Advanced Functional Materials toward Sustainable Development Technologies: Prospects and Challenges (Second Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 888
Special Issue Editor
Interests: homogeneous catalysis; electrocatalytic small molecule activation; functional batteries; green electroorganic synthesis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on green technology to aid in global issues and promote collaborative regional governance is increasingly becoming a social concern, and an important initiative in the quest for sustainable development lies in improving such technology. With the continuous development of nanoscience, the precise regulation and goal-oriented application of functional materials has played an increasingly important role in promoting sustainable development. Therefore, contributions on topics such as green heterogeneous catalysis, environmental chemical engineering, and novel materials for energy storage are welcomed.
Examples of papers can be found at the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/H790966MO6
Research papers and review papers are welcome. Possible research topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Experimental and theoretical studies in the fields of green heterogeneous catalysis and molecular catalysis;
- Environmental chemical and process engineering, including pollution control and separation processes;
- Structure and performance relationships for advanced functional materials;
- Novel materials for energy storage and conversion and advanced applications;
- Other technologies related to advanced functional materials for sustainability.
Dr. Menglei Yuan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- small-molecule activation
- functional batteries
- green electro-organic synthesis
- energy storage
- separation processes
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