Thermo- and Photon-Driven Carbocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Applications
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 176
Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; carbon materials; hybrid materials; solar irradiation; solar/chemical fuels
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, the development of efficient, cheap, and sustainable materials tailored to diverse applications, including mechanical, electronic, energy, and environmental, is a core challenge in materials science. The recovery and upgrade of biomass-derived wastes to be incorporated in thermal- and photon-driven processes aimed at the production of fuels and chemicals, as well as environmental remediation are major objectives. The development of thermoactive and photoactive carbocatalysts represents one of the most promising technologies, mainly because carbon-based materials can be designed and modulated for specific applications. The purpose of this Special Issue, entitled “Thermo- and Photon-driven Carbocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Applications”, is to cover recent advances in thermo-driven and photon-driven processes related to the conversion, production and storage of energy, as well as environmental remediation including water, air and even polluted soils. Contributions related to eco-friendly synthesis routes for the preparation of innovative carbocatalysts and hybrid carbon-based catalysts, as well as the production of energy vectors such as H2, NH3, or other fuels, CO2 photoconversion, photo-assisted valorization of organic molecules, and the environmental remediation of polluted water and air, are welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Juan Matos Lale
Dr. Po. S. Poon
Guest Editors
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Publisher’s Notice
Following discussions between the Catalysts Editorial Office and the Guest Editor team, the Special Issue description has been revised. This change has been approved by the Catalysts Editorial Board, and the Special Issue website has been updated accordingly on 8 July 2026. The Special Issue will continue to be handled by the Guest Editor team in accordance with MDPI's Special Issue and editorial policies. In addition, the Special Issue has been shifted from Section Photocatalysis to Section Environmental Catalysis. At the time of the move, there were no publications in this Special Issue.
Keywords
- carbocatalysis
- thermocatalysis
- photocatalysis
- nanocarbons
- energy
- environment
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