Novel Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as Green Catalysts, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2026 | Viewed by 26
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Interests: new carbon nanomaterials; green catalysis; energy catalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
With the increasing prominence of environmental problems, the development of low-cost, environmentally friendly and efficient green catalysts has become a hot topic. Carbon-based nanomaterials come from a wide range of sources, and have excellent physical, chemical and mechanical properties, endowing them with great application prospects in the fields of energy storage and conversion, catalysis, adsorption, and separation.
Compared with traditional catalyst carriers, the pore structure of carbon-based nanomaterials is regular and controllable, and the connecting holes between the pores are small, significantly improving the catalyst’s life. Carbon-based nanomaterials, such as nitrogen-doped carbon materials, can also be used as nonmetallic catalysts, and their application in oxidation, electrocatalysis, and acetylene hydrochlorination has been widely studied. In addition, there exist a plethora of material resources which can be easily green-synthesized, making them aligned with the principle of sustainable development.
This Special Issue aims to collate research on the most recent progress and new developments in the design, synthesis, and characterization of carbon-based nanomaterials, as well as their applications as green catalysts. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Qingshan Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- carbon
- graphene
- biomass
- lignin
- green catalysts
- nonmetallic catalyst
- electrocatalysis
- oxygen reduction reaction
- sustainable
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