Advanced Catalysts for Hydrogen Storage Materials
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 444
Editors
Interests: hydrogen storage materials; solid-state hydrogen storage technology
Interests: solid-state hydrogen storage materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The transition to a sustainable, low-carbon energy economy heavily relies on the development of efficient and safe hydrogen storage technologies. Solid-state hydrogen storage materials offer promising solutions owing to their high volumetric storage capacity and enhanced safety profiles. However, the practical application of these materials is often hindered by their sluggish kinetics, unfavorable thermodynamics, and poor reversibility. Catalysis plays a pivotal role in overcoming these limitations by modifying reaction pathways, lowering activation barriers, and improving cycling stability. Recent advancements in nanocatalysis, interface engineering, and catalyst design have opened up new avenues for tailoring the hydrogen sorption properties of materials. This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research on the development and application of advanced catalysts to unlock the full potential of hydrogen storage materials.
Contributions on, but not limited to, the following research themes are welcome:
(1) Design and synthesis of novel catalysts for tailoring hydrogen storage materials.
(2) Catalytic doping, surface modification, and nano-confinement effects in metal hydrides, complex hydrides, chemical hydrides, and destabilized and reactive hydride composites.
(3) Advanced porous materials (e.g., MOFs, COFs and activated carbons) with integrated catalytic sites for physisorption-based storage.
(4) Advanced MXene/MBene materials for hydrogen storage based on Kubas-type interactions or hybrid adsorption mechanisms.
(5) Characterization and computational modeling of catalytic processes during hydrogen absorption and desorption.
(6) Mechanistic studies of catalyst action, including interface dynamics, spillover effects, hydrogen pump effects, and reaction pathway modulation.
(7) Scalable synthesis and engineering of catalyst-containing hydrogen storage materials for practical applications.
(8) Long-term stability, cyclability, and deactivation mechanisms of catalysts in hydrogen storage systems.
(9) Hydrogen storage assessments and techno-economic and life-cycle analyses of catalytic hydrogen storage materials and systems.
Dr. Haizhen Liu
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ismail
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen storage
- hydrogen storage materials
- metal hydrides
- complex hydrides
- chemical hydrides
- porous materials
- layered materials
- liquid organic hydrogen carriers
- catalytic dehydrogenation
- hydrogenation
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