Energy demand has constantly increased in the last decades, which is closely linked to the expanding population and increasing prosperity. Currently, about 80% of the world’s energy supply comes from fossil fuels, but their utilization is inevitably associated with the emission of hazardous gases, which drives the current global warming crisis and are responsible for multiple environmental issues. Energy and environmental-related research topics are thus at the forefront of worldwide investigations. These are not only related to the environmental remediation, but also to the efficient production, storage and use of sustainable energy. Nanostructured materials are very versatile and play a pivotal role in a wide range of energy and environmental applications, which can be addressed from a catalytic, photocatalytic and/or electrochemical approach.
Energy and environmental issues are nowadays the priority among the global problems for the next decades. The design, study and development of nanostructured materials have received great attention from the scientific community. They display outstanding performance in a number of important fields related to energy and environmental applications of diverse nature: pollutant abatement, CO2 capture and valorization, hydrogen production, energy storage, sensors, etc. The aim of this Research Topic is to compile recent progress and challenges in the application of nanostructured materials.
This Research Topic compiles representative breakthroughs achieved in the field of nanostructured materials and their energy and environmental applications. Original Research papers, reviews, mini-review, and perspectives will be welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Design, study and synthesis of advanced nanostructured materials and nanocomposites
• Progress on characterization techniques
• Simulation and computational methods
• Nanostructured materials in energy storage devices such as fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, etc.
• Nanostructured materials and technologies in environmental remediation, such as wastewater treatment, elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Nanostructured materials for energy conversion/generation, such as CO2 capture and valorization, and hydrogen generation, through catalytic, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic approaches
Energy demand has constantly increased in the last decades, which is closely linked to the expanding population and increasing prosperity. Currently, about 80% of the world’s energy supply comes from fossil fuels, but their utilization is inevitably associated with the emission of hazardous gases, which drives the current global warming crisis and are responsible for multiple environmental issues. Energy and environmental-related research topics are thus at the forefront of worldwide investigations. These are not only related to the environmental remediation, but also to the efficient production, storage and use of sustainable energy. Nanostructured materials are very versatile and play a pivotal role in a wide range of energy and environmental applications, which can be addressed from a catalytic, photocatalytic and/or electrochemical approach.
Energy and environmental issues are nowadays the priority among the global problems for the next decades. The design, study and development of nanostructured materials have received great attention from the scientific community. They display outstanding performance in a number of important fields related to energy and environmental applications of diverse nature: pollutant abatement, CO2 capture and valorization, hydrogen production, energy storage, sensors, etc. The aim of this Research Topic is to compile recent progress and challenges in the application of nanostructured materials.
This Research Topic compiles representative breakthroughs achieved in the field of nanostructured materials and their energy and environmental applications. Original Research papers, reviews, mini-review, and perspectives will be welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Design, study and synthesis of advanced nanostructured materials and nanocomposites
• Progress on characterization techniques
• Simulation and computational methods
• Nanostructured materials in energy storage devices such as fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, etc.
• Nanostructured materials and technologies in environmental remediation, such as wastewater treatment, elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Nanostructured materials for energy conversion/generation, such as CO2 capture and valorization, and hydrogen generation, through catalytic, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic approaches
