus improve battery performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"10 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40243-021-00198-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4595662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Can Cui, Shuangbin Li, Junyi Gong, Keyan Wei, Xiangjun Hou, Cairong Jiang, Yali Yao, Jianjun Ma
{"title":"Review of molten carbonate-based direct carbon fuel cells","authors":"Can Cui, Shuangbin Li, Junyi Gong, Keyan Wei, Xiangjun Hou, Cairong Jiang, Yali Yao, Jianjun Ma","doi":"10.1007/s40243-021-00197-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40243-021-00197-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) is a promising technology with high energy efficiency and abundant fuel. To date, a variety of DCFC configurations have been investigated, with molten hydroxide, molten carbonate or oxides being used as the electrolyte. Recently, there has been particular interest in DCFC with molten carbonate involved. The molten carbonate is either an electrolyte or a catalyst in different cell structures. In this review, we consider carbonate as the clue to discuss the function of carbonate in DCFCs, and start the paper by outlining the developments in terms of molten carbonate (MC)-based DCFC and its electrochemical oxidation processes. Thereafter, the composite electrolyte merging solid carbonate and mixed ionic–electronic conductors (MIEC) are discussed. Hybrid DCFC (HDCFCs?) combining molten carbonate and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) are also touched on. The primary function of carbonate (i.e., facilitating ion transfer and expanding the triple-phase boundaries) in these systems, is then discussed in detail. Finally, some issues are identified and a future outlook outlined, including a corrosion attack of cell components, reactions using inorganic salt from fuel ash, and wetting with carbon fuels.</p>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"10 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40243-021-00197-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4085451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}