Synthesis and Characterization of Membrane Catalysts
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 347
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanoparticle synthesis; materials chemistry; material characterization; nanomaterial synthesis; nanomaterials; materials; nanostructured materials; thin films and nanotechnology; material characteristics; synthesis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In today’s multidisciplinary research which focuses on solving the energy crisis and environmental remediation, merging polymeric membranes with catalysts offers a unique opportunity to tackle scientific problems both at the fundamental study level as well as the device engineering level. The coupling of membranes and catalysts provides an efficient three-phase contact between the gaseous phase, the liquid phase, and the active surface with a varied and adjustable pore size of the catalytic layers. This idea has recently been recognized as a scientific sector of multidisciplinary interest in membrane technology and catalysis. The practical applications range from hydrogen purification to gas separation, fuel cells, CO2 reduction, photocatalysis, membrane reactors, desalination, batteries, etc. Membrane catalysts are akin to catalyst-coated membranes that provide a practical solution and mitigate many factors which limit the efficiency of devices. Thus, any device with a membrane catalyst fulfils the criteria of process intensification and minimizing environmental and economic impacts.
In this Special Issue, we invite original research articles that encompass the utilization of membrane catalysts in (but not limited to) the fields of fuel cells, membrane reactors and gas purification. We invite articles that deal with the relevant applications of catalytic membranes along with scientific methodologies to synthesize and characterize them. The aim of this Special Issue entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of Membrane Catalysts” is to compile various research works on synthetic methodologies related to of membrane catalysts and share the recent ideas and developments of catalytic membranes in separations technology, applied energy storage and energy generating systems. Some of these areas include proton and anion exchange membrane fuel cells, redox flow batteries, lithium (and other metals) batteries, and water electrolysis. The major focus will be on challenges in synthesizing stable catalyst membranes that can operate for more than 1000 hours (a crucial step stone for the scaling up of technology).
Dr. Manjeet Chhetri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- catalyst-coated membrane
- fuel cells
- separations
- polymer electrolyte membrane
- energy
- batteries
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