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Contents list for Energy & Environmental Science, issue 4, 2008
Front cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 405
DOI: 10.1039/b816258c
Inside front cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 406
DOI: 10.1039/b816259j
Contents and Chemical Technology
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 407
DOI: 10.1039/b816261c
Opinion
The unity of science
Raymond L. Orbach,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 415
DOI: 10.1039/b812783m
Sacrificing basic research for short-term solutions to our energy problem would be a dead end.
Review Article
Engineering materials and biology to boost performance of microbial fuel cells: a critical review
Antonio Rinaldi, Barbara Mecheri, Virgilio Garavaglia, Silvia Licoccia, Paolo Di Nardo and Enrico Traversa,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 417
DOI: 10.1039/b806498a
In less than a decade the levels of performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) in terms of current output, voltage, and power density have grown tremendously. MFCs are promising devices to address sustainability concerns both in terrestrial and space applications. We discuss current perspectives on MFCs focusing on the recent major advances in the areas of materials and engineering.
Perspectives
Uncertainty in climate sensitivity: Causes, consequences, challenges
Stephen E. Schwartz,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 430
DOI: 10.1039/b810350j
Knowledge of Earth's climate sensitivity is essential to formulating strategies to meet future energy needs, but determining this sensitivity is a really tough problem.
Fuel cell technology: nano-engineered multimetallic catalysts
Chuan-Jian Zhong, Jin Luo, Peter N. Njoki, Derrick Mott, Bridgid Wanjala, Rameshwori Loukrakpam, Stephanie Lim, Lingyan Wang, Bin Fang and Zhichuan Xu,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 454
DOI: 10.1039/b810734n
Nano-engineered multimetallic nanoparticles show great promises in improving catalysts for fuel cells.
Sustainability through green processing – novel process windows intensify micro and milli process technologies
Volker Hessel, Dana Kralisch and Ulrich Krtschil,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 467
DOI: 10.1039/b810396h
Cost and ecological analyses for micro and milli process technologies are reviewed focusing on the exploration of Novel Process Windows.
Minireview
Ammonia borane as an efficient and lightweight hydrogen storage medium
Bo Peng and Jun Chen,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 479
DOI: 10.1039/b809243p
We have briefly reviewed current developments in the preparation, dehydrogenation and regeneration of ammonia borane in hydrogen storage chemistry.
Communication
Inverse opal ceria–zirconia: architectural engineering for heterogeneous catalysis
Grant A. Umeda, William C. Chueh, Liam Noailles, Sossina M. Haile and Bruce S. Dunn,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 484
DOI: 10.1039/b810641j
The application of inverse opal structured materials is extended to the ceria–zirconia (Ce0.5Zr0.5O2) system and the significance of material architecture on heterogeneous catalysis, specifically, chemical oxidation, is examined.
Papers
Organic liquid CO2 capture agents with high gravimetric CO2 capacity
David J. Heldebrant, Clement R. Yonker, Philip G. Jessop and Lam Phan,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 487
DOI: 10.1039/b809533g
Solvent-less, reversible, liquid CO2 scrubbers composed of alcohols and amidine or guanidine bases, forming amidinium or guanidinium alkylcarbonates.
Performance and low temperature behaviour of hydrous ruthenium oxide supercapacitors with improved power densities
Xiaorong Liu and Peter G. Pickup,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 494
DOI: 10.1039/b809939a
A ruthenium oxide supercapacitor providing a power density of over 100 kW kg-1 at 5 W h kg-1 has been developed.
NixCuy/Al2O3 based catalysts for hydrogen production
Loredana De Rogatis, Tiziano Montini, Barbara Lorenzut and Paolo Fornasiero,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 501
DOI: 10.1039/b805426f
Ni(x wt.%)Cu(y wt.%)/Al2O3 samples were investigated as active and thermally stable catalysts for methanol and ethanol steam reforming.
Back matter
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 510
DOI: 10.1039/b816263h
Back cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 511
DOI: 10.1039/b816265b
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