Mesoporous Carbon Material Catalysts
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 1877
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanochemistry; mesoporous materials; colloidal synthesis; heterogeneous catalysis; energy conversion; sustainability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: nanoporous materials; powder technology; catalysis; gas adsorption
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mesoporous carbon material (MCM) is a special type of porous solid that has either a disordered or ordered network with a broad or narrow distribution of pores in the range 2–50 nm. MCMs possess unique structural characteristics, including an adjusted surface area, alternative pore size, and tunable pore shape and pore volume, which make them promising candidates for a wide range of catalysis reactions. Specifically, their high surface areas and large pore volumes not only provide a fair number of accessible reaction sites but also facilitate the transport of reactants for surface-related processes, which are particularly advantageous in heterogeneous catalysis. In addition, thanks to the recent developments of synthetic methods and better understanding of MCMs, new subfields such as research on heteroatom-doped mesoporous carbon material and mesoporous carbon-based metal composite materials, which have been discovered in the pursuit of optimized performances in specific applications and a variety of MCMs with wide range of compositions, have rapidly developed. Researchers focus mainly on the exploration of the synthesis and functionalization of MCMs using various methods, such as soft-templating, hard-templating or template-free approaches. The mechanism of synthesis and critical factors of preparation have been well studied, including different precursors and templates, synthesis conditions, and also the way they impact the morphology and composition of the as-obtained MCM. Sufficient attention has been paid to their use in catalytic reactions and their features for determining catalytic performance.
This Special Issue is presented to collate cutting-edge research on designing mesoporous carbon material catalysts, including the preparation and control of MCMs, loading and doping, as well as applications in thermal-, electro-, and photocatalysis. All articles concerning developing new synthetic strategies and the advanced characterization of MCM, application in heterogeneous catalysis, the study of the catalytic mechanism, theoretical studies and the modeling of MCM are welcome.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Catalysts.
Dr. Xiangru Wei
Prof. Dr. Zhangxiong Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon
- mesoporous materials
- doping
- catalytic support
- synthesis
- characterization
- heterogeneous catalysis
