Novel Heterogeneous Catalytic Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment-Related Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2026 | Viewed by 65
Special Issue Editors
Interests: basic research and technology research on clean and efficient conversion of solid fuels and control of flue gas pollutants; design and application of energy catalytic materials; modelling and optimization of integrated energy systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Against the backdrop of global ecological crisis and the urgent demand for carbon-neutral sustainable development, environmental pollution control and clean energy conversion have become core challenges facing the world today. The emission of multi-source pollutants, including heavy metals, NOx, CO, VOCs and other atmospheric pollutants, has caused irreversible damage to key natural capitals such as soil, air and water and seriously threatens ecological security and human health. Meanwhile, the development of efficient, low-cost and stable catalytic materials is the core driving force to break through the bottleneck of traditional pollutant control technology and realize high-efficiency energy conversion.
Nanomaterials, with their unique physical and chemical properties, ultra-high specific surface area, tunable active sites and excellent electronic transmission performance, have shown unprecedented application potential in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Novel heterogeneous catalytic nanomaterials have become the core research frontier in the fields of environmental pollutant abatement and clean energy conversion, including the design of high-efficiency nanocatalysts for NOx and VOCs low-temperature catalytic removal, the development of nano-adsorbents and catalytic materials for heavy metal capture and stabilization, the construction of multi-functional nanocatalytic systems for synergistic control of multi-source pollutants, and the application of catalytic nanomaterials in new energy conversion and sustainable environmental governance. However, there are still key challenges to be solved in this field, such as the precise regulation of active sites of nanocatalysts, the anti-poisoning performance in complex flue gas environments, the structure–activity relationship between nanomaterial microstructure and catalytic performance, and the scale-up preparation and engineering application of high-efficiency nanocatalysts.
This Special Issue aims to build a high-level academic exchange platform for global researchers in the field of catalytic nanomaterials, focusing on the cutting-edge research progress of novel heterogeneous catalytic nanomaterials in environmental pollutant control and energy-related applications. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, short communications and perspective papers that report the latest theoretical and experimental advances in this field.
Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design, synthesis and characterization of novel heterogeneous catalytic nanomaterials.
- Nanocatalytic technology for NOx, VOCs and other gaseous pollutants abatement.
- Nano-adsorption and catalytic materials for heavy metal migration control and removal.
- Synergistic control technology of multi-source pollutants based on catalytic nanomaterials.
- Structure–activity relationship and catalytic mechanism of nanocatalysts revealed by in situ characterization and theoretical calculation.
We look forward to your valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Yangwen Wu
Dr. Xinyue Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- catalytic nanomaterials
- pollutant abatement
- NOx/VOCs catalytic removal
- heavy metal control
- environmental sustainability
- energy conversion
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