Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
A section of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991).
Section Information
The Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology section of Nanomaterials MDPI journal publishes high-quality research achievements in both fundamental and applied footprint across the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology that focus on rational design of nanomaterials and processes with substantial environmental impact.
Nanoscience and nanotechnology plays nowadays a prominent role in environmental and energy science and engineering providing novel, cost-effective and robust nanomaterials (e.g., nanocatalysts and electrocatalysts, micro-meso-porous adsorbents and membranes) and solutions for the elimination of environmental pollutants, clean fuels and green chemicals production, and cyclic economy and energy technologies. This section aims to host significant advances in the aforementioned areas including, but not limited to:
Design and synthesis of nanomaterials (catalysts, adsorbents, membranes, etc.) and processes for:
- emissions control of mobile and stationary sources: De-(NOx, HCs, VOCs, H2S, CO, soot),
- greenhouse gases abatement and utilization: CO2 capture and transformation to methane and renewable fuels; N2O abatement; CH4 valorization,
- wastes transformation to added-value products,
- clean energy production: H2 production and cleaning (CH4, biogas and hydrocarbons reforming, water-gas-shift reaction, preferential CO oxidation reaction, etc.); novel nanostructured electrodes and fuel cells design and applications,
- photo-electro-chemical waste-water treatment, CO2 conversion and air pollution control. Advanced preparation methods and approaches for the rational design and fabrication of nanostructured (up to atomic level) materials, for tailoring and fine-tuning of their critical physicochemical properties and local chemistry and for promoting active sites performance and stability in respect to the above implementations, as well as all aspects of characterization and in depth understanding structure-activity correlations are also of considerable interest for publishing in Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology section of Nanomaterials MDPI journal, which will serve as a platform to stimulate and discuss the scientific research in the above highlighted topics and related fields.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Novel Nanostructured Materials and Their Applications in Wastewater Treatment (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Challenges of Nanotechnology for Controlling Global Climate Change (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Eco-Friendly Nanomaterials: Innovations in Sustainable Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Green Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites for Water Remediation: Synthesis and Current Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Progress of Emerging Nanomaterials in Ecotoxicity and Biotoxicity (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Nanomaterial Application in Environmental Monitoring and Water Treatment: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Nanostructured Advanced Materials for CO2 Capture and Utilization (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Recent Advances in Nanomaterials for Removal of New Emerging Pollutants from Water/Wastewater (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Materials: Sustainable Energy Harvesting, Environmental Cleanup and Functional Application (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Recent Progress in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Wastewater and Soil (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Visible Light-Driven Nano-Photocatalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- Emerging Nanotechnologies for Climate Change and Pollution (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Current Trends in Nanostructured Biosensors: A Journey into the Future of Detection and Innovation (Deadline: 19 June 2026)
- Applications of Nanomaterials in Gas Capture, Adsorption, Separation and Storage, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advanced Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Self-Assembled Nanocomposites and Nanostructures for Environmental and Energic Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Eco-Friendly Nanomaterials: Structure–Property Relationships in Photocatalysis (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Nanomaterials for the Development of Chemical and Biological Sensors for Small Organic Molecules (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Functional Nanomaterials for Pollutant Detection and Degradation (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Emerging Research of Nanoplastic: Formation, Mechanism and Risk (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- New Trends in Nanomaterials for Carbon Dioxide Conversion and Utilization (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Nanostructured and Multifunctional Solid Catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Processes (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Micro/Nanoparticles and Co-Contaminants: Interactions and Remediation (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Recent Advances in Nanostructured Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Pollution Control (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Lifecycle of Nanomaterials: From Design to End-of-Life Management (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Application of Advanced Nanofiltration Membranes in Water Purification (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Recent Progress in Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Nanoscale Catalytic Synthesis of Biodegradable or Biobased Polymeric Materials from Carbon Dioxide (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Remediation (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Cutting-Edge Functional Nanomaterials for Emerging Water Pollutant Monitoring and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Novel Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as Green Catalysts, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Nanomaterials for Environmental Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Application (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
