Global warming is one of the biggest problems in our society nowadays. Over 80% of global energy demand is derived from fossil fuels, leading to increased carbon emissions. The levels of CO2 in the atmosphere reached 422 ppm in July 2023, and the booming world population and escalating industrialization will further increase the general energy demand. Extrapolating the current trends, we will exceed the global carbon budget (the ability of the environment to assimilate carbon without increasing the average global temperature by 2 °C) by about 2050. Society needs to fulfill its energy demand with different sources than fossil fuels. Therefore it is crucial to implement sustainable green and renewable energy conversion technologies as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Within the scenario mentioned above, electrocatalysis plays an important role. Different electrocatalysts can convert chemical energy into electricity, or electricity can be used to produce chemical products of added value. One of these chemicals that can be the protagonist for a future more sustainable landscape is hydrogen, which can be made from water and electricity in a water electrolyzer, be transported and stored and used later to be converted into electricity again via a fuel cell, for example, in the location with the specific energy demand. In conclusion, using electrocatalytic reactions can reduce the CO2 emissions associated to energy production and help convert the current CO2 produced into added-value chemicals. This Research Topic aims to gather striking advances in the electrocatalysis field that will help achieve a more sustainable energy landscape in the following years.
The scope of the Research Topic includes the latest electrocatalysis research to help reach a more sustainable energy landscape in the upcoming years. We are pleased to invite you yo submit articles within the fields of Physical Chemistry, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering aimed at developing new electrocatalysts and devices for electrochemical energy conversion as well as increasing the current knowledge of electrocatalytic reactions of interest. Original research, review and perspective articles are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Electrocatalysis
- Interfacial Electrochemistry
- Physical Methods for the Study of Electrode Surfaces and Interfaces
- Computational Simulations in Electrochemistry
- Electrochemical Engineering
- Electrochemical Materials Science
- Fuel Cells
- Water Electrolyzers
- CO2 Electrolyzers
- Electrosynthesis
Keywords:
electrocatalysis, hydrogen, fuel cells, water electrolysis, CO2 reduction
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Global warming is one of the biggest problems in our society nowadays. Over 80% of global energy demand is derived from fossil fuels, leading to increased carbon emissions. The levels of CO2 in the atmosphere reached 422 ppm in July 2023, and the booming world population and escalating industrialization will further increase the general energy demand. Extrapolating the current trends, we will exceed the global carbon budget (the ability of the environment to assimilate carbon without increasing the average global temperature by 2 °C) by about 2050. Society needs to fulfill its energy demand with different sources than fossil fuels. Therefore it is crucial to implement sustainable green and renewable energy conversion technologies as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Within the scenario mentioned above, electrocatalysis plays an important role. Different electrocatalysts can convert chemical energy into electricity, or electricity can be used to produce chemical products of added value. One of these chemicals that can be the protagonist for a future more sustainable landscape is hydrogen, which can be made from water and electricity in a water electrolyzer, be transported and stored and used later to be converted into electricity again via a fuel cell, for example, in the location with the specific energy demand. In conclusion, using electrocatalytic reactions can reduce the CO2 emissions associated to energy production and help convert the current CO2 produced into added-value chemicals. This Research Topic aims to gather striking advances in the electrocatalysis field that will help achieve a more sustainable energy landscape in the following years.
The scope of the Research Topic includes the latest electrocatalysis research to help reach a more sustainable energy landscape in the upcoming years. We are pleased to invite you yo submit articles within the fields of Physical Chemistry, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering aimed at developing new electrocatalysts and devices for electrochemical energy conversion as well as increasing the current knowledge of electrocatalytic reactions of interest. Original research, review and perspective articles are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Electrocatalysis
- Interfacial Electrochemistry
- Physical Methods for the Study of Electrode Surfaces and Interfaces
- Computational Simulations in Electrochemistry
- Electrochemical Engineering
- Electrochemical Materials Science
- Fuel Cells
- Water Electrolyzers
- CO2 Electrolyzers
- Electrosynthesis
Keywords:
electrocatalysis, hydrogen, fuel cells, water electrolysis, CO2 reduction
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.