Preface Chapter 1: Materials for Energy Storage and Energy Conversion Devices Enhanced Cyclic Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery Based on Anthraquinone/SBA-15 Composite Cathode Prepared via Ultra-Sonication Effect of Rare Earth Ion Doping on the Performance of Lithium-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries The Effect of Mono-Halogenation on the Performance of Anthraquinone Cathode in Lithium-Ion Batteries The Effect of Ethanol Treatment of PEDOT:PSS Hole Transport Layer on the Performance of P3HT: PCBM-Based Solar Cells Rice Straw-Derived Biochar Electrode for Sustainable Energy Storage Applications Chapter 2: Functional Materials Carbon Footprint in Bovine Fat Biodiesel Synthesis - Comparison Using Methanol or Ethanol Performance Assessment of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag (BOFS) as an Ice-Melting Abrasive Material Experimental Study of Damage Energy on the Bow of a Vessel with Second-Generation Viscoelastic Layers for the Galápagos Islands Optimizing Lasing Parameters for Fabricating an Efficient Flexible Electrothermal Heater Based on Laser-Induced Graphene Chapter 3: Materials and Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment Structure and Magnetic Properties of Fe3O4/C Composites Synthesized from Wheat Straw Qualities of Regenerated Mixtures of Adsorbents Study of the Ion-Exchange Capacity of Clinoptilolite for Copper Ions under Ideal Displacement Conditions in the Dynamic Mode CTAB-Si Nanoparticles Derived from Rice Husk Ash for Nitrate Ions Removal in Simulated Wastewater.