Nanostructured Materials for Environmental Friendly and Related Energy Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hydrogen; methane; CCS; porous materials; nanostructure; energy conversion and storage; 2D materials; self-assembled monolayer
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanostructured materials, solids with sizes on the nanometer scale, have been under study for several years because of their size-related properties and versatility in many fields of science and technology, attracting extensive interest from researchers in the academy and industry. These include carbon-based structures (e.g. activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, fullerene), zeolites, pillared materials, organosilicates, and various other examples. Novel synthesis methods are constantly being developed to customize and upscale the material’s performance and its industrial production, but always with an eye to achieving an environmentally friendly impact.
In this Special Issue, we welcome scholars working in nanostructured materials in relation to environmental and energy applications to submit contributions in the form of research papers, communications, and reviews. Putative topics include, but are not limited to, recent research and new trends in the synthesis of porous structures, the development of advanced multifunctional materials, and their use in energy and environmental applications such as the conversion of gaseous organic pollutants, carbon capture, and the design of supercapacitors. We are particularly interested in gas sequestration and storage.
Dr. Alfonso Policicchio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synthesis of porous materials
- energy storage applications
- gas purification and storage
- advanced characterization
- environmental friendly
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