Advanced Photo- and Electrocatalytic Surface Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2024) | Viewed by 5499
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy transition and green processes are included in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Applications include wastewater treatment, CO2 reduction, H2 production, and chemical synthesis. Catalytic systems, in particular, photo- and electrocatalytic processes, are capitally important in the present economic and energetic context.
One of the biggest challenges of scaling-up catalytic processes is related to the use of catalysts in slurry. Immobilizing the catalyst can solve these problems, making it possible to reuse and avoid centrifugation/filtration steps after the reaction. However, immobilization strategies may fail in the reusability aspect if the catalytic particles detach from the support surface. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance to investigate immobilization techniques that are able to produce stable and adhered films with good catalytic activity.
We are pleased to invite you to publish in this Special Issue on photo- and electrocatalytic applications using catalysts in the form of coatings. This thematic is aligned with the journal scope, which includes publishing research on coatings and surface engineering.
This Special Issue aims to cover the photo- and electrocatalytic applications of coatings produced using diverse techniques. This includes physical/chemical vapor deposition, chemical functionalization, thermal and ultrasonic methods.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following: photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, thin films, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, and chemical functionalization processes.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Maria José Lima
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- catalysis
- coatings
- thin films
- chemical vapor deposition
- physical vapor deposition
- chemical functionalization
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