Carbon Nanomaterial Synthesis, Functional Modifications and Applications in Catalytic Processes

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, carbon nanomaterials constitute an important domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology due to their unique thermal, electrical, chemical and mechanical characteristics. Since these materials can be engineered with a wide range of properties and in a variety of forms (0-D, 1-D, 2-D and 3-D) adjustable for a certain application, it is expected that they will keep playing a vital role in enabling a sustainable future. Therefore, scientists, engineers and researchers are being continuously inspired to develop new methods for the production of advanced carbon nanomaterials.

In the broad spectrum of their potential applications, like the energy sector, sensors, drug delivery, composites, environmental protection, and so on, catalysis has emerged as a field where future trends will be mainly dictated by the development of carbon-based nanocatalysts. Since pristine nanocarbons, in general, are not active for heterogeneous catalysis, the design of high-performance carbon catalysts is still focused on tailoring the properties of the initial carbon nanomaterial by means of surface functionalization, doping with heteroatoms, and creating defects. These functionally designed and modified carbocatalysts can be further used as building blocks for the synthesis of new catalysts—functional composites with polymers or inorganic compounds. Thus, the ongoing development of carbon nanomaterials can be regarded as a powerful strategy towards designing the next generation of functional nanocatalysts for a resource-and energy-efficient future.

The aim of this Special Issue is to comprise novel trends in the development of advanced carbon nanomaterials and their application in heterogeneous catalysis. Contributions from the field of innovative preparation methods of carbon nanomaterials, various types of their functional modification, and their application in heterogeneous catalytic processes are of great interest. The presentation of correlations between the properties of carbon-based nanocatalysts and consequent catalytic performance variations would be highly appreciated.

Dr. Sanja Panic
Prof. Dr. Željko Čupić
Guest Editors

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• carbon nanomaterial synthesis
• functionalization/modification of carbon nanomaterials
• carbon-based nanocatalysts
• structured carbocatalysts
• catalytic application of carbon nanomaterials