Biopolymers and Bioplastics

Polymers and Application in Energy Sector

The use of polymers has increased rapidly in energy applications, where they are used for energy storage and conversion. New researches are being conducted to modify the polymer molecular structure and the change in molecular structure can be finely tuned to achieve properties that will lead to the polymers for having new and applications. The energy sector is one of the areas where these modifications are performed to incorporate the polymers in devices such as lithium batteries, photovoltaics and solar cells. Each of these devices will be more efficient in their functions due to the polymer properties.

Polymer hydrogels are being applied to function as low to intermediate electrolyte-based fuel cells. Polymer blend electrolytes have been designed for lithium batteries, which provides them improved and faster charge storage. Solar cells have also been modified by adding organic multiple quantum dots (MQDs). Polymers solvents are being used in organic photovoltaic devices. On and overall view several electronics manufacturers are holding patents as fast as possible on these new materials to compete with the ever changing market.

• Polymer-based photovoltaic devices  
• Polymer blend electrolytes
• Polymer hydrogel materials for fuel cells
• Hybrid polymer-inorganic composites
• Polymer composites for energy storage applications
• Polymer membranes in energy applications
• Polymer-based organic batteries
• Optical and electrochemical characterizations of polymers