Designing Heterogeneous Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Production and Electrochemical Energy Storage
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editor
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen production; hydrogen application in small devices; safe hydrogen storage materials (solids and liquids); single-atom catalysts; flexible fuel cell; lightweight fuel cell; hydrogen production process and optimization; renewable hydrogen sources; recycling of spent hydrogen storage materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Recent advancements in catalysis have led to significant transformations in scientific progress, resulting in novel technologies that enhance catalytic performance while promoting sustainability in energy production and environmental protection. The field of hydrogen production and electrochemical energy storage stands to benefit immensely from these developments, particularly in the context of heritage conservation, which has traditionally been characterized by its multidisciplinary approach but often suffers from a lack of cohesive literature and communication among relevant fields.
This Special Issue aims to address these gaps by providing an overview of innovative methods for designing heterogeneous catalysts that improve hydrogen production and electrochemical storage, such as battery and fuel cell applications.
Key topics of interest include:
- Efficient heterogeneous catalysis for hydrogen production from storage materials such as ammonia borane, sodium hydroborate, and formic acid.
- Applications of fuel cells, including flexible and solar fuel cells. Development of lightweight, fiber-based fuel cells for novel applications, such as garment heating.
- Materials for various battery technologies such as lithium batteries, zinc-ion batteries, Ni-Zn batteries, zinc–air batteries, etc.
- Exploration of new hydrogen storage materials and their mechanisms for effective hydrogen release.
- Innovative uses of hydrogen energy in flexible devices, textiles, and smart technologies.
- Implementation of the single-atom strategy for optimizing hydrogen production and battery applications.
- Economic simulations and assessments of hydrogen production processes from storage materials.
- Recycling methods for spent hydrogen storage materials and battery materials and their techno-economic implications.
- Mechanistic studies of hydrogen release from storage materials using density functional theory.
Both research and review articles are invited to contribute to this Special Issue, fostering a comprehensive literary overview that enhances scientific collaboration and progress in the fields of hydrogen production and electrochemical energy storage.
Dr. Tsang Chi-Wing
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- hydrogen production
- hydrogen application in small devices, e.g., drones
- safe hydrogen storage materials (solids and liquids)
- single-atom catalysts
- flexible fuel cell
- lightweight fuel cell
- hydrogen production process and optimization
- renewable hydrogen sources
- recycling of spent hydrogen storage materials
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