MENGLI ZHANG
@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Meachanical Engineering
Hiroshima University
@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Meachanical Engineering
Hiroshima University
According to carbon nanotubes to contribute carbon neutral society topic, my current research background is researching Carbon nanotubes (CNT) based gas sensors; the result shows high sensitivity and selectivity compared with traditional gas sensors. Furthermore, knowing the response mechanism of polar and non-polar molecules to MWCNT-based gas sensors is important for further research and practical application of MWCNT gas sensors. Also, there is little study research about the effect of polar and non-polar molecules on the response of MWCNT-based gas sensors, and the mechanism of adsorbing polar and non-polar gas molecules is still unclear. So, the expected research topic, in the beginning, would be the mechanism of polar and non-polar gas molecules' adsorption on CNT-based gas sensors. Then, however, we will expand the study area to the hydrothermal carbonized carbonaceous material-based gas sensor.
To achieve carbon-neutral sustainable development based on hydrothermal technology, such as finding the possibility of replacing the Lithium part in the battery as much as possible to find a supplement way for our world lacking Lithium problem. There is also some research about using multiwalled carbon nanotubes as an anode in Lithium-Ion batteries. Xiong et al. (2013) also reported that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have great potential as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The measured reversible lithium-ion capacities of CNT-based anodes are considerably improved compared to conventional graphite-based anodes. On the other hand, the dual carbon idea to replace lithium-ion, which uses carbon at both the anode and cathode of the battery also draw much more attention.
Energy storage has become an important part of renewable energy technology systems. Solar energy, which is a major renewable energy source, is of intermittent nature, and its effective utilization is partly dependent on efficient and effective energy storage systems. Thermal energy storage (TES) is a technology that stocks thermal energy by heating or cooling a storage medium so that the stored energy can be used later for heating and cooling applications and for power generation. TES has recently attracted increasing interest to thermal applications such as space and water heating, waste heat utilizations, cooling, and air conditioning. Energy storage is essential whenever there is a mismatch between the supply and consumption of energy.
