Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (3 November 2023) | Viewed by 216
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material science; thin films; photocatalysts; photoelectrochemical water splitting; bio hydrogen generation; water treatment
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Interests: green ammonia production; nitrogen electroreduction reaction; green electrochemistry
Interests: metal oxides; perovskite materials; photovoltaics; photocatalysts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Developing effective strategies for renewable energy and environmental remediation is one of the major concerns to be addressed immediately. Many countries have been seeking alternative energy sources to replace fossil fuels. Solar energy is one of the promising sources of renewable energy which could be affordable and applicable for many nations of the world. The energy can be stored and then utilized for different applications. For these purposes, nanomaterials in many categories are useful due to their outstanding potential for utilizing solar energy to produce electrical energy and clean water. Although nanomaterials possess the capabilities of sustainable water treatment, water splitting and hydrogen generation, nitrogen and carbon dioxide reduction reactions, etc., more research is required to overcome different shortages of nanomaterials such as poor light absorption, high electron–hole recombination, low conversion efficiency, etc. in order to make them more effective and commercial.
The scope of this Issue ranges from the synthesis, fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials to their application in energy storage and conversion (i.e., fuel cells, solar cells, batteries, etc.), photocatalysts, electrocatalysts, photoelectrochemical applications, and pollution and contaminants removal. In this Special Issue, the concerns regarding fabrication and modification of new nanomaterials will be addressed for application in sustainable energy and wastewater treatment.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials;
- Energy storage and conversion;
- Clean air and water;
- Photocatalysis;
- Electrocatalysis;
- Photoelectrochemical performance;
- Water splitting and H2 generation;
- Nitrogen and carbon dioxide reduction reactions.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Tayebeh Sharifi
Dr. Sara García-Ballesteros
Dr. Andreja Gajović
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- sustainable energy
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- water treatment
