Anup Pradhan, Nheta Willie, Junior Mabiza, Charles Mbohwa, Benedikt Buchspies

Life Cycle and Criticality Assessment of Platinum Extraction, Usage and Energy Applications

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Life Cycle and Criticality Assessment of Platinum Extraction, Usage and Energy Applications discusses past, present and future research works on platinum and its applications to fuel cells. It examines the global trends of platinum mining, processing and its applications, with case studies from the Southern African region. The book offers a brief discussion on different types of fuel cells and a detailed description of platinum-based fuel cell technology. The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the production chain of fuel cell technology are evaluated using lifecycle assessment, along with a critical assessment of platinum group metals that focuses on all aspects of its sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 509g
• ISBN-13: 9780128159118
• ISBN-10: 0128159111
• Artikelnr.: 54153738

Autorenporträt

Anup Pradhan is Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa. He is NRF (National Research Foundation, South Africa) rated researcher and is registered Engineer with the Nepal Engineering Council. He has held posts at Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (Nepal) and Institute of Engineering (Nepal). He has been working in the field of renewable energy for last ten years and has published several journal and conference papers, including few book chapters. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious Class 'A' Gold Medal from the President of Nepal.