Recent Advancements in Mesoporous Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Applications (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 2411
Special Issue Editor
Interests: catalysts and catalytic processes; synthesis of nanomaterials and mesoporous oxide, composite and hybrid materials; immobilization on support of transitional metals, enzymes and organometallic complexes; characterization of materials (scanning electron microscopy-SEM, UV-Vis spectroscopy, IR coupled adsorption-desorption, gas permeation); catalytic oxidation in gas and liquid phase; photocatalysis; phase transfer catalysis; catalysis on membranes
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Dear Colleagues,
Recent advancements in nanomaterials synthesis are outstanding as they allow size, morphology, and structure to be controlled more effectively. Due to these properties, nanomaterials have led to many interesting applications in catalysis because of their special physical and chemical properties when compared to bulk materials. The introduction of mesopores with well-defined structures to improve mass transfer efficiency widened the range of applications in terms of nanocatalysis. Thus, a wide variety of new nanomaterials (semiconductors, oxides, carbon, and other compounds) with large pore sizes, high surface areas, and tunable architectures of mesopores have been obtained as supports or active materials in catalysis. Additionally, significant attention has been paid to the development of mesoporous nanocatalysts using greener chemistry (environmentally friendly materials) as surfactants and precursors.
This Special Issue will focus on recent advancements in the following mesoporous nanomaterials: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications. A special emphasis will be given to new mesoporous nanomaterials, such as modified oxide supports, metal-incorporated oxide supports, transition metals oxides, composites, and hybrid materials. A variety of novel synthetic strategies, advanced characterization techniques, and new catalytically active species that may modify and justify the activity and selectivity of mesoporous oxides in catalytic reactions of interest performed in either the gas or liquid phase can be directions of interest. The addition of some synergistic components on mesoporous supports (mixed oxides, composite, or hybrid materials) is desirable to accurately tune the interactions with the local environment, leading to improved catalytic performance. The interaction between active sites and support with their electronic structure modulation, as well as a significant promoting effect on the activity and selectivity can be another topic of interest that can be approached, along with others, by researchers interested in the synthesis, characterization, and use of mesoporous nanoparticles as catalysts.
Dr. Viorica Pârvulescu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mesoporous nanomaterials
- nanomaterials synthesis
- mesoporous catalysts
- modified supports
- composite catalysts
- mixed nano-oxides
- nanocatalysts
- supported metals
- metal–support interaction
- hybrid catalysts
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