Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 113
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Interests: electrochemical catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen storage; material design; catalytic mechanism
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Dear Colleagues,
The chemical storage and release of hydrogen is an important stage in the development of clean energy. Typically, the reactions involved in such technologies require a catalyst to control the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation processes in a stable and efficient manner.
In recent years, the development of hydrogen storage materials and their applications in renewable energy systems have developed rapidly. Reversible chemical hydrogen storage and release based on various carbon-based hydrogen carriers (including carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, nitrogen heterocyclic and aromatic compounds, etc.) has received extensive attention. The practical application of the reversibility of catalytic hydrogenation–dehydrogenation and its reaction conditions in the reaction system provide a reference for the rational design and efficient utilization of the catalyst, and finally enable the industrial application of this technology in the field of chemical hydrogen storage.
In the future, research on the electrochemical hydrogen storage system of multiphase catalysts will focus on the development of new chemical hydrogen storage media with a high hydrogen content, low cost, non-flammability, low toxicity, long-term stability, easy operation and transport, and compatibility with existing energy infrastructure. It will also focus on the rational design of catalysts (e.g., the development of multi-metal composite catalysts, the use of non-precious metals, etc.), and ameliorate the harsh reaction conditions in the dehydrogenation step in order to realize the long-term stable operation of the reaction system.
Dr. Haiyan Zhu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical catalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- multiphase catalysts
- hydrogen storage
- hydrogen storage and release
- hydrogenation
- dehydrogenation
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