Challenges of Nanotechnology for Controlling Global Climate Change
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nano-scale phase transformation processes; multifunctional nanomaterials; alternative safe nanomaterials for reducing environmental effects; building materials; heritage conservation (photocatalytic, consolidant, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, flame retardant, or anti-fungal); petrology; mineralogy; crystallography; latest-generation characterization techniques; natural-origin nanomaterials and tracing methods; nano-risks; nano-toxicity; nano-prevention; alternative synthesis; handling; environmental risks; tracing methods; natural-origin nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
[*] Background and history of this topic: Nanotechnology has had a major impact on society, leading to significant advances in sectors such as energy, aeronautics, and telecommunications, and the development of materials with improved properties across various fields of application, ranging from medicine and the pharmaceutical industry to construction sciences, food, heritage conservation, and aerospace advancement Despite this progress, disease and death induced by environmental pollution in air, soil, and water are growing problems affecting the life cycle, underscoring the urgent need to find alternatives that mitigate these risks.
[*] Aim and scope of this Special Issue: We aim to identify the risks of environmental emissions from various processes involving the use of nanomaterials. An update on discoveries will be included regarding the effects of nanomaterials, including nanostructured and engineered materials, on the health of living beings and the alteration of the life cycle. Alternative nanoengineering mixtures will be proposed to remedy the problems caused by nanomaterials. New updates will be provided on the current status of international laws governing the control of nanomaterial emissions.
[*] Cutting-edge research: Minimizing the environmental effects of nanomaterial emissions is an urgent issue given the significant global changes caused by climate change that affect the future of life on this planet.
[*] What kind of papers we are soliciting: In order to identify solutions to the widespread harmful effects of nanomaterials, from their manufacturing to their long-term effects after use in various fields of application, this Special Issue invites researchers to present a comprehensive analysis of the different risks produced by nanomaterials, and engineered nanomaterials, both towards health and the environment. Studies should communicate new alternatives for nanomaterials with less harmful effects capable of minimizing the short- and long-term repercussions of nanomaterial emissions, reducing their global impact, climate change, and the health risk. Research and review articles will be accepted.
Dr. Luz Stella Gomez-Villalba
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental risks of nanomaterials
- alternative solutions
- risks identification
- living beings health
- international laws
- environmental nanomaterial sources
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