Environmental Functional Materials and CO₂ Storage Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental functional materials mainly refer to new materials with unique physical, chemical and biological properties, as well as an excellent environmental purification effect, able to play an important role in classic crafts or provide humans with new environmental crafts. For example, carbon materials, perovskite, molecular sieves, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and metallic organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown their unique value in pollutant treatment technologies in the fields of water, air and solid waste, while attracting progressively more researchers' attention.

Additionally, the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere has gradually increased from 324 ppm in 1970 to 409.8 ppm in 2019. Carbon sequestration via carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is one of the most useful methods used to lower greenhouse gas emissions, since it is technically and economically feasible. Whether it is for subsequent CO₂ utilization or storage, effective CO₂ capture is a necessary prerequisite. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview and comprehensive description of recent advances in environmental functional materials and carbon dioxide storage materials, with the aim of gathering contributions from the most significant researchers in this field.

We welcome original research articles and reviews on themes including, but not limited to:

• New materials and strategies in CO₂ capture and utilization (solid adsorbents, liquid absorbents, thermal catalysts, photocatalysts and electrocatalysts for CO₂ reduction);
• Novel materials for NO_x/VOCs adsorption and catalytic reduction, especially modification technology and mechanism exploration;
• New idea of multi-gas pollutant collaborative purification technology, including composite materials, operation parameters and mechanisms.

Prof. Dr. Qinghua Yan
Dr. Tianshan Xue
Dr. Liang Huang
Guest Editors

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