Advanced Sensors in Hydrogen and Fuel Detection

Dear Colleagues,

Research today is focusing on finding new energy sources that can sustain our lifestyle and all human activities. Despite the strong advances that have been obtained in renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics, geothermal, water and wind sources, fossil fuels and other gas-based fuels still have great importance. Together with traditional petrol, gasoline, and LPG, great attention is devoted to the introduction of methane and hydrogen as the main power source of both thermal engines, such as car engines, and novel and more efficient devices, such as fuel cells.

However, the use of these fuels in commercial and widespread products poses questions about their safety in a domestic and industrial environment. The use of these fuels must be safe, and therefore, great attention should be dedicated to the detection of possible leakages during operation or storage.

This Special Issue of Chemosensors focuses on recent advances and development in hydrogen and the detection of other fuels, including (but not limited to) methane, LPG, petrol, propane, and other energy-carrier gases.  Papers regarding the characterization and metrological evaluation of the sensing performance of any kind of sensors are warmly welcome, including optical, magnetic, semiconductor, gravimetric, and surface acoustic wave sensors. Review manuscripts on the current state of the art and theoretical models on sensing mechanisms are also welcome.

Dr. Dario Zappa
Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Comini
Guest Editors

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