Recent Advances of Hydrogen Storage in Graphene
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 289
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Interests: solid state chemistry; carbon nanostructures; graphene; chemistry of phyllomorphous materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Vast combustion of fossil fuels remains the dominant source of energy consumption. Consequently, carbon dioxide, which is the main combustion product in power plants and automotive applications, has been estimated to contribute more than 40% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions worldwide. A drastic solution is the replacement of fossil fuels with environmentally clean fuels such as hydrogen (H2). Hydrogen constitutes an ideal ‘green’ fuel to replace non-renewable hydrocarbons because its unique combustion product is water and because it is lightweight, nontoxic, and available in enormous amounts since it is the most abundant element in the universe. However, the utilization of molecular hydrogen as energy carrier requires two basic steps to be accomplished, namely a) hydrogen production and b) hydrogen storage.
To meet the second step, materials capable of safely and efficiently absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide have become a major challenge over the last decades. Graphene combines excellent mechanical and electrical properties, elevated thermal conductivity and high charge carrier mobility; graphene layers hold a foremost place due to their remarkably high (estimated 2500 m2/gr), accessible, and chemically tunable surface area and thus comprises ideal systems for H2-sorption applications.
In this Special Issue, the submission of manuscripts related to synthesis, characterization, and the study of graphene-based nanohybrids and their potential applications for H2 storage applications are welcomed. The submission of experimental and theoretical original research articles as well as review papers is encouraged.
Dr. Konstantinos Spyrou
Guest Editor
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