Nanostructured Catalysts in Energy Conversion and Environmental Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 3251
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metallic glasses; heterogeneous catalysts; nanostructured materials; advanced oxidation processes; laser synthesis and processing; water treatment; energy conversion
Interests: metallic glasses; high entropy materials; heterogeneous catalysts; nanostructured materials; advanced oxidation processes; energy conversion
Interests: metal additive manufacturing; nanostructured materials; metallic biomaterials; heterogeneous catalysts; water treatment; advanced oxidation processes; metal corrosion; energy conversion
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Dear Colleagues,
Developing high-performance and reliable catalysts that are applicable in clean energy conversion and environmental protection has received significant interest in mainstream research, as witnessed by the increased numbers of publications in recent years. Nanostructured materials with their characteristic microstructures have generated notable attention in this field. Recent promising applied nanostructured catalysts have shown their outstanding catalytic behavior in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), photocatalysis, water splitting, fuel cells, hydrogen storage and production, etc., presenting significant progress in our modern industrialization.
Designing novel nanostructured catalysts will attract extensive interests to further investigate their surface, structural and electronic features, and eventually to boost their catalytic performance. Such nanostructured catalysts are comprised of 1) materials with reduced dimensions (nanoscale) in the form of particles, thin wires, and thin films; 2) materials with nano-sized features on the surface structure; 3) bulk materials consisting of nanocrystallites in the microstructure; and 4) non-equilibrium materials with an amorphous or amorphous/crystalline composite microstructure.
This Special Issue intends to highlight the recent advances of nanostructured catalysts in catalyst design and synthesis, catalytic process modelling, material characterization, properties, applications, and new developments. Both research and review articles are welcome.
Dr. Shun-Xing Liang
Dr. Zhe Jia
Prof. Dr. Lai-Chang Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructured materials
- amorphous nanocatalysts
- nanocomposites
- heterogeneous catalysis
- electrochemistry
- advanced oxidation processes
- wastewater treatment
- surface treatment
- green chemistry
- sustainable processes
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