Conducting Polymer Membranes and Their Applications

Abstract

This book chapter presents the information on conducting polymers and their applications. Conducting polymers are the class of polymeric material which was discovered in 1977, and since then these become the exciting topic of new research. Their preparation methods, advantages, applications have been studied extensively. The excellent properties of conductive polymers have enabled them to be used in and as a sensor, energy storage devices, solar cells, fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors, microwave absorption, electrorheological fluids, light emitting diode and separation membrane. Adsorption is the most commonly used method for water treatment because of its numerous advantages. The results show that the conductive polymers have effective adsorptive properties towards various heavy metal ions and thus can be applied for the remediation of toxic pollutants from wastewater.