Advanced Nanoporous Materials for Energy-Related Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1907
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porous materials; adsorption; CO2 capture; catalysis & energy conversion; smart materials;.thermal energy storage; biomass conversion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoporous materials (NPMs) have a major role to play in the transition to clean energy and fuels. The exquisite control of their textural properties and surface chemistry endows NPMs with the flexibility and capability to be designed for various applications. Numerous NPMs such as zeolites, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), activated carbons, mesoporous materials, carbon foams have entered the scene and produced fundamental breakthroughs in many low-carbon energy technologies such as hydrogen storage, selective carbon dioxide capture, thermal energy storage, biogas upgrading, biofuels, etc. Despite the intensive developments over recent years, no single NPM can fulfil all criteria of a specific energy-related application. A better understanding of the structure-property-performance correlations is required to provide guidelines of designing NPMs with improved performance. Furthermore, synthesizing NPMs based on sustainable/waste precursors or sustainable synthetic routes is receiving increasing attention, which has the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of NPMs.
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an up-to-date outlook on the current research trends in the development of innovative NMPs for energy-related applications. Our Special Issue welcomes submissions including review articles, perspectives and original research papers addressing this broad topic. This Special Issue will cover, but will not be limited to, the following topics:
- Waste-derived/green nanoporous materials
- Gas adsorption/separation and storage (CO2, H2, CH4, H2S, NH3)
- Direct air capture (DAC)
- Thermal energy storage
- Biofuel production
Dr. Xin Liu
Dr. Fangming Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- adsorption
- catalyst
- porous materials
- carbon capture
- biofuel
- hydrogen
- waste treatment
- biomass conversion
- DAC
- thermal energy storage
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