Innovative Catalytic Approaches for Energy Conversion and Storage
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026 | Viewed by 914
Special Issue Editor
Interests: air pollution control; carbon capture, utilization and storage; environmental catalysis; energy conversion
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue delves into the cutting-edge catalytic strategies that are pivotal for energy conversion and storage, with a particular focus on environmental sustainability and pollution control. The topics encompass the innovative catalytic approaches for energy conversion and storage, highlighting the significance of these technologies in achieving high efficiency and large-scale applications with minimal pollution or greenhouse gas emissions.
The issue underscores the importance of air pollution control, emphasizing the role of catalytic processes in mitigating emissions from both stationary and mobile sources. Notably, the control of NOx and VOCs, which are key pollutants contributing to air pollution, is a central theme. The application of environmental catalysis in reducing nitrogen oxides from power plants and other stationary sources, as well as in processing oil to produce cleaner fuels, is discussed.
The journal also explores the computational modeling and simulation of catalytic reactions for environmental protection. This includes the development of new catalytic materials and the understanding of their performance in removing pollutants from air and water. The durability and reusability of these materials, as well as the by-products formation in the catalytic process, are critical aspects that are examined.
Nuclear energy pollution control is another significant area covered in this issue. The discussion includes the challenges and advancements in managing pollution associated with nuclear energy production, highlighting the need for effective catalytic solutions to minimize environmental impact.
The Special Issue will focus on, but is not limited to, the following themes:
- The development of innovative catalytic materials for the elimination of gas, liquid, and solid-phase pollutants, with an emphasis on their application in real mixtures of pollutants removal from outdoor and indoor air, water, and wastewater.
- The advancement of knowledge in recent catalytic processes such as photo-catalysis, plasma-catalysis, and electro-catalysis, applied to environmental protection, and the challenges faced in promoting their application to full scale.
- The role of environmental catalysis in the development of new and cleaner chemical processes, characterized by the use of safer reagents and the production of limited by-products.
The application of heterogeneous catalysis in mobile and stationary air de-pollution devices, wastewater treatments, and the development of clean new fuels, such as hydrogen and biodiesel.
Dr. Xiao Zhu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- air pollution control
- environmental catalysis
- catalytic strategies
- energy conversion
- environmental sustainability
- catalytic materials
- clean energy technologies
- photothermal catalysis
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