About this Research Topic
Advanced Porous Composite Materials (APCMs) are a promising class of materials that have a wide range of applications in the sectors of energy and the environment. These materials typically consist of a porous structure embedded within a composite matrix, allowing for enhanced properties and functionalities that enable them to have enhanced application potential. The porous substrate provides a high and tuneable surface area for interactions, while the composite matrix offers mechanical support and stability. Synthetic techniques enable meticulous manipulation of the porosity, morphology, and composition of the materials, resulting in customised qualities that are well-suited for certain applications. APCMs have obstacles in terms of scalability, cost-efficiency, and long-term stability, despite their considerable promise. More research is required to optimise synthesis methods, increase material performance, and address challenges like durability and recyclability. APCMs serve an important role in tackling environmental issues, including pollutant removal and wastewater treatment. They can be potentially excellent adsorbents in water purification systems and air filtration devices. APCMs are widely used in energy-related applications due to their unique features. In energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries, the large surface area and porosity of APCMs enable efficient ion transport and storage, leading to increased energy storage capacities and cycle stability.
Advanced Porous Composite Materials are a flexible class of materials with several applications in the energy and environmental domains. Their unique mix of porous structure and composite matrix allows for improved performance and usefulness, making them significant assets in tackling critical global concerns. Despite their substantial potential, APCMs continue to encounter scalability, cost-effectiveness, and long-term stability issues. Additional research is required to optimize synthesis methods, increase material performance, and address challenges like as durability and recyclability. Prospects include the creation of multifunctional APCMs with integrated sensing capabilities, self-healing qualities, and adaptive functions, which will pave the way for enhanced applications in energy storage, environmental remediation, and more. Thereby, enhanced performance, tailoring of properties for desired application, tackling scalability and stability concerns with multifunctionality and matrix integration endowing sustainability and reduction in environmental impact constitutes prime goal for APCMs.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Wide range of synthetic methodologies to form APCMs.
• Structural and functional characteristics in detail.
• Applications of APCMs in the energy sector as well as in the Environmental Domain.
• Crucial challenges in scalability, stability and cost-efficiency of APCMs and routes to address this.
• Prospects and advances in the APCMs shall be elaborated, such as multifunctional variations with sensing capabilities, self-healing properties, and adaptive functions to improve sustainability.
• This exploration of APCMs emphasizes their structural features, synthesis methods, applications, challenges, and opportunities for their performance.
Advanced Porous Composite Materials are a flexible class of materials with several applications in the energy and environmental domains. Their unique mix of porous structure and composite matrix allows for improved performance and usefulness, making them significant assets in tackling critical global concerns. Despite their substantial potential, APCMs continue to encounter scalability, cost-effectiveness, and long-term stability issues. Additional research is required to optimize synthesis methods, increase material performance, and address challenges like as durability and recyclability. Prospects include the creation of multifunctional APCMs with integrated sensing capabilities, self-healing qualities, and adaptive functions, which will pave the way for enhanced applications in energy storage, environmental remediation, and more. Thereby, enhanced performance, tailoring of properties for desired application, tackling scalability and stability concerns with multifunctionality and matrix integration endowing sustainability and reduction in environmental impact constitutes prime goal for APCMs.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Wide range of synthetic methodologies to form APCMs.
• Structural and functional characteristics in detail.
• Applications of APCMs in the energy sector as well as in the Environmental Domain.
• Crucial challenges in scalability, stability and cost-efficiency of APCMs and routes to address this.
• Prospects and advances in the APCMs shall be elaborated, such as multifunctional variations with sensing capabilities, self-healing properties, and adaptive functions to improve sustainability.
• This exploration of APCMs emphasizes their structural features, synthesis methods, applications, challenges, and opportunities for their performance.
Keywords: Advanced Porous Composite Materials (APCMs), Porous structure, Composite matrix, Templating, Electrospinning, Energy applications, Pollutant removal, Multifunctionality
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