Dear Colleagues,

The electrochemical description, characterization and application of planar carbon-based electrodes, e.g., glassy carbon, edge plane or basal plane electrodes or boron-doped diamond electrodes, are well established in the literature. However, the increase in surface area, for example, the incorporation of roughness or simply the preparation of three-dimensional electrodes through the presence of pores, nanostructures, or mesostructures, modifies the diffusion events and consequently introduces complexity in the reaction rate linked to pore type, pore size distribution, number and different active sites. Understanding of the impact of porosity on the yield, conversion, faradaic efficiency and selectivity of an electrochemical reaction deserves a more rational study for porous carbon-based electrodes. Moreover, knowledge of limited mass transport is crucial to be considered in porous electrodes, thereby modulating electrochemical mechanisms. Hence, the scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:

• Novel preparation of gas diffusion electrodes;
• Scalability of gas diffusion electrodes;
• Electrosynthesis inside the porosity;
• Energy transformation and energy storage;
• Wastewater treatments;
• Electrochemical sensing and biosensing;
• Free metal catalyst porous carbon-based electrodes. 

The Guest Editors are pleased to invite you to contribute original experimental and theoretical full or critical minireviews, reflection articles or research manuscripts to the forthcoming Special Issue, “Porous carbon-based electrodes”, of C. Reflections and critical (mini)reviews on recent progress and trends in porous carbon-based electrode preparation and their applications are welcome, and will help academics and researchers in fields such as electrochemistry, materials science and chemical engineering, among others.

Prof. Dr. Jesús Iniesta
Dr. Alicia Gomis-Berenguer
Guest Editors

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• carbon materials
• porosity
• nanostructure
• high surface area
• defects
• diffusion
• nanoreactors
• reaction rate
• gas diffusion electrodes