Nanostructured Advanced Materials for CO₂ Capture and Utilization

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue will focus on recent innovations in nanostructured advanced materials aimed at enhancing CO₂ adsorption, separation, and utilization technologies. With increasing global efforts to mitigate climate change, research on high-performance nanostructured adsorbents—including metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), zeolites, MXenes, boron nitride, amine-functionalized nanomaterials, carbon-based nanostructures, and nanocomposites/nanohybrids—has become both urgent and highly impactful.

This Special Issue will also cover industrial applications of these nanostructured materials for CO₂ capture and utilization, as well as the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the design, optimization, and prediction of adsorption performance in nanostructured CO₂ adsorbents.

This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality research and review articles covering the following topics:

• Design, synthesis, and functionalization of nanostructured CO₂-adsorbent materials;
• Mechanistic studies of CO₂ adsorption and separation;
• Hybrid and composite nanomaterials enhancing adsorption efficiency;
• Industrial-scale applications and process integration;
• Challenges, scalability, and future directions in CO₂ capture.

The target audience includes researchers, materials scientists, chemical engineers, environmental engineers, and industry professionals. Contributions will offer insights into both fundamental principles and practical applications, bridging laboratory research with real-world CO₂-mitigation strategies.

Dr. Hafezeh Nabipour
Guest Editor

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