Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Water Sustainability, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2025) | Viewed by 781
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photothermal conversion materials; graphene composites; polymer hydrogels; interfacial evaporation; desalination; water purification
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Interests: two-dimensional materials; polymer composites; gas sensor; flexible strain sensor; stretchable electrodes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water is the Earth’s most precious life resource and is becoming perilously scarce and polluted. It is imperative to advance effective, affordable and sustainable strategies to augment the water supply. This topic involves advanced material innovation via structural assembly and surface modulation associated with carbon materials (carbon nanotubes, graphene, Mxene, carbon fibers, etc.), polymer hydrogels (alginate, polyethylene glycol, polyacrylamide, polypyrrole, etc.), metal nanoparticles (gold, silver, platinum, copper, etc.), inorganic compounds (thiosulfate, titanium dioxide, etc.), and metal–organic framework (MOF) and covalent organic framework (COF) materials. Subsequently, an in-depth study of the energy conversion mechanism and performance of these materials in the fields of photothermal, electrothermal, photoelectric, electrochemical, etc., is required to extend their applications in desalination, various sewage purification, sterilization, pollutant degradation, etc. Examples include solar-driven interfacial water purification, capacitive deionization, advanced oxidation, photo/electrocatalytic degradation, membrane distillation, adsorption, and other associated technologies to address the clean water crisis issue.
Dr. Panpan Zhang
Dr. Wenjing Yuan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced material innovation
- energy conversion
- desalination
- wastewater treatment
- pollutant degradation
- sustainable clean water harvesting
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