Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications

摘要

Global environmental and energy issues are the two major challenges of the 21st century. Climate change and the energy crisis have urgently called for the establishment of sustainable and innovative solutions to tackle these issues. Among the many established strategies, the emergence of functional nanocomposites as potential tools to address environmental and energy-related issues has attracted wide attention in both laboratory research and industry applications. The synergistic effects concertedly contributed by a broad range of nanomaterials and their host materials have rendered unprecedented advantages over the conventionally used materials. With the astonishing chemical and physical properties exhibited by various nanocomposites, their potentials have been unlocked in many practical applications. Nanocomposites are also particularly interesting in offering sustainable solutions to curb global challenges related to environmental issues and energy shortages.