Feature Papers in Inorganic Materials 2024

A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 502

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Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; catalysis; cement and concrete; ceramics; composites; coatings; copper; energy; iron oxides; magnetic materials; nanomaterials; photocatalysis; porous materials; sol-gel; surface functionalization; templating
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Interests: synthesis and characterization of inorganic materials; structural, chemical and physical properties; energy storage as hydrogen or electricity in novel types of batteries; multivalent solid state batteries
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Dear Colleagues,

Our previous Special Issue “10th Anniversary of Inorganics: Inorganic Materials”, published in 2023, received a great attention, collecting 25 interesting papers (21 articles and 4 reviews) and becoming the second highest number of published contributions to the journal Inorganics. This Special Issue is the first in our section Inorganic Materials and has attracted many potential authors and readers with more than 20,000 views (for details, please visit the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of Inorganics: Inorganic Materials). Due to the success of this Special Issue and the high level of interest in this topic, we decided to launch the Special Issue "Feature Papers in Inorganic Materials 2024" as a complementary Special Issue, with the aim of continuing the discussion on the recent advancements in the field of functional inorganic materials for a 'green' and sustainable future.

Therefore, it is with great pleasure that we are cordially inviting colleagues and experts in the field of inorganic materials to submit original articles and critical reviews describing the production of inorganic materials following alternative ecofriendly methods, new protocols and strategies for the reuse of inorganic materials, and newly emerging areas of interest involving the sustainable use of inorganic materials.

We look forward to receiving your valued contributions.

Dr. Roberto Nisticò
Prof. Dr. Torben R. Jensen
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Keywords

  • adsorption
  • advanced (green) synthesis
  • batteries
  • bio-inspired materials
  • catalysis
  • carbon dioxide storage and conversion
  • electrochemistry
  • energy storage devices
  • environmental remediation
  • fuel cells
  • hybrid materials
  • hydrogen storage
  • nano-composites
  • nanomaterials
  • photo(electro)catalysis
  • photovoltaics
  • renewable energy
  • sensing
  • smart materials
  • stimuli-responsive materials
  • surface modification
  • sustainable materials and technologies
  • technologies for (clean) energy production
  • thin films
  • water splitting
  • energy and materials recovery from industrial waste
  • energy production
  • recycling
  • value-added inorganic materials from waste
  • water treatment technologies

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Synthesis of TiO2/SBA-15 Nanocomposites by Hydrolysis of Organometallic Ti Precursors for Photocatalytic NO Abatement
by Ons El Atti, Julie Hot, Katia Fajerwerg, Christian Lorber, Bénédicte Lebeau, Andrey Ryzhikov, Myrtil Kahn, Vincent Collière, Yannick Coppel, Nicolas Ratel-Ramond, Philippe Ménini and Pierre Fau
Inorganics 2024, 12(7), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12070183 - 29 Jun 2024
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The development of advanced photocatalysts for air pollution removal is essential to improve indoor air quality. TiO2/mesoporous silica SBA-15 nanocomposites were synthesized using an organometallic decoration method, which leverages the high reactivity of Ti precursors to be hydrolyzed on the surface [...] Read more.
The development of advanced photocatalysts for air pollution removal is essential to improve indoor air quality. TiO2/mesoporous silica SBA-15 nanocomposites were synthesized using an organometallic decoration method, which leverages the high reactivity of Ti precursors to be hydrolyzed on the surface water groups of silica supports. Both lab-made Ti(III) amidinate and commercial Ti(IV) amino precursors were utilized to react with water-rich SBA-15, obtained through a hydration process. The hydrated SBA-15 and the TiO2/SBA-15 nanocomposites were characterized using TGA, FTIR, 1H and 29Si NMR, TEM, SEM, N2 physisorption, XRD, and WAXS. This one-step TiO2 decoration method achieved a loading of up to 51.5 wt.% of approximately 9 nm anatase particles on the SBA-15 surface. This structuring provided excellent accessibility of TiO2 particles for photocatalytic applications under pollutant gas and UV-A light exposure. The combination with the high specific surface area of SBA-15 resulted in the efficient degradation of 400 ppb of NO pollutant gas. Due to synergistic effects, the best nanocomposite in this study demonstrated a NO abatement performance of 4.0% per used mg of TiO2, which is 40% more efficient than the reference photocatalytic material TiO2 P-25. Full article
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