New Insights into Porous Carbon Materials for a Sustainable Future
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editor
Interests: porous carbon; adsorption; gas and water purification; energy storage
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Molecules, titled "New Insights into Porous Carbon Materials for a Sustainable Future," aims to showcase recent progress in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of porous carbon materials. Materials such as activated carbons, templated carbons, carbon aerogels, and biomass-derived carbons have attracted widespread interest due to their unique structural features, tunable porosity, high surface area, and excellent chemical stability. These characteristics make them highly suitable for a variety of sustainable technologies, including energy storage (e.g., supercapacitors and batteries), carbon capture and storage, water purification, catalysis, and green chemical processes.
This issue invites contributions that address, but are not limited to, innovative synthesis methods, surface functionalization strategies, advanced characterization techniques, and emerging applications of porous carbon materials. Both experimental and theoretical studies that offer new insights or practical solutions to environmental and energy-related challenges are encouraged. Special emphasis will be placed on research that utilizes renewable resources, waste-derived precursors, or energy-efficient processes to promote the sustainable development of porous carbon materials.
Original research articles and comprehensive review papers are both welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Dipendu Saha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- porous carbon materials
- biomass-derived carbon
- waste-to-carbon
- energy storage
- carbon capture
- supercapacitors
- green synthesis
- functionalized carbon
- environmental applications
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