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Section Board for 'Porous Materials' (39)
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Interests: green chemistry; biomass valorization; heterogeneous catalysis; nanomaterial design
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Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Nanoporous Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Mesoporous Material 2015
Special Issue in Materials: Porous Carbonaceous Materials from Biomass
Special Issue in Catalysts: Catalytic Conversion of Biomass
Special Issue in Energies: Pyrolysis of Biomass
Special Issue in Catalysts: Catalytic Sustainable Processes in Biorefineries
Special Issue in ChemEngineering: Heterogeneous Photocatalysis and Photocatalytic Nanomaterials
Special Issue in Catalysts: Heterogeneous Catalysis for Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Special Issue in Molecules: Advances in Conversion of Biomass and Waste to Chemicals and Fuels
Special Issue in Materials: Structure, Synthesis, and Applications of TiO2-Based Materials
Special Issue in Catalysts: Recent Advances in Catalytic Sustainable Processes in Biorefineries
Special Issue in Sustainable Chemistry: Sustainable (Bio)Chemical Processes for Lignocellulosic and Lipid Waste Biomass Valorization to Fuels, Chemicals and Materials
Special Issue in Molecules: Hybrid MOFs for Catalytic Applications
Topical Collection in Molecules: Feature Papers from High Cited Researchers
Special Issue in Catalysts: 10th Anniversary of Catalysts: Contributions in Biomass Catalytic Conversion for a Sustainable Future
Special Issue in Inorganics: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)-Based Nanomaterials as Highly Efficient Drug/Gene Agents
Special Issue in Catalysts: Heterogeneous Catalysis for Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass II
Interests: porous materials; carbon; energy storge; sodium-ion batteries; supercapacitors

Interests: intermetallic compound; superhard material; high speed steel; powder metallurgy; catalyst; cemented carbide

Interests: organic synthesis; polymer; physical chemistry; spectroscopic methods; electrochemistry; supercapacitor; electrocatalysis; carbon nanostructure; porous materials
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Interests: nanocomposites; neutron scattering; small angle scattering; nanoparticle; ferrofluid

Interests: biochar; activated carbon; agricultural waste utilization; adsorption
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Interests: green chemistry and chemical engineering; hydrogen energy; catalysis
Interests: organic chemistry; sustainable processes; biomass valorization; lignin & polysaccharides; (nano)catalysis
Interests: metal organic frameworks; porous materials; gas storage and separation; Monte Carlo; DFT and Molecular Dynamics

Interests: heterogeneous media; porous media; cellular materials; foam ; modeling; thermal properties ; mechanical properties
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Interests: polymer composites; fibres; fibre-matrix interface; adhesion; colloid and interface science; porous polymers; multifunctional materials; nanocomposites; renewable composites; nanocellulose

Interests: mesoporous materials; zeolites; host-guest inclusion compounds; energy transfer; luminescence; solar energy conversion
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Interests: zeolite synthesis; structural and physicochemical characterization of zeolites; zeolite applications; porous materials

Interests: carbon materials; porous materials; functional materials; (nano)composites; adsorption; energy and environmental applications; electromagnetic properties
Interests: computational chemistry; computational materials science; density functional theory; electronic structure calculations; solid state chemistry, microporous materials; metal-organic frameworks; surface phenomena

Interests: crystallography and crystal-chemistry of zeolite-like minerals and synthetic porous materials; mineral physics (e.g. ferroelasticity, high pressure behavior); environment (e.g. water remediation); energy (e.g. solar energy harvesting and storage, solar perovskites, electrode for solar cells); cultural heritage; catalysis (e.g. titania, ceria, etc.); sensors; ceramics; cements; building materials (e.g. lime production); single crystal and powder diffraction both with conventional X-rays and large-scale facility radiations (synchrotron X-rays and neutrons); Rietveld refinement; temperature- and time- resolved in situ study of their structural behavior upon heating/desorption/dehydration; high pressure; micro-computed tomography
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Interests: porous materials; microporous polymers; covalent organic frameworks (COFs); carbon capture and storage; gas storage; gas separation
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Interests: porous media physics; change of scales; numerical modeling of coupled transports in porous media; 3D imaging; microtomography; image analysis; modeling and characterization of multimaterials

Interests: periodic and nonperiodic cellular ceramics and composites, microstructure characterisation (esp. microtomography) and testing, simulation and modeling on µCT-derived microstructure models
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Special Issue in Materials: Advanced Porous Ceramics and Its Applications
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Functional Cellular Structures and Composites

Interests: Structure and Properties of Multicomponent Polymer System Functional Polymers for Flexible Display Materials for Drug Delivery Systems or Flexible Substrates Mesoporous Materials and Nanostructured Materials Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrid Materials

Interests: multifunctional mesoporous oxide materials; novel mesostructured metals and semiconductors; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); high efficacy gas storage materials; controllable preparation of shaped nanoparticles; intracellular drug delivery system; supercapacitors; dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs); heterogeneous catalysis
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Special Issue in Materials: Metal-Organic Frameworks towards Energy Conversion and Storage

Interests: hydrogen storage; metal hydrides; materials characterization; solid-gas interactions; neutron diffraction
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Special Issue in Processes: Hydrogen Production and Storage Processes
Topics: Metal Hydrides: Fundamentals and Applications

Interests: porous materials; multi-scale modelling; molecular simulation of materials; gas adsorption; carbon capture; material design
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Interests: pore structure characterization; nanoporous membrane; carbon nanotube systems; performance evaluation; in-situ and ex-situ techniques
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Interests: porous and cellular metals; metal foams; syntactic foams; metal matrix syntactic foams; metal matrix composites; powder metallurgy; powder technology; finite element analysis; integrated computational materials engineering (ICME); smart structures; sensor integration; sensorial materials; structural health monitoring (SHM)
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Special Issue in Materials: Metal Foams: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Special Issue in Sensors: Selected Papers from the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications
Special Issue in Sensors: System-Integrated Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
Special Issue in Sensors: Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications
Special Issue in Sensors: Selected Papers from the 4th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications
Special Issue in Sensors: Selected Papers from the 5th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications
Special Issue in Metals: Advances in Metal Casting Technology
Special Issue in Materials: Advanced Materials for Transport Applications 2020

Interests: zeolite chemistry; metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); synthesis of lage single-crystal of porous materials; crystallographic studies of porous materials; selective removal of radioactive nuclides from contaminated sea water; adsorbent; energy storage

Interests: synthesis, modification and characterisation of porous systems (activated carbon, spherical carbon, carbon and inorganic monoliths); drug storage and transport related interactions in responsive hydrogels; interactions at solid/liquid interfaces; novel type sorbents (including soft matter and hybride materials) for electrocatalysis, environmental and biological applications (e.g., adsorption/release of contaminants, drugs); role and potential of carbon nanoparticles in the environment and for biological applications
Interests: mesoporous materials; sol-gel; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; thin films; carbon dots; nanocomposites

Interests: nanocrystals; mesoporous; nanocomposites; optoelectronics; photovoltaics
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Interests: microporous materials; zeolite; intrazeolite reactivity and photoreactivity; electron transfer/charge transfer; optical spectroscopy (Raman, IR, UV-vis)

Interests: cements; MAS NMR; calcium aluminates; sulfoaluminates; in situ NMR; sustainable cement production
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Interests: microporos and mesoporous materials; adsorbent materials; gas adsorption; gas separation; selective adsorption; high-pressure adsorption; gas delivery; drug delivery
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Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; biocatalysis; sustainable materials; biotechnology; environmental applications
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Interests: mesoporous silica; natural porous materials; porous actinides and lanthanides oxides; colloidal sol-gel; fluid in nanoconfinement; porous thin layers; grafting process in porous media; small-angle X-ray scattering; X-ray and neutron reflectivity; quasielastic neutron scattering

Interests: scanning probe microscopy; nanocomposites; nanoporous oxides of valve metals; applications of anodic porous alumina; SERS; biocompatibility of materials; nanoindentation; dental restorative materials and implants
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Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Physical and Wet-Chemical Methods for Inorganic Nanoparticles Synthesis
Special Issue in Dentistry Journal: Dental Materials
Special Issue in Materials: State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Italy 2017
Special Issue in Materials: Green and Eco-Friendly Nanotechnology
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Porous Anodic Oxides from Biomaterials to Sensing and Energy
Interests: heritage science; stone conservation; nanomaterials in conservation science; paintings conservation

Interests: zeolites and related nanoporous materials; catalysis; methane emissions
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Special Issue in Methane: Methane Oxidation Catalysis

Interests: mesoporous materials in analytical electrochemistry; electrogeneration of sol-gel-derived thin films; electrodes modified with porous and functionalized silica-based materials

Interests: nanoporous materials; energy storage and conversion; metallic glass; high entropy alloy; dealloying
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