Advances in Nanomaterials for Sustainable and Renewable Energy
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biofuel; hydrogen production; CO2 utilization; carbon-based catalysts; nanoporous materials; heterogeneous catalysis; green chemistry technology
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; CO2 hydrogenation; reaction kinetics; modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, nanomaterials have demonstrated remarkable potential in addressing key challenges in sustainable and renewable energy technologies. Their unique properties at the nanoscale—such as enhanced surface reactivity, tunable porosity, and controlled dispersion of active phases—make them ideal candidates for improving catalytic efficiency, energy conversion, and storage performance.
This Special Issue, “Advances in Nanomaterials for Sustainable and Renewable Energy,” aims to present high-quality original research articles and reviews focused on recent breakthroughs in this field.
We welcome contributions exploring innovative catalysts with nanodispersed active phases, nanoengineered materials for hydrogen production storage and transportation, CO2 utilization, and ammonia synthesis or decomposition, as well as functional nanomaterials for batteries, supercapacitors, and solar-driven processes.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Catalysts for hydrogen production, transportation and storage;
- CO2 utilization;
- Ammonia synthesis and decomposition;
- Carbon nanomaterials;
- Nanostructured photocatalysts and electrocatalysts;
- Nanohybrids for green fuel production;
- Advanced nanocomposites for solar energy harvesting;
- Membranes or porous nanomaterials designed for energy and environmental applications.
Dr. Christian Di Stasi
Dr. Simona Renda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- catalysts
- hydrogen
- CO2 utilization
- functional nanomaterials
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