Functional Materials for Chemical Sensing and Environmental Sustainability: Trends, Concepts and Applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Functional materials are key enabling technologies for chemical sensing and environmental sustainability. In recent years, advanced materials (e.g., nanomaterials, thin films, thick films, composites, hybrid materials, organic/inorganic materials, polymers, metals, ceramics and 2D materials) have been integrated into innovative devices and sensor systems to achieve new functionalities, miniaturization and high performance. New proof concepts and demonstrators have been designed for chemical engineering, industrial process control, environmental sustainability, monitoring and remediation. Many practical applications have been implemented in different technological fields including the following:
- Chemical sensing (gas, VOCs, PM, and other emergent pollutants);
- Greenhouse gas monitoring;
- Wireless sensor networks;
- Water pollution detection;
- Soil remediation;
- Urban case studies;
- Indoor monitoring;
- IoT applications;
- Industrial process control;
- Smart materials by AI.
I widely encourage the submission of feature papers within the topic of functional materials for chemical sensing and environmental sustainability to build upon the recent advancements tackling global warning and air pollution, promoting sustainable development through green engineering and smart devices including new digital technologies for green transition.
Prof. Dr. Michele Penza
Prof. Dr. Guanying Chen
Dr. Anming Hu
Topic Editors
Keywords
- development and synthesis of sensitive materials
- advanced materials for chemical sensing
- functional materials for environmental applications
- chemical sensors
- sensor systems and devices
- sensor networks
- environmental monitoring
- environmental sustainability
- AI for smart sensors
- applications
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