Surface and Interface Reactivity and Energetics of Nanoscale Materials
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 153
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Material surface/interface is of great importance and attracting tons of research interest due to its intriguing role in reflecting and modifying the relationship between material properties and structural features.
As the major occurring locations of many physical or chemical processes, such as catalysis, adsorption, separation, energy harvest, conduction, graft, micro-fabrication, adhesion, recognition, fusion, etc., material surface/interface processing and modifying technologies have advanced a lot over the past several decades following research pattern of typical function orientation. However, much less light has been shed on the reactivity of material surface and interface from an energetics perspective; thus, study efforts should devote to generating new and fundamental understandings, uncovering new reactive patterns, developing novel design strategies in terms of exchangeability, defect generation, distribution and energetics, match–mismatch, elaboration, reversibility and manipulation on material surface or interface, to further advance and promote the development of the material industry. Indispensable technologies to monitor reactivity and energetics of material surface and interface include, but are not limited to, structural probes with distinct entropy or enthalpy features and appropriate energy measurement.
We are pleased to invite you to publish original research or review articles in the new Special Issue entitled “Surface and Interface Reactivity and Energetics of Inorganic and Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Nanoscale Materials”. We also invite you to promote the journal among your colleagues and invite them to publish in this Special Issue.
This Special Issue aims to study some essential issues in surface/interface energetics of solid materials. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Surface reactivity;
- Energetics ;
- Interface reactivity;
- Flowsheets and process simulation;
- Surface reaction engineering;
- Adsorption and transport in porous materials;
- Adsorbent materials;
- Bioactive materials;
- Antibacterial materials;
- Nano-particle surface engineering;
- Adsorption in wastewater treatment;
- Mineral processing;
- Ion extraction;
- Heterogeneous catalysis;
- Hydrogen production and storage.
Dr. Lili Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface reactivity
- energetics
- interface reactivity
- flowsheets and process simulation
- surface reaction engineering
- adsorption and transport in porous materials
- adsorbent materials
- bioactive materials
- antibacterial materials
- nano-particle surface engineering
- adsorption in wastewater treatment
- mineral processing
- Ion extraction
- heterogeneous catalysis
- hydrogen production and storage
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