Chemical Engineering in Nanotechnology and Nano/micromaterials Applied to Sustainable and Emergent Areas
A special issue of ChemEngineering (ISSN 2305-7084).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 8097
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material science; nanotechnology; thin films; functionalized nanoscale and nanostructured materials and surfaces; photocatalytic coatings (thin films, nanoparticles) with self-cleaning, antifogging, air-purifying, and antibacterial functions; advanced characterization techniques
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Interests: asphalt mixtures; cement materials, road pavements; civil engineering materials; nanotechnology; functionalized nanoscale and nanostructured materials and surfaces; photocatalytic coatings; self-cleaning; superhydrophobic, thermochromic and phase change materials; air purifying
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled An Overview of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, aims to publish theoretical and experimental studies and reviews related to emerging research in the field of photocatalysis (and their self-cleaning abilities) and different levels of smartness applied to building and road materials for the remediation of environmental pollution and sustainable benefits.
When a material has additional abilities different from the original ones or reacts to an external stimulus, it is considered to be smart and multifunctional. Examples of such abilities that have been investigated in road and building materials are photocatalytic, superhydrophobic, self-cleaning, deicing/anti-icing, self-healing, thermochromic, and latent heat thermal energy storage abilities. These abilities are mainly developed using nano/microparticles (including semiconductor materials and microcapsules), fibers, phase change materials (PCMs), and dyes, often using techniques such as spray coating, volume incorporation, spreading, etc. Additionally, different nanomaterials, bionanomaterials, and emerging energy (including energy generation) technologies have recently been studied in other contexts for the development of smart textiles and flexible electronics (sensors, actuators).
Thus, we invite researchers to contribute original innovative research that will foster the continuous development of advanced concepts for the benefit, in the short and medium term, of the scientific community and industrial sectors with potential impacts on specific market niches and their end-users. Articles dealing with, but not limited to, the following topical subheadings are deemed suitable for publication:
- Photocatalytic and Self-Cleaning Road or Building Materials.
- Self-Healing Civil Engineering Materials.
- Pavement De-Icing and Anti-Icing.
- Water-Repellent Pavement and Building Materials (Including Superhydrophobic Surfaces).
- Coatings and Thin Films for the Functionalization of Roads and Buildings.
- Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Including Phase Change Material (PCM) Applications.
- Chromogenic (Including Thermochromic) Civil Engineering Materials.
- Smart Road of Building Materials.
- Design and Characterization of Civil Engineering Materials for Enviromental Remediation.
- Piezoeletric Materials Applied to Roads or Buildings.
- Surface Functionalization of Roads or Buildings.
- Use of Nano/Microparticles in Roads or Building Materials.
- Energy and Environmental Applications of Micro/Nanomaterials in Civil Engineering.
- Sustainable Energy Storage Systems based on Nanomaterials.
- Nanomaterials and Emerging Energy Technologies.
- Environmental and Energy Applications of Bionanomaterials.
- Applications and Processes for the Functionalization of Micro/Nanomaterials in Textile Substrates.
- Nanomaterials Applications in Flexible Electronics (Sensors, Actuators).
You are invited to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue in the form of a research paper, a communication, or a review.
Prof. Dr. Joaquim Carneiro
Dr. Iran Rocha Segundo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart materials
- photocatalytic materials
- civil engineering
- sustainable functionalization process
- nanostructured and nanomaterials
- environmental and energy applications of bionanomaterials
- flexible electronics (sensors, actuators) and micro/nanomaterials in textiles
- superhydrophobic and self-cleaning
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