Bioderived and Synthetic Hydrogen Storage Materials
暫譯: 生物衍生與合成氫儲存材料

《生物衍生與合成氫儲存材料》介紹開發高效、安全且具成本效益之氫儲存技術的創新方法。本書說明如何結合生物合成與工程化奈米材料，克服氫本身所具有的低密度與高擴散性等儲存挑戰。

本書涵蓋物理、化學與混合式儲存方法，展示如何透過永續製程，將廢棄生質物與塑膠轉化為具功能性的氫儲存材料。內容探討金屬氫化物、複合氫化物、碳基材料與金屬有機框架（metal-organic frameworks），並進一步說明3D列印在製造最佳化儲存結構方面的新興應用。讀者將深入了解次世代儲存材料的完整開發流程，從前驅物選擇與生物合成，到功能化、熱活化及性能測試。

材料科學與能源工程領域的研究生與研究人員，以及從事永續能源技術、廢棄物高值化製程和能源系統奈米材料開發的業界專業人士，都能從本書中獲得實用參考。

Christopher Chukwuati is a Distinguished Researcher in environmental chemistry based in South Africa. He specializes in designing and developing advanced nanostructured materials for various environmental and energy-related applications, including photocatalysis and water treatment. He has authored and co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, Dr. Chukwuati is actively engaged in collaborative projects with Hydrox, a hydrogen generation company in South Africa, and continues to explore interdisciplinary solutions to pressing environmental challenges, such as photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generation.

Kingsley Ukoba is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He obtained a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. He coordinates the smart energy group for JENANO, headed by Professor Tien-Chien Jen, and oversees a group of doctoral students, master's, and undergraduate students of the South Africa Research Chair (SARCHI) of Green Hydrogen. Dr. Ukoba has won several individual and group grants, awards, and fellowships, including the one-million South African Rand grant by the SASOL/NRF Collaborative Research Grant for water treatment using Atomic Layer Deposition in 2021. He is also a 2022 Engineering for Change (E4C) fellow, sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), to support an Impact Project around Climate Action. He has authored four books, numerous book chapters, and over 70 journal articles.

Tien-Chien Jen is the South Africa Research Chair (SARCHI) of Green Hydrogen and the former head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, specializing in the thermal aspects of grinding. He has received several competitive grants for his research, including those from the US National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and the EPA. Prof. Jen is the Director of the newly established Atomic Layer Deposition Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and he is currently leading the drive for the application of Atomic Layer Deposition equipment (the first of its kind in Africa) for various applications (hydrogen, renewable energy, thin films, etc.). He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Professor Jen has authored over 360 peer-reviewed articles, 16 book chapters, and 7 books.

Christopher Chukwuati 是一位以南非為基地的環境化學卓越研究員。他專長於設計與開發先進奈米結構材料，應用於各種環境與能源相關領域，包括光催化與水處理。他曾在經同儕審查的期刊上發表或共同發表多篇論文。此外，Chukwuati 博士積極參與與南非氫氣生成公司 Hydrox 的合作計畫，並持續探索因應迫切環境挑戰的跨領域解決方案，例如應用於氫氣生成的光電化學水分解。

Kingsley Ukoba 是南非約翰尼斯堡大學機械工程科學系的講師與研究員。他取得南非德班夸祖魯-納塔爾大學機械工程博士學位。他負責協調由 Tien-Chien Jen 教授領導的 JENANO 智慧能源研究團隊，並督導南非綠氫研究講座（South Africa Research Chair, SARCHI）旗下的博士生、碩士生與大學生團隊。Ukoba 博士曾獲得多項個人及團體研究補助、獎項與研究獎學金，其中包括 2021 年由 SASOL/NRF 合作研究補助計畫提供的 100 萬南非蘭特研究補助，該計畫運用原子層沉積技術進行水處理。他也是 2022 年 Engineering for Change（E4C）研究員，由美國機械工程師學會（ASME）贊助，以支持氣候行動相關的影響力計畫。他已著有 4 本書、眾多書籍章節，以及 70 多篇期刊論文。

Tien-Chien Jen 是南非綠氫研究講座（South Africa Research Chair, SARCHI），也是南非約翰尼斯堡大學機械工程科學系前系主任。他取得美國加州大學洛杉磯分校（UCLA）機械與航空太空工程博士學位，專長為研磨的熱學面向。他曾獲得多項具競爭性的研究補助，包括美國國家科學基金會、美國能源部及美國環境保護署（EPA）提供的補助。Jen 教授是南非約翰尼斯堡大學新成立之原子層沉積研究中心主任，目前正領導原子層沉積設備（非洲首部此類設備）在各種應用領域中的推動工作，包括氫能、再生能源與薄膜等。他是美國機械工程師學會（ASME）會士，也是南非科學院（ASSAf）會員。Jen 教授已在經同儕審查的期刊上發表超過 360 篇論文，並著有 16 篇書籍章節與 7 本書。