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Thin Film Catalysts for Energy and Environment Utilization

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 19347

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Ioana Fechete

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Univ Technol Troyes, ICD LASMIS, CNRS, UMR 6281, Antenne Nogent, Pole Technol Sud Champagn, F-52800 Nogent, France
Interests: environmental catalysis; electrocatalysis and fuel cells; nanostructured metal hydride composites for solid-state hydrogen storage advanced energy materials; CO2 management and utilization; H2 clean-up processes; biorefinery; biogas and natural gas management and utilization; renewable and sustainable energy; sustainable and renewable energy systems design; PEM FC; SOFC; oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction; nanomaterials and nanotechnology; ceramic, composite, and porous materials; oxide glasses
Dr. Vincent Rogé

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Materials Research and Technology (MRT) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Interests: water treatment; photocatalysis; nanotechnologies; CO2 methanation; thermoelectricity; fuel cells; water splitting; nanofilms; chemical vapour deposition; atomic layer deposition; sol-gel synthesis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is intended to cover the most recent progresses in advanced thin film materials, from the synthesis and characterization to the evaluation of catalytic activity, corrosion resistance, mechanical properties, etc.

Academic and industrial views and case studies will be given for the understanding of the thin film catalysts’ action and reaction mechanisms for the future scope and trends of the domain—in particular, the design, preparation, and characterization of thin film materials for clean energy/energy generation research and environmental applications for clean processes.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Preparation of thin film materials/catalysts (electrocatalysts, biocatalysts, photocatalysts);
  • Mechanical, electrical, and physicochemical characterization;
  • Photocatalysis, plasma-catalysis, electrocatalysis, biocatalysis;
  • Hydrogen production, storage, and applications;
  • CO2 conversion and utilization;
  • Biomass valorization and biofuel production;
  • Catalytic removal of air and water pollutants;
  • Catalytic elimination of solid-phase pollutants.

Prof. Dr. Ioana Fechete
Dr. Vincent Rogé
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • thin film materials
  • energy
  • environment
  • hydrogen
  • CO<sub>2</sub>
  • air, water, and sol pollutants

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The Catalyst Loading Effects on the Feed Rate of NaBH4 Solution for the Hydrogen Production Rate and Conversion Efficiency
by Jai-Houng Leu, Ay Su, Jung-Kang Sun and Zhen-Ming Huang
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 451; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040451 - 22 Apr 2020
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The research in this study focused on the operating parameters for a high efficiency hydrogen production rate system, with the aim to design a hydrolysis of the NaBH4 hydrogen production module for lightweight and efficient hydrogen production and conversion. The experiment used [...] Read more.
The research in this study focused on the operating parameters for a high efficiency hydrogen production rate system, with the aim to design a hydrolysis of the NaBH4 hydrogen production module for lightweight and efficient hydrogen production and conversion. The experiment used a reactor, where the reaction volume was about 12 mL. The parameters on the feed rate of the NaBH4 solution and the catalyst loading for the hydrogen production rate and conversion efficiency were investigated. The catalyst is sufficient to allow the release of hydrogen in the 1 g/min solution, but the efficiency of hydrogen production at high flow rates has been shown to be low in previous studies. Therefore, the aim is to increase the catalyst to improve the reaction efficiency in this study. The results show that at the high temperature reaction condition, solid NaBO2 will not generate on the catalyst surface to influence the hydrogen production rate when using the five pcs catalyst. When the reaction temperature was 108 °C, the average hydrogen production rate was 1.72 L/min, and the conversion efficiency was 91.2%. Full article
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Techniques of Preparation of Thin Films: Catalytic Combustion
by Marius Stoian, Thomas Maurer, Salim Lamri and Ioana Fechete
Catalysts 2021, 11(12), 1530; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11121530 - 15 Dec 2021
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Over the past several decades, an increasing amount of attention has been given to catalytic combustion as an environmentally friendly process. However, major impediments to large-scale application still arise on the materials side. Here, we review catalytic combustion on thin film catalysts in [...] Read more.
Over the past several decades, an increasing amount of attention has been given to catalytic combustion as an environmentally friendly process. However, major impediments to large-scale application still arise on the materials side. Here, we review catalytic combustion on thin film catalysts in view of highlighting some interesting features. Catalytic films open the way for new designs of structured catalysts and the construction of catalysts for catalytic combustion. A special place is occupied by materials in the form of very thin films that reveal catalytic activity for various chemical reactions. In this review, we demonstrate the high catalytic activity of thin film catalysts in these oxidation reactions. Full article
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Total Oxidation of Methane on Oxide and Mixed Oxide Ceria-Containing Catalysts
by Marius Stoian, Vincent Rogé, Liliana Lazar, Thomas Maurer, Jacques C. Védrine, Ioan-Cezar Marcu and Ioana Fechete
Catalysts 2021, 11(4), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040427 - 26 Mar 2021
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Methane, discovered in 1766 by Alessandro Volta, is an attractive energy source because of its high heat of combustion per mole of carbon dioxide. However, methane is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the atmosphere and is an important greenhouse gas, with a 21-fold [...] Read more.
Methane, discovered in 1766 by Alessandro Volta, is an attractive energy source because of its high heat of combustion per mole of carbon dioxide. However, methane is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the atmosphere and is an important greenhouse gas, with a 21-fold greater relative radiative effectiveness than CO2 on a per-molecule basis. To avoid or limit the formation of pollutants that are dangerous for both human health and the atmospheric environment, the catalytic combustion of methane appears to be one of the most promising alternatives to thermal combustion. Total oxidation of methane, which is environmentally friendly at much lower temperatures, is believed to be an efficient and economically feasible way to eliminate pollutants. This work presents a literature review, a statu quo, on catalytic methane oxidation on transition metal oxide-modified ceria catalysts (MOx/CeO2). Methane was used for this study since it is of great interest as a model compound for understanding the mechanisms of oxidation and catalytic combustion on metal oxides. The objective was to evaluate the conceptual ideas of oxygen vacancy formation through doping to increase the catalytic activity for methane oxidation over CeO2. Oxygen vacancies were created through the formation of solid solutions, and their catalytic activities were compared to the catalytic activity of an undoped CeO2 sample. The reaction conditions, the type of catalysts, the morphology and crystallographic facets exposing the role of oxygen vacancies, the deactivation mechanism, the stability of the catalysts, the reaction mechanism and kinetic characteristics are summarized. Full article
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