Materials for a Sustainable World: Gas Sorption, Energy Storage, and Green Chemical Transformations
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 3
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Interests: green chemistry; natural sciences
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing demand for clean energy technologies and effective environmental management has intensified the need for advanced materials that support sustainable development. This Special Issue, “Materials for a Sustainable World: Gas Sorption, Energy Storage, and Green Chemical Transformations,” focuses on the design, synthesis, and application of sustainable materials—particularly those contributing to gas capture, separation, storage, and conversion, as well as environmentally friendly nanomaterial synthesis.
We invite contributions that explore materials and processes relevant to gas sorption and storage, including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion, ammonia (NH3) sorption, hydrogen (H2) storage, and the reduction of nitrogen oxide (DeNOx) systems. Research on porous materials such as MOFs, COFs, zeolites, nano carbon materials including graphene, and other hybrid or bio-derived frameworks that exhibit enhanced selectivity, recyclability, and stability under practical conditions are particularly welcome. Furthermore, we encourage studies addressing green synthesis routes for nanoparticles and nanomaterials—such as solvent-free, biomass-assisted, or low-energy methods that minimize environmental footprints while maintaining high performance in energy and catalytic applications.
This Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between fundamental material design and real-world applications, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. We particularly encourage submissions that integrate experimental and computational approaches to uncover structure–function relationships, guide the rational development of next-generation sustainable materials, and incorporate life-cycle assessments (LCA), circular economy principles, or end-of-life recyclability of materials.
We warmly invite researchers from academia and industry to contribute original research papers, reviews, and perspectives that advance the science of gas sorption, energy storage, and green nanomaterials for a sustainable future.
Dr. Ivana Mitar
Dr. Zhejian Cao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable materials
- clean energy
- gas sorption
- energy storage
- green chemistry
- green chemical transformations
- nanomaterials
- recyclability of materials
- life-cycle assessments (LCA)
- carbon dioxide capture
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