PrefaceChapter 1: Materials for Energy Storage and Energy Conversion DevicesEnhanced Cyclic Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery Based on Anthraquinone/SBA-15 Composite Cathode Prepared via Ultra-SonicationEffect of Rare Earth Ion Doping on the Performance of Lithium-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion BatteriesThe Effect of Mono-Halogenation on the Performance of Anthraquinone Cathode in Lithium-Ion BatteriesThe Effect of Ethanol Treatment of PEDOT:PSS Hole Transport Layer on the Performance of P3HT: PCBM-Based Solar CellsRice Straw-Derived Biochar Electrode for Sustainable Energy Storage ApplicationsChapter 2: Functional MaterialsCarbon Footprint in Bovine Fat Biodiesel Synthesis - Comparison Using Methanol or EthanolPerformance Assessment of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag (BOFS) as an Ice-Melting Abrasive MaterialExperimental Study of Damage Energy on the Bow of a Vessel with Second-Generation Viscoelastic Layers for the Galápagos IslandsOptimizing Lasing Parameters for Fabricating an Efficient Flexible Electrothermal Heater Based on Laser-Induced GrapheneChapter 3: Materials and Technologies for Water and Wastewater TreatmentStructure and Magnetic Properties of Fe3O4/C Composites Synthesized from Wheat StrawQualities of Regenerated Mixtures of AdsorbentsStudy of the Ion-Exchange Capacity of Clinoptilolite for Copper Ions under Ideal Displacement Conditions in the Dynamic ModeCTAB-Si Nanoparticles Derived from Rice Husk Ash for Nitrate Ions Removal in Simulated Wastewater