Energy demand has risen quickly to be one of the major challenges facing mankind. Polymeric materials are poised to play an importnat role in many different aspects of energy production and storage, ranging from membranes used for CO2 separation and sequestration to polymeric photovoltaic devices. This session welcomes papers from a widerange of topics that generally involve the design, synthesis, characterization, processing, and application of polymeric materials in energy production and storage.

Polymers

Topical 1: Separation Needs for Energy Independence and Environmental Sustainability (T1)