Porous Carbons for CO2 Adsorption and Capture
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 508
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porous carbons; CO2 adsorption and capture; activated carbon; heteroatom doping; carbon nanotubes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the global community continues to tackle the urgent challenge of climate change, efficient CO2 capture and storage have become a key strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The synthesis of porous carbons through a more sustainable, efficient, and controllable approach is being intensively pursued, as porous carbons have demonstrated competitive performances in many areas. Porous carbons have also been long studied as CO2 adsorbents due to their tunable properties, excellent stability, and low costs. An in-depth understanding of the correlations between adsorption performances and physicochemical properties can assist in tailoring synthesis strategies for enhanced CO2 adsorption. The current Special Issue aims to further bridge the gap between porous carbon synthesis and adsorption behaviors, achieving superior CO2 capture capabilities.
Scope and Topics of Interest:
We invite contributions on topics including (but not limited to) the following:
- Synthesis and Fabrication of Porous Carbons
- Activated carbons from biomass, waste materials, and other precursors;
- Carbon nanomaterials (e.g., carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide) for CO2 capture;
- Template-assisted synthesis and porous carbon design;
- Porous carbons from industrial by-products and sustainable sources.
- Surface Functionalization and Modification
- Doping with heteroatoms (N, O, S) to enhance CO2 uptake;
- Functionalization for selective adsorption and increased capacity;
- Pore size engineering and control for optimized CO2
- Characterization Techniques
- BET surface area and porosity analysis;
- Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques (SEM, TEM, XPS, FTIR);
- Characterization of CO2 adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics.
- CO2 Adsorption Mechanisms
- Physisorption vs. chemisorption mechanisms for CO2 capture;
- Effect of environmental factors (temperature, pressure, humidity) on CO2 uptake;
- Adsorption selectivity for CO2 over other gasses (e.g., N2, CH4).
- Performance and Efficiency of CO2 Capture
- Adsorption capacity and CO2 selectivity;
- Regeneration and reusability of porous carbons for long-term performance;
- Energy efficiency and environmental impact of CO2 capture processes.
- Applications of Porous Carbons in CO2 Capture Technologies
- Direct air capture (DAC);
- Post-combustion CO2 capture in power plants and industrial processes;
- Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) and value-added products;
- Integration with renewable energy systems for enhanced CO2
- Emerging Trends and Future Directions
- Hybrid materials, combining porous carbons with other adsorbents (e.g., MOFs, COFs);
- Machine learning and AI in material design and optimization for CO2 capture;
Prof. Dr. Guojie Zhang
Dr. Jinsong Shi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- porous carbons
- carbon nanotubes
- graphene oxide
- carbon nanomaterials
- activated carbons
- adsorbents
- CO2 adsorption
- CO2 capture
- physisorption
- chemical activation
- physical activation
- surface functionalization
- pore structure design
- carbon doping
- nitrogen doping
- CO2 capture efficiency
- CO2 selectivity
- direct air capture (DAC)
- CO2 storage
- industrial CO2 capture
- carbon capture and utilization (CCU)
- CO2 adsorption mechanisms
- adsorption kinetics
- sustainable materials
- adsorbent regeneration
- machine learning in material design
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