Electrochemical Power Sources: Fundamentals, Systems and Applications

Electrochemical Power Sources: Fundamentals, Systems and Applications: offers a comprehensive understanding of metal-air batteries, along with solutions for issues on how to overcome related difficulties of secondary (rechargeable) systems. Although metal-air batteries are widely studied as low-cost high-energy systems, their commercialization is limited due to limited cycle life and insufficient reliability. This book offers a comprehensive understanding on metal-air batteries, including the details of both electrodes, electrolyte, cell/system, modeling and applications. Users in electrochemistry, material science and environmental science, industry workers in cell manufacturing, and government officials in energy, environmental, power supply, and transportation will find this to be a valuable resource.

• Outlines the general characteristics of metal-air when compared with conventional batteries
• Offers a comprehensive understanding of various metal-air, featuring zinc and lithium
• Includes comparisons and issues among various metal-air batteries and research efforts to solve them

Researchers, instructors, and students in electrochemistry, material science and environmental science; cell manufacturers; government officials in energy, environmental, power supply, and transportation

1 Introduction – general features of metal air batteries
1.1 General overview
1.2 Principles

2 Components
2.1 Metal electrode
2.2 Air electrode
2.3 Electrolyte

3 Primary zinc air battery
3.1 General overview
3.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental

4 Other primary metal air batteries
4.1 General overview
4.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental

5 Secondary aqueous zinc air battery – electrically rechargeable
5.1 General overview
5.2 Zinc electrode
5.3 Air electrode
5.4 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental

6 Secondary aqueous zinc air battery – mechanically rechargeable
6.1 General overview
6.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental

7 Secondary lithium air battery
7.1 Secondary lithium air battery - non-aqueous
7.1.1 Air electrode in non-aqueous system
7.1.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental
7.2 Secondary lithium air battery – aqueous
7.2.1 Lithium electrode for aqueous system
7.2.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental

8 Other secondary metal air battery
8.1 Other secondary metal air battery – aqueous
8.1.1 General overview
8.1.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental
8.2 Other secondary metal air battery – non-aqueous
8.2.1 General overview
8.2.2 History, reactions, parameters, cell design, battery management, safety, environmental

9 Models and Simulations
9.1 General overview
9.1.1 Common modelling methods and simulations conditions
9.1.2 Model development and applications
9.2 Modeling of electrochemical systems
9.3 Fundamental material properties for theoretical screening and selection
9.3.1 Anodes
9.3.2 Cathodes
9.3.3 Electrolytes (aqueous, non-aqueous)
9.4 Electrodes materials and design
9.4.1 Metal electrodes process
9.4.2 Air electrodes process
9.5 Model for cell design and battery engineering

10 Applications and Markets
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Application
10.3 Cost
10.4 Availability, environmental, recycling, safety
10.5 Market – portable, stationary