Advancing Sustainability through the Development of Innovative Nanomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

In this new era defined by significant industrial changes, technological improvements, population explosion, and growing demands to satisfy the basic needs of our society, it is rather imperative to preserve our planet’s equilibrium by pursuing sustainable measures. Traditional manufacturing and technology development are highly linked to convenience and cost, but they further progress often at the expense of environmental damage. As economies, society, and industries evolve, concerns about future damages and maintaining favorable environmental conditions for future generations are garnering traction. One of the significant approaches to achieve sustainability is changing the way of developing materials.

The convergence of cutting-edge science and technology and an in-depth understanding of how materials work allows us to innovate and create materials that are not only functional, durable, scalable, and exhibit unique characteristics, but are also ecologically harmonious. Therefore, this Special Issue of Sustainability, ‘Advancing Sustainability Through the Development of Innovative Nanomaterials,’ aims to collate research mainly related to the impact and influence of new nanomaterials synthesis based on the use of precursors or catalysis that are harmless to the environment, comes from natural resources, or are obtained from the post-treatment of waste type sources. Other relevant areas include the incorporation of nanomaterials into technological applications to improve performance or reduce the negative impact on environment; the use of tools based on data analysis and artificial intelligence to reduce the number of experimentations and create new synthesis routes for the development of nanomaterials to be used in energy, remediation, and water treatment applications; the use of innovative nanomaterials for CO₂ capture and CO₂ reduction technologies.

We hope the collection of articles in this Special Issue will provide insights into how innovative nanomaterials are becoming the vanguard of sustainability efforts across various sectors, the emerging solutions, and the potential hurdles that must be overcome to create a more sustainable and regenerative future.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Juan Luis Fajardo Diaz
Dr. Gabriela Durán-Jiménez
Guest Editors

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• innovative nanomaterials
• CO₂ reduction and capture
• natural resources
• green chemistry
• AI-based synthesis
• remediation
• water treatment
• energy storage