Molecular Scale Design, Synthesis, and Application of Macroporous, Mesoporous, and Microporous Materials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 2195
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Interests: functional ceramic materials; synthesis and characterization; applications; photoluminescene; photocatalysis; energy production and storage
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Dear Colleagues,
Macro-, meso- and microporous membranes are widely used for separation and catalysis in the fields of food processing, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and many more besides. In addition, they are also employed in production and energy storage. They can be tailored to provide different types of architecture, which requires the use of novel designs and specific synthesis methods. The optimal membrane microstructure consists of desirable pore sizes, a sharp pore size distribution, good pore interconnectivity and porosity, large surface areas, and an absence of defects. Furthermore, the design of three-dimensional materials with multiscale pore architecture represents an ongoing challenge. Chemistry provides the knowledge required to design and create new materials and the study of physics provides the necessary knowledge to understand their characteristics and properties for specific applications.
This Special Issue welcomes original research papers and reviews on the design, preparation and application of macro-, meso- and microporous materials. This Special Issue focuses on researching these porous materials at the molecular level, with a specific focus on mechanistic studies.
Dr. María Teresa Colomer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- macro-, meso- and microporous
- porous materials
- molecular design
- adsorption
- porous organic frameworks
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