Catalysis for Hydrogen Storage and Release
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogen production and storage; reforming; gasification; propane dehydrogenation; structured catalysts
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Interests: energy systems; hybrid electric vehicles; hydrogen technologies
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Interests: PEM/AEM electrolysis; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; anion exchange fuel cells; desulphurization; heterogeneous catalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Catalysis is a phenomenon that affects most industrial processes and is involved in regulating biological processes. Catalysts are used in most industrial processes, which concern the production of important chemical products, such as ammonia and methanol, which are also involved in converting energy sources. Global warming is triggering climate changes that could cause a series of damages to the environment and humans. The objective set at a global level is to achieve the so-called "carbon neutrality", which can only be achieved through the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. To reduce dependence on fossil fuels, adopting renewable hydrogen, obtained with low carbon emissions, can contribute to decarbonization cost-effectively. However, the transition to the hydrogen economy presents several challenges, among which production, transportation, and storage are closely interconnected. The low volumetric density limits the use of hydrogen in transport applications; therefore, as an alternative, hydrogen carriers, including H2O, LHOC, NH3, bio-CH4, etc., could overcome this limitation.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research papers, reviews, and short communications focusing on the catalytic processes for hydrogen storage and release. Catalysts for hydrogen carriers production and decomposition processes are a strategic objective in the energy transition and the subject of this Special Issue.
Dr. Marco Martino
Dr. Giovanni Di Ilio
Dr. Valentina Naticchioni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen
- fuel cell
- water splitting, MOF
- LHOC
- biofuel
- reforming
- hydrogasification
- metal hydrides
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